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Indiana University: Improving High School Graduation Rates [Pdf]
As a result of an extensive study regarding the epidemic the U.S. is seeing of school dropouts the authors thoroughly compiled research and statistics of this dropout crisis. Stanley & Plucker provide strategies to lessen the problem...
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America's Promise Alliance
Carrying on the legacy of Colin and Alma Powell, America's Promise Alliance is a force working to ensure that all children have an opportunity to experience both a solid education in preparation for the real world and a healthy life. The...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Bright Spots: The West Virginia Campaign for Grade Level Reading
Learn how educators across West Virginia are addressing issues of student attendance and literacy skills through these showcase programs.
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Ad lit.org: Dropout Prevention Interventions
This What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) topic report evaluates 16 dropout intervention programs that have been found to meet WWC evidence standards of effectiveness.
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Ad lit.org: The High Cost of High School Dropouts: What the Nation Pays
The social and economic implications of America's high dropout rate are staggering. In addition to the waste of human potential, the costs of dropouts include lower tax revenues from lower paying jobs, higher crime rates, higher demand...
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Ad lit.org: What Are the Key Components of Dropout Prevention Programs?
Dropout prevention research shows that most programs use more than one type of intervention (family outreach, academic tutoring, personalization and vocational training, for example). While there is no one right way to intervene,...
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Ad lit.org: Dropout Risk Factors and Exemplary Programs
Dropout decisions may involve up to 25 significant factors, ranging from parenthood to learning disabilities. The most effective interventions address the various factors and employ multiple strategies, including personal asset building,...
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Ad lit.org: Dropping Out Is Hard to Do
Recent research shows that some high schools have much lower dropout rates than would be predicted based on the composition of their student bodies. Moreover, requiring students to work harder and complete a tougher academic curriculum...
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: School Attendance Campaign
Mrs. O leads students through a lesson encouraging critical thinking and research to increase attendance in schools in an effort to decrease the rate of students dropping out.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Alma Powell: Official Announcement of 'Grad Nation' Campaign
This is the text, audio, and video of Alma Powell's March 1, 2010, announcement of the 'Grad Nation' campaign, a 10-year plan to work with schools with high dropout rates to improve retention.