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Direct linkCarter, Alex; Healey, Tim – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2012
Schools and districts have implemented many programs specifically designed to help rising freshmen successfully make the transition to high school, such as 9th-grade academies, mandatory interventions, small learning communities, summer school programs, orientations, mentoring programs, and support teams. The ultimate goal is to help students get…
Descriptors: Educational Change, High Schools, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Download full textNational High School Center, 2007
Many states and districts across the country struggle with designing and implementing coherent dropout prevention initiatives that promote academic advancement, especially for special needs students, who drop out at much higher rates than the general student population. This "snapshot" describes New Hampshire's innovative use of data…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Special Needs Students, Dropout Programs
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2008
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) "Setting the Stage for New High Schools": Alliance, National League of Cities Cohost Capitol Hill Briefing…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Finance, Public Education, Newsletters
Walker, Karen – Education Partnerships, Inc., 2006
Keeping high school students in school and helping them gain competence and confidence in skills so that they can be successful in the world of work and/or college is an enormous challenge. The results of one study clearly demonstrated a direct correlation between one's self-esteem and academic competence. The more competent one feels, the better…
Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Nontraditional Education, Dropout Prevention
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Graduation for All, A Right and a Responsibility: National Campaign to Focus on Increasing High School Graduation…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement, Exit Examinations, Public Education
