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Download full textMinnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Inst. on Community Integration. – 1998
The Transition Services program of the Onondaga-Dortland-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services (New York) has been identified as an exemplary school-to-work program that includes students with disabilities. The program serves students aged 13-21, most with disabilities; the majority have mental retardation, serious emotional…
Descriptors: College Students, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Patton, Richard H.; And Others – 1991
This document reports the findings of Project Respond, a program designed to develop a model for assessing and addressing risk to children in the St. Louis community. Section A concerns: (1) a definition of risk; (2) effects of profound sociological risk on children; (3) social and economic costs of sociological risk. In Section B, the Project…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Health
Latin American Research and Service Agency, Denver, CO. – 1987
The goal of the Hispanic Agenda is to enhance the quality of life for Colorado Hispanics and all other Coloradans. Responsibility for the program rests with the Hispanic community and leadership. The Hispanic Agenda Steering Committee began work in January 1986 to develop the structure and process for the Agenda. Program components, identified…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Change, Community Development, Community Involvement
Maryland State Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore. – 1987
The Interagency Committee for Children was formed by three Maryland government agencies: the Department of Human Resources, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and Department of Education. Committee goals are to develop services for children and families and provide a more coordinated service system for special needs children and youth. This…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Alcohol Education, Child Abuse, Child Custody
City Univ. of New York, NY. City Coll. – 1988
The second annual Staying-in-School-Partnership Program (SSPP) conference, "Successful Schooling for the At-Risk Student: Ideas for Practitioners," brought representatives from the ten SSPP programs together with representatives from New York State and New York City Attendance Improvement/Dropout Prevention (AIDP) programs, the New York…
Descriptors: Attendance, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention
Long, Patricia – 1981
A project was conducted in Kansas City, Missouri, to diminish the dropout rate by establishing an on-going linkage between the local high school and the adult basic education (ABE) program. The program involved the development of a system of dropout identification, contact, and referral from the secondary school to the ABE program for young adults…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Articulation (Education), Counseling Services, Dropout Prevention
Tallmadge, G. Kasten; And Others – 1981
The Career Intern Program (CIP) is an alternative high school designed to enable disadvantaged and alienated dropouts or potential dropouts to earn regular high school diplomas, to prepare them for meaningful employment or postsecondary education, and to facilitate their transition from school to work. CIP components are instruction, counseling,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Cost Effectiveness, Counseling Services, Dropout Prevention
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Planning and Evaluation. – 1978
This annual report presents information on projects funded with monies from the Elementary Secondary Education Act, Title IV-C, that may help project directors, evaluators, and potential IV-C proposal writers in the management, evaluation, and writing of IV-C programs. Evaluation of each IV-C project was completed by the appointed evaluators…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Annual Reports, Citizenship Responsibility, Community Education
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) Improving the Lives of Our High School Students: Alliance and Scholastic Co-Host Invitational High School Literacy…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Grants, Tuition, Public Education
Chesapeake Inst., Washington, DC. – 1998
This report documents the problem of educating students with serious emotional disturbance, reviews the legislative and administrative background, and identifies seven strategic targets in a national agenda for these children. Data for these students on academic outcomes, graduation rates, school placement, school absenteeism, dropout rates,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Chaney, Bradford; And Others – 1995
This survey gathered information on programs at institutions of higher education that are designed to increase the access of educationally or economically disadvantaged elementary and secondary students to higher education. In addition the study aimed to compare Upward Bound, one prominent federally funded program, with others around the nation.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Attendance, College Preparation, College Programs
Edgar, Eugene; Johnson, Ernest – 1995
Based on the findings of three federally financed dropout prevention programs--ALAS (Achievement for Latinos through Academic Success), the Belief Academy, and Check & Connect--this report highlights school affiliation and bonding strategies to prevent students from dropping out of school and provides examples of activities to address the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affiliation Need, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Disorders
PDF pending restorationGrannis, Joseph C. – 1992
The story of the Dropout Prevention Initiative (DPI) of the New York City Schools illuminates the obstacles, incentives, and inventions that can come into play in a large city school system's effort to strengthen its effectiveness for at-risk students. The Board of Education commissioned an external evaluation of the DPI in 13 comprehensive high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
Chyung, Yonnie; Winiecki, Donald J.; Fenner, Jo Ann – 1998
The Instructional and Performance Technology Department at Boise State University (Idaho) offers a master's degree program via distance education to prepare adult students for careers in the areas of instructional design, job performance improvement, human resources, organizational redesign, training, and training management. Most students attend…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adult Dropouts, Adult Education
Howard, Catherine – 1990
This grant proposal describes Project GOLD (Garfield Options for Leadership Development), an after-school and summer program designed to serve African American middle school-aged youth in Richmond, Virginia. The youths are residents of public housing, are primarily from female-headed households, and are typically at least one school year behind…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Behavior Problems, Black Students, College Programs
