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Secondary School Dropouts. Executive Summary.

Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1981

A Minnesota study examined the secondary school dropout problem from the perspective of both the education system and the employment/training system. Findings from a pilot study involving 24 public secondary schools and the 24 counterpart Comprehensive Employment and Training Act agencies were compared with information from national and state…

Descriptors: Coordination, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention

Operation Success: Sponsored by the New York State Education Department. A Cooperative Program of Federation Employment and Guidance Service, the New York City Board of Education and the United Federation of Teachers. Evaluation Report, Year Ending June 30, 1983.

City Univ. of New York, Flushing, NY. Queens Coll. – 1984

Operation Success is a pilot project funded by the New York State Education Department to provide support services to high school dropouts and potential dropouts. It offers programs, including employment programs, intended to develop skills, self-awareness and self-direction, enourage career goals, and develop appropriate attitudes toward the…

Descriptors: Attendance, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs

What To Do about Youth Dropouts? A Summary of Solutions.

Orr, Margaret Terry – 1987

Our nation's youth dropout rate, while consistent for almost 20 years, has increasingly become a major educational and societal problem. This summary of a longer sourcebook provides an overview of various strategies and initiatives for groups, schools, businesses, and communities to consider in addressing their dropout problems, and describes a…

Descriptors: Community Programs, Continuing Education, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate