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DEMONSTRATE PROGRAMS FOR CULTURALLY-DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. A PROPOSAL.
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc., MA. – 1963
THE PROGRAMS PRESENTED IN THIS PROPOSAL ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHOSE FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING WITH PROBLEMS OF BASIC SURVIVAL AND CULTURAL CONFLICT. THE PROBLEMS OF LEARNING, RETARDATION, FAILURE, DROP-OUT, TRUANCY, DELINQUENCY AND PARENTAL INDIFFERENCE SHOULD BE DEALT WITH IF THESE CHILDREN ARE TO FIND A PLACE IN A SOCIETY…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Disadvantaged, Dropout Prevention, Educational Programs
French, Dan; And Others – 1990
The concept of systemic school change as a comprehensive approach to raising academic achievement and preventing school dropouts in Massachusetts is summarized in this report. Following a description of systemic school change, reasons for adopting a systemic change approach are offered. Nine princples of systemic school change are provided,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropout Prevention, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
SLAVET, JOSEPH S.; AND OTHERS – 1965
GUIDANCE PERSONNEL HAVE A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY FOR HELPING STUDENTS IN CULTURALLY DEPRIVED AREAS WHO LAG BEHIND IN SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT. THE PATTERN OF ACADEMIC FAILURE, OFTEN RESULTING IN DROPOUT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND IN SOME CASES JUVENILE DELINQUENCY SHOULD BE CHANGED. THIS EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM IS BASED ON A LONG HISTORY OF GUIDANCE IN BOSTON PUBLIC…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Dropout Prevention, Experimental Programs, Grade 7
WILLIAMSON, JOHN J.; AND OTHERS – 1964
YOUTHS FROM "UNDER-PRIVILEGED" AREAS IN BOSTON HAVE DEFICIENCIES IN THE BASIC ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES WHICH PREVENT SCHOLASTIC PROGRESS AND MAY RESULT IN SCHOOL DROUPOUTS. THIS PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY FIVE JESUIT SCHOLASTICS TO FIFTY BOYS ENTERING NINTH GRADE, AND WILL LAST FOUR WEEKS. GROUPING WILL BE ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIA BATTERY…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Download full textUseem, Elizabeth L. – 1991
This paper describes the implementation of an innovative integrated approach to the delivery of services for disadvantaged youth in Massachusetts, and examines the fiscal, political, and organizational factors that led to its subsequent demise. Massachusetts was one of the first states to envision and implement a statewide system of coordinated…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Business Cycles, Coordination
Phelan, William T. – 1987
This report assesses the first year of a school achievement program in Lowell, Massachusetts (Lowell Achievement Program, LAP). The program targeted seventh and eighth grade students who were at risk for dropping out of school. The main goals of the program were to identify these students and to stimulate them to participate in their own learning…
Descriptors: Attendance, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High Risk Students
Fall River Public Schools, MA. – 1972
Project Process, funded through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VIII, is an integrated model within the existing school system concentrating on reducing the number of dropouts via an institutional change strategy. The basic goal of the project is to develop a flexible atmosphere where learning can take place. Within this goal is…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Counseling Services, Curriculum Development, Dropout Characteristics
Capodilupo, Christina; Wheelock, Anne – 2000
Beginning with the class of 2003, all Massachusetts students must pass the state's high stakes test, MCAS, in order to graduate, which may significantly affect Massachusetts' already high dropout rate. According to this MCAS Alert, instead of remedying the problem of students who graduate without skills, this policy threatens to push the most…
Descriptors: Black Students, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Equal Education
Massachusetts Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth, Boston. – 1993
The Massachusetts Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth prepared its first annual report on various issues of concern to homosexual youth. The Commission seeks to work on prevention of youth suicide, violence prevention, and prevention of problems faced by young homosexuals in schools and the family. The Commission sought information from a series…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blue Ribbon Commissions, Crime Prevention, Curriculum Development
French, Dan; Nellhaus, Jeff – 1989
This handbook draws attention to the problem of dropouts in Massachusetts and offers solutions to increase the chances that all students will succeed. It suggests the need for systemic, school-based changes to foster learning environments that meet the emotional, social, physical, and cognitive needs of all students and staff. The handbook is…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Educational Change
Direct linkAmos, 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
Alssid, Julian L.; Gruber, David; Mazzeo, Christopher – 2000
As entitlements for students, "Average Daily Attendance" funding (ADA), Title I and Pell Grants can provide a stable funding base to support college bridge programs targeted to at-risk students and dropouts. In most states, school districts can re-enroll out-of-school students and draw additional ADA money from the state. College bridge…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Articulation (Education), College Bound Students, College School Cooperation
Massachusetts Department of Education, 2005
The "Dropouts in Massachusetts Public Schools" report is an annual report created by the Massachusetts Department of Education (MADOE) to provide districts and the public general information on dropouts in Massachusetts. The intention of this report was not to draw conclusions or make recommendations on the current state of dropouts in…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Public Schools, Special Needs Students, Special Education
