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Download full textACT, Inc., 2004
This paper illustrates how Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Illinois District 233 addressed the decline in its student achievement results and improved college readiness among its students. This sharp decline caused school officials to stop and reevaluate what they were doing. A review of the facts led to a clear conclusion: "Rigorous…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Academic Achievement, Grade 9, Grade 12
Powers, Stephen; McConner, Stanley – 1997
Project SOAR (Student Opportunity for Academic Renewal) provides academic and personal mentoring and family support services to at-risk middle and high school students in six schools of the Tucson (Arizona) Unified School District. In 1996-97, 95 participants were served by the program and 95 mentors participated. This resulted in a win-win…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Attendance, Career Exploration
