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Download full textASPIRA Association, Inc., Washington, DC. National Office. – 1990
ASPIRA is a community-based Hispanic American organization dedicated to improving the economic status of Hispanic Americans by reducing the high school dropout rate. ASPIRA uses the cultural, ethnic, and linguistic affinities of the Hispanic community to work with students through local clubs. The ASPIRA intervention process is based on awareness…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Community Organizations, Community Programs, Dropout Prevention
Cantelon, Sharon; LeBoeuf, Donni – 1997
The National Center for Education Statistics reported that in 1992 approximately 4.5% of all high school students dropped out of grades 10 through 12, and 11% of all persons in the age group 16 through 24 had not completed high school and were not currently enrolled. The Communities in Schools (CIS) network is a web of local, state, and national…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Human Rights Resource Center, San Rafael, CA. – 1987
This report comprises papers that discuss how grassroots organizations, police involvement, and partnerships with local government and boards of education can prevent youth from criminal involvement through participation in productive and enjoyable work and activities. The following articles are included: (1) "Police Officers Can 'Prevent'…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Crime, Crime Prevention, Dropout Programs
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1988
The 1986-87 Attendance Improvement Dropout Prevention (AIDP) Part-Time Jobs Program was begun in spring 1987 to place at-risk New York City, New York, high school students in part-time, unsubsidized jobs that would motivate them to improve their school attendance and academic achievement. Twenty-one community-based organizations (CBOs) contracted…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Community Programs, Dropout Prevention
National Council of La Raza, Washington, DC. – 1988
The National Council of La Raza has developed five innovative community based demonstration projects to improve the educational outcomes of Hispanics. Three of the projects are designed to address high risk students; the remaining two address the needs of parents and teachers. Each of these projects is designed to be implemented by Hispanic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
