Module Two of the Alberta project "Stay In--You Win" is presented in this document. The stated objectives of this module are: to provide the facts of dropping out; to examine the educational, social, and economic consequences of dropping out; to explore the reasons why early school leavers decide to drop out and to provide a profile of the dropout; and to provide effective strategies for dropout prevention based on identification of potential dropouts. These topics related to dropouts are covered: (1) characteristics of dropouts; (2) reasons for dropping out; (3) relationship of receiving social assistance and being a dropout; (4) education and crime; (5) earnings of different educational groups; (6) population trends; (7) differences in dropping out for various subgroups; (8) the Alberta workforce to the year 2000; (9) identifying the potential dropout; (10) public policy; (11) mentoring; (12) peer group tutoring; (13) counseling; (14) community partnerships; (15) parent partnerships; (16) technology; and (17) dropouts returning to school. (ABL)