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Direct linkGrove, Jeffrey – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2014
Over the past decade, SREB state policy-makers have focused on actions to reduce dropout rates and increase high school graduation rates. Some policy-makers have suggested that raising their state's compulsory attendance age (often called the dropout age) to require students to stay in school until age 17 or 18 is an important step. However,…
Descriptors: Attendance, Intervention, State Policy, Graduation Rate
Peer reviewedOgletree, Tamra W.; Hancock, Mary – International Journal on School Disaffection, 2010
This article presents second year evaluation results from a unique collaboration between a global corporation and a community school system in the southeastern United States. The purpose of the program was to help-at-risk students graduate from high school and develop responsible citizenship while increasing corporate employee retention. This…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, At Risk Students, Labor Turnover
Download full textHarris, Alex, Ed. – National Governors Association, 2006
This bimonthly newsletter provides information about the progress of the Honor States Grant Program, a governor-led effort to improve college- and work-ready graduation rates. This issue explores strategies for dropout prevention and recovery. Progress of three states is highlighted. Suggested resources for policymakers are provided. Contents…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Graduation
Regional Resource Center Program, 2011
This brief is intended to provide State Education Agency (SEA) and Local Education Agency (LEA) educators with a brief overview of key components of GraduateFIRST, a Georgia program targeting issues impacting school completion for students with disabilities. Georgia's GraduateFIRST program has redefined the state's approach to raising graduation…
Descriptors: Disabilities, School Readiness, Technical Assistance, Individualized Education Programs
Barker, Anna E.; And Others – 1971
The Educational Component of the Model Cities Program was designed to meet the needs stated by the residents of the Model Neighborhood Area to increase attendance and achievement of students, decrease dropouts, provide some day care services, and lower adult illiteracy and unemployment. Basically, the strategy employed to meet these needs was to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Communication Skills, Community Schools
Bauer, Robert; Michael, Robert – 1993
Project Success is a vocational education program designed to help at-risk 9th and 10th grade students improve their chances for completing high school and obtaining employment implemented at Bainbridge High School in Georgia. Prospective students are economically disadvantaged, scored below the 25th percentile on a standardized test, received a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Evaluation
