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Princiotta, Daniel; Reyna, Ryan – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2009
As governors confront the worst state fiscal environment in the past 25 years, long-term prospects for strong economic growth are hampered by an immense underlying problem: the high school dropout crisis. At least one student in five drops out of school, and nearly 5 million 18- to 24-year-olds lack a high school diploma. Annually, dropouts cost…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, High Schools, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate
Lally, J. Ronald; And Others – 1993
Families First, an early intervention program implemented in Marin City, California, was designed to integrate and coordinate the provision of a wide range of services to families of children in a low-income, mostly African-American community, from the third trimester of pregnancy to 8 years of age. The program is intended to enhance the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Black Community, Childhood Needs, Community Services
Gulley, Beverly; And Others – 1989
Collaborative efforts supporting the formation of early childhood units in the public schools are described. The efforts focused on experience gained in the Southern (Illinois) Region Prekindergarten Project's (SRPP) program of early childhood services for at-risk children. The SRPP began in 1988 with 6 programs in 10 school districts in 3…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, At Risk Persons, Early Childhood Education, Educational Cooperation