The Boston Compact: A Community Response to School Dropouts.

Hargroves, Jeannette S.

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Boston Compact: A Community Response to School Dropouts.

Hargroves, Jeannette S.

Urban Review, v18 n3 p207-17 1986

In 1982, the Boston Compact attempted to tackle student dropout employment problems. This paper reviews the process of this agreement made by local leaders, traces the creation of a communitywide plan to respond to Boston's school dropout problem, and summarizes Boston's Draft Dropout Prevention Reentry plan. (Author/LHW)

Descriptors: Community Programs, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship, Employment Problems, Nontraditional Education, Reentry Students, Student Employment, Urban Problems

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts (Boston)

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