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National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. Center for Policy Research and Analysis. – 1987
The first part of this report on school dropouts summarizes the testimony at a hearing on dropouts given by: (1) Jacqueline P. Danzberger, The Institute for Educational Leadership; (2) Anthony Earl, former governor of Wisconsin; (3) Janice Earle, National Alliance of State Boards of Education; (4) Gloria Frazier, National Foundation for the…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Hearings
BIENENSTOK, THEODORE; SAYRES, WILLIAM C. – 1964
INCLUDED IS AN ANALYSIS OF A WORK-STUDY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR POTENTIAL DROPOUTS FROM NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOLS. THE FINDINGS ARE BASED ON DATA AND INFORMATION GATHERED FROM MANY SOURCES, ALL OF WHICH ARE CONNECTED WITH THE PROGRAM. THE ATTEMPT IS TO PLACE POTENTIAL DROPOUTS IN PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH EITHER PRIVATE EMPLOYERS OR WITH PUBLIC…
Descriptors: Community Action, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Dropout Prevention
Long, David; And Others – 1996
This report presents the fourth-year findings on the effectiveness of Ohio's Learning, Earning, and Parenting (LEAP) Program, a statewide welfare initiative that uses financial incentives and penalties to promote school attendance by pregnant and parenting teenagers on welfare. The report looks at LEAP's effects on school completion, employment,…
Descriptors: Attendance, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Early Parenthood
SAVITZKY, CHARLES – 1964
EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON STRENGHTENING INSTRUCTIONAL PLANS BY DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL RESOURCE MATERIALS AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF COORDINATORS TO CONSULT MORE FREQUENTLY WITH SUBJECT TEACHERS TO PLAN COOPERATIVELY FOR THE PROGRESS OF STUDENTS. STEP REMAINED EFFECTIVE IN MOTIVATING STUDENTS TO CONTINUE THEIR SCHOOLING TO GRADUATION, AS WELL AS IN…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Employment Opportunities
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1993
State legislation requires that the Texas Education Agency write a plan to reduce the state's cross-sectional and longitudinal dropout rates to no more than 5 percent by 1997-98. This report presents the current plan, with current aggregate and disaggregate data on the dropout rate of students in grades 7 through 12 and projections for…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate, Educational Change
Kentucky Governor's Council on Vocational Education, Frankfort. – 1989
The Governor's Council on Vocational Education prepared recommendations on vocational education's role in dropout prevention in Kentucky. Eight recommendations were developed as follows: (1) education decision-makers should take appropriate steps to revitalize and implement the concepts of a practical arts exploration program at the seventh- to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Counseling, Competency Based Education, Dropout Prevention
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Quincy. Office of Student Services. – 1989
The Chapter 188 Dropout Prevention Grant Program funds school districts with high percentages of low-income students and school dropouts to enable them to implement dropout prevention initiatives in grades 7 through 12. The emphasis in funding is on long-term school change in school policy, curriculum, governance, scheduling, programming, support…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Educational Change
Jackson, Cheryl D. – 1987
Many youth face the following educational and economic barriers to success: (1) increased high school dropout rates; (2) adolescent pregnancy; (3) chronic unemployment; (4) poverty; (5) drug abuse; (6) suicide; and (7) crime and delinquency. The Atlantic Community College (New Jersey) Youth Corps Program, a successful conservation and service…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Planning, Community Services, Dropout Programs
Glaser, Roberta E.; Kley, Raymond C. – 1982
Ohio's Occupational Work Adjustment (OWA) program is a one- to two-year ungraded vocational program for fourteen- and fifteen-year-olds who have been identified as potential dropouts from the regular educational program. Begun on a pilot basis in 1967, OWA served over 80,000 students in 499 programs during the 1981-82 school year. The goal of OWA,…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Career Guidance, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Tees, Sandra; And Others – 1984
Coordinated Vocational Academic Education (CVAE) is offered at three middle schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas. Courses in automobile mechanics, cosmetology, and home and community services are provided for potential dropout students who meet specific criteria: (1) low achievement; (2) inadequate communication skills;…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Attendance Patterns, Cohort Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth
Bloom, Dan; And Others – 1991
An analysis of Ohio's Learning, Earning, and Parenting (LEAP) program focused on the first 18 months of program operations. The 12 randomly selected research counties contained about two-thirds of the statewide teen population targeted by LEAP. The analysis relied on field research, supplemented by data collected from county human service agencies…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Attendance
Illinois State Council on Vocational Education, Springfield. – 1986
This publication reports on the Illinois Council on Vocational Education's (ICoVE) recognition program. The program was designed to (1) commend achievement in vocational education; (2) collect information about vocational education and evaluate its success; (3) provide a resource guide of successful vocational education programs and activities;…
Descriptors: Career Education, College Programs, Community Programs, Dropout Programs
Bennett, Barbara K.; And Others – 1993
The Youth Work Skills (YWS) program was developed to help economically disadvantaged, out-of-school, high school-aged youth with reading abilities at or below the fifth-grade level become job ready. In 1992-93, YWS served 236 participants at 7 sites throughout New York (two sites each in Brooklyn and Buffalo and sites in the Bronx, Rochester, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Annual Reports, Comparative Analysis
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1981
This report on secondary school dropouts consists of an analysis of the scope and nature of the dropout problem, a discussion of successful programs and activities for dropouts, a description of a pilot study involving Minnesota public secondary schools and Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) agencies, and presentation of…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, American Indians, Blacks, Change Strategies
North Carolina State Advisory Council on Vocational Education, Raleigh. – 1990
This is the second of five volumes of essays in the form of recommendations for the improvement of programs, services, and activities offered through vocational-technical education in North Carolina. The volume explains the rationale for, and comments on, 18 recommendations prepared by the State Advisory Council on Vocational Education for fiscal…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Auto Mechanics, Career Development, College Presidents