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Johnson, Maggie – OSSC Bulletin, 1981
The Learning House Tutorial Center in The Dalles (Oregon) was begun in 1975 as an alternative program for students who had dropped out of the regular educational programs in The Dalles School District and neighboring Chenowith School District. Now serving over 75 students in a downtown location, the center's year-round program includes a summer…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Educational Philosophy
Greene, Brenda Z. – Updating School Board Policies, 1984
The theme article of this issue, "Addressing Teenage Pregnancy and Parenthood" by Brenda Greene, explains that pregnant students and those who are already parents have the same legal rights to public education as do all other students. To meet this responsibility and to lower dropout rates, schools need to make educational opportunities available…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Dismissal (Personnel), Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
YALA Journal, 1989
This annual publication of the Young Adult Learning Academy (YALA) presents the art and writing of students in YALA. (YALA provides educational services to young people who have dropped out of school, are between 16 and 24 years of age, and read below the eighth-grade level.) This journal reflects the authors' and artists' perceptions of what it…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Basic Education, Creative Writing, Dropout Programs
YALA Journal, 1991
This annual publication of the Young Adult Learning Academy (YALA) presents the art and writing of students in YALA. (YALA provides educational services to young people who have dropped out of school, are between 16 and 24 years of age, and read below the eighth-grade level.) Editors of the journal are also students. Poems, letters, essays, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Basic Education, Creative Writing, Dropout Programs
Download full textFink, Mary, Ed.; And Others – Real Talk, 1993
This bilingual newsletter (English and Spanish) provides information to migrant youth who have dropped out of school. Typical newsletter articles focus on the importance of education and include items describing the experiences of migrant youth who have obtained their G.E.D. or enrolled in vocational or college programs. Topics treated include…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Decision Making Skills, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Fink, Mary, Ed. – Real Talk, 1994
This series of bilingual newsletters (English and Spanish) provides information to migrant youth who have dropped out of school. Newsletters describe the experiences of migrant youth who have obtained their General Educational Development (GED) certificate or have enrolled in vocational or college programs. Other topics treated in this volume…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Careers, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Coyle-Williams, Maureen – TASPP Brief, 1989
This document identifies the costs of teen pregnancy in terms of high dropout rates, long-term educational decrements, the increased risks of the children of teen parents, loss of human capital, and increased welfare costs. Prevention and intervention and the features of operationally successful program models are included under the topic of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Ancillary School Services, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
