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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
Kleinbard, Peter – Equity and Choice, 1989
Describes the Young Adult Learning Academy in New York (New York), a collaborative offering educational services to dropouts between 16 and 24 years old whose low reading levels make them ineligible for adult education programs. Emphasizes cooperation, staffing, and development of the instructional program. (FMW)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGruber, Frederick H. – Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1990
Reviews dropout characteristics; identifies the components of an overall dropout prevention approach; and describes the role of legislation, school administration, and public-private collaboratives in developing dropout prevention strategies. Emphasizes the use of public and private resources to improve the opportunities of the disadvantaged. (FMW)
Descriptors: Black Students, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Greater Newark Chamber of Commerce, NJ. – 1973
A four-month study undertaken by the Greater Newark Chamber of Commerce with the cooperation of various educational and vocational institutions and business organizations is reported. Discussed are planning and organization for career education, philosophy and roles, financing activities and business-educator relationships. Course offerings are…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Clark, Terry A. – 1987
This paper discusses the potential of school district-based and community-wide approaches to dropout prevention, and provides a summary of the goals and expected outcomes of the Consortium on Dropout Prevention, and the Urban Dropout Prevention Collaboratives Program. The Consortium on Dropout Prevention was formed to cooperatively gather and…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Peer reviewedPerales, Cesar A. – Journal of State Government, 1988
Poverty, violence, illegal drugs, and despair dominate the lives of many inner-city children, most of whom are Black and Hispanic. To reverse the social and economic decline of poor neighborhoods in major metropolitan areas, the State of New York has embraced an agenda, outlined here, for rebuilding high-need inner-city communities. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Youth, Blacks, Child Welfare
