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Direct linkMontecel, Maria Robledo – International Journal on School Disaffection, 2008
Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) is an independent, non-profit organization with a vision for schools that work for all children. It partnered with Coca-Cola in 1984 and began a dropout prevention program just as it was conducting the first comprehensive study of school dropouts in Texas. Its annual studies since then have…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Foreign Countries, Economic Development, Tutors
Download full textMac Iver, Martha Abele; Mac Iver, Douglas J. – George Washington University Center for Equity and Excellence in Education, 2009
Despite decades of school improvement initiatives, many young people still do not cross the finish line of secondary education with the credential that signifies success--a high school diploma. Thousands of young people give up on school and on themselves, or schools give up on them. Without effective support from schools, communities, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Students, Dropouts, Educational Change
Rodriguez, Louie F.; Conchas, Gilberto Q. – Education and Urban Society, 2009
This case study explores how a community-based truancy prevention program mediates against absenteeism, truancy, and dropping out and positively transforms the lives of Black and Latina/Latino middle school youth. Findings suggest that community-school partnerships are critical in the quest to combat truancy and the alarming dropout rate among…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, African American Children, Intervention, Truancy
National Association of State Boards of Education, 2009
Today's society is global, multicultural, multilingual, and digitally connected. Learning no longer occurs just in the classroom, delivered by teachers. At the same time, research has repeatedly shown that no single strategy or approach will turn around low-performing schools and reengage students. As a result, districts and schools are reaching…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Partnerships in Education, School Community Programs
Bridgeland, John M.; Dilulio, John J., Jr.; Balfanz, Robert – Civic Enterprises, 2009
Teachers and administrators in public high schools recognize there is a dropout problem, know they are confronted with daunting challenges in classrooms and in schools, and express strong support for reforms to address high dropout rates. Yet, less than one-third of teachers believe that schools should expect all students to meet high academic…
Descriptors: High School Students, At Risk Students, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities, 2008
The National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD) was assigned the task of summarizing and analyzing the data for Indicator 2--Dropout--from the 2006--07 Annual Performance Reports (APRs) and the revised State Performance Plans (SPPs), which were submitted to the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in February…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Educational Indicators, Annual Reports, Statewide Planning
Conner, Evguenia; McKee, Jan – Principal Leadership, 2008
This article describes an action research at an alternative high school which explores drop-out prevention strategies with first-year students. Student retention is extremely challenging for alternative schools. Because their mission is to provide a second chance to students who could not succeed in a regular setting, those schools regularly must…
Descriptors: Action Research, Prevention, Academic Persistence, Statistical Data
Berkins, Cynthia Lawry; Kritsonis, William Allan – Online Submission, 2007
Over the last decade, between 347,000 and 544,000 10th- through 12th-grade students left school each year without successfully completing a high school program Status dropout rates represent the proportion of young people ages 16 through 24 who are out of school and who have not earned a high school credential. Status rates are higher than event…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Curriculum Evaluation, Dropout Research, Dropout Programs
Entwisle, Doris; Alexander, Karl; Olson, Linda – Youth and Society, 2005
This article explores how employment affects the likelihood of dropout among high school students in Baltimore, a high-poverty city with a high dropout rate. Among 15-year-olds, those with teen jobs (e.g., lawn mowing, babysitting, etc.) were less than one third as likely to drop out as those who took adult-type jobs (manufacturing or business).…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Dropout Rate, Dropout Prevention, High School Students
Stedron, Jennifer M.; Shah, Tajel; Bautsch, Brenda; Martin, Patricia; Deye, Sunny; Bailey, Lamar; Handel, Stephen J.; Vasavada, Natasha; Shen, Yilan; Exstrom, Michelle; Shelton, Sara; Santiago, Helen; Bell, Julie Davis; Quin, Bradley J.; Baum, Sandy; Bell, Julie Davis; Sturtevant, Anne; Bautsch, Brenda; Williams, Ronald; Kerouac, Pamela; Badolato, Vincent – College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, 2010
There are formidable challenges at every level of the system that confront students who aspire to enroll and succeed in college. In 2007, the College Board formed the Commission on Access, Admissions and Success in Higher Education to study the educational pipeline as a single continuum and identify solutions to increase the number of students who…
Descriptors: Public Policy, State Action, State Legislation, State Surveys
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities, 2010
The National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD) was assigned the task of compiling, analyzing and summarizing the data for Indicator 2--Dropout--from the FFY 2008 Annual Performance Reports (APRs) and the revised State Performance Plans (SPPs), which were submitted to the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Disabilities, Dropouts, Special Education
Cleveland Public Schools, OH. – 1986
This paper provides information on dropouts and dropout prevention in Cleveland public schools. It is divided into five sections, which provide, respectively: (1) brief descriptions of nine prevention programs; (2) an operational definition of dropouts; (3) 1984-85 dropout data (by cohort survival in Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, at the city level…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate, High Schools
Dustman, Rosemary, Comp. – 1967
A committee of Illinois educators conducted a survey of the dropout problem in the state. Questionnaires were sent to secondary school administrators, 72 percent of whom returned a completed form. Information was sought on dropout prevention practices and programs. The document summarizes the highlights of the survey and also includes selected…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
Lucas, Isidro – Rican, 1974
Article written in Spanish. Defines the term "dropout," discusses the characteristics and motivations of Puerto Rican school dropouts in Chicago, and outlines the problems in educating them. (Author/RJ)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
Peer reviewedLevy, Mildred B. – Comparative Education Review, 1971
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Primary Education
