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Gandara, Patricia, Ed.; Larson, Katherine; Mehan, Hugh; Rumberger, Russell – CLPP Policy Report, 1998
This paper reports on three projects in California that have attempted to stem the tide of Latino dropouts and increase the college-going rates of the Latino population. Each of these three programs has tested a set of strategies aimed at increasing the educational attainment of Latino students, who now make up the largest single ethnic group in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, Dropout Prevention, Educational Attainment
Download full textMehan, Hugh; And Others – 1992
A study was done of the success of the San Diego (California) public school detracking program, Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), by measuring the students' college enrollment. The AVID program was developed as an alternative to compensatory education and remedial tracking for underachieving high school students, especially those…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Attendance, Disadvantaged Youth, Enrollment
