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Linking Learning and Service: Lessons from Service Learning Programs in Pennsylvania.
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Fertman, Carl I. – ERS Spectrum, 1996
Reviews the progress of 62 state-funded service-learning programs in Pennsylvania schools during 1992-95. Each site completed an extensive annual program profile, tracked student service and hours, and was visited by an evaluation team member who observed actual implementation. Success depends on organizational commitment, service-learning…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Curriculum, Educational Benefits, Elementary Secondary Education
An Incentive Program to Keep Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents in School.
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McSparrin, Brenda – ERS Spectrum, 1993
To address the district's pregnant-student dropout problem, the Memphis City Schools initiated the Adolescent Parenting Program (APP), in cooperation with several community agencies. The program provides comprehensive services and an incentive program to ensure students' progress toward graduation. According to this program evaluation, the APP has…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Attendance, Dropout Programs, High Schools
A Collaborative School-Based Mental Health Program that Helps Students Succeed
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Newgent, Rebecca A.; Featherston, Larry W.; Stegman, Charles E.; Lee, Sang Min – ERS Spectrum, 2009
The School-Based Mental Health Program's goals are to identify at-risk children, reduce ineffective functioning of at-risk children, provide social service interventions, increase effective parenting skills, help families access community resources, and support mental health education. The program was designed to develop a comprehensive,…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Health Education, Health Programs, Mental Health
Beating the Odds: A Support Program for at-Risk Students.
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Opuni, Kwame A.; And Others – ERS Spectrum, 1995
Summarizes a third-year evaluation of the Houston Independent School District's Beating the Odds (BTO) program, initiated in the 1988-89 school year. Designed for at-risk secondary students, BTO provides in-school counseling and guidance, community outreach and family case management, and specialized teacher training. The program helped curb the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Dropout Rate, High Risk Students, Mathematics Achievement
A Comprehensive Conflict Resolution Training Program.
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Eisler, Judith A.; And Others – ERS Spectrum, 1995
Describes a districtwide conflict-resolution program implemented in all New York City high schools during 1992-93. The program tries to empower students and staff by teaching them how to resolve conflicts nonviolently and use conflict as a vehicle for personal growth. During the first year, schools made substantial progress in handling…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Involvement, Conflict Resolution, Cooperation
Effects of a Multi-Agency Intervention Program.
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Banerji, Madhabi; Malone, Pat – ERS Spectrum, 1993
Summarizes results of 1990-91 study of pilot program (SHAPE) using a multiagency approach to provide individualized support services to at-risk middle-school students. Presents detailed case analyses of three selected students representing three target groups. Students having difficulty adjusting to school demands resulting from moderate family…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Attendance, Behavior Problems