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UA offers online help for 'tweens'
The University of Alabama unveils Web site that explains the transition from elementary- to middle-school, behaviors, economics, reading, relationships and dropout prevention at the middle-school level.
Camps work to lower dropout numbers
A North Carolina school district hosts summer dropout prevention camps. The camps target rising sixth- and ninth-grade students who may have a hard time transitioning and upperclassmen across the district who need help getting credits to stay on track for graduation.
Causes and effects of dropout students discussed at summit
Community leaders in Arkansas recognize the importance of community involvement at dropout prevention summit.
Indiana summit will focus on high school dropouts
Indiana will host a dropout prevention summit in September.
Education Chief's Dropout Plan Getting Opposition
Robert Scott, the commissioner of education in Texas, unveils controversial plan to get high school dropouts back in school. He suggests companies should voluntarily not hire high school dropouts to encourage students to get their diplomas.
What Will It Take to Turn Around Low Graduation-Rate High Schools?
Discusses Graduating America: Meeting the Challenge of Low Graduation-Rate High Schools, a new report released by Jobs for the Future and the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University.
Oconee County mentoring program aims at reducing dropouts
A South Carolina school district utilizes mentors to keep students engaged in school.
Middle School—The Critical Link in Dropout Prevention
Dr. Joyce Stallworth, senior associate dean in The University of Alabama's College of Education, discusses the importance of concentrating on the “tween” years.
Kids Count rankings contain good, bad news
Check out the annual Kids Count ranking of states on the well-being of children released recently by the Annie E. Casey Foundation
Conference to put spotlight on dropout rate
The Shreveport Dropout Prevention Summit: Parent University will be a forum to give parents resources to help their children toward high school graduation.
State eyes improvement in dropout rate
University of Maine hosts the state’s first statewide dropout prevention summit.
The misadventures of Texas dropouts
Texas State Senator Jeff Wentworth discusses the consequences of dropping out.
Rally organizers aim to keep students in school
School leaders in Georgia want to get kids excited about school.
Obama unveils $4 billion school improvement plan
President Barack Obama announced a competition for $4 billion in federal grants to improve academic achievement and reverse a decline in U.S. public schools.
Panel eyes strategies to reduce dropouts
Alabama community studies strategies and programs geared toward dropout prevention.
Kansas DropINs works to stop dropouts
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announces its new dropout prevention initiative and summit.
Take a look at the students
A discussion on the importance of motivating students and including them in the movement to end the dropout crisis.
Leaders promote start of school
Education leaders in North Charleston, S.C., tout that “It’s Cool to Be in School.”
Views vary on tougher dropout standard
A new Missouri law enacts tougher requirements for students to drop out of school.
Bill Gates: Better data on student, teacher performance will raise achievement in US schools
Bill Gates addresses the National Association of State Legislatures' annual legislative summit.
Success in the Middle Act 101: what parents of school-aged children should know
Congress looks at the importance of middle school preparation and support.
Lessons for Failing Schools
The $100 billion education stimulus package gives Education Secretary Arne Duncan unprecedented leverage to energize the languishing school reform effort.
School Bailout: Student Dropouts Are the Next Big Failing Financial Assets
As the Treasury debates the moral hazard of rescuing banks and other distressed businesses, there is one steadily growing group of nonperforming assets whose rescue poses no ethics debate and whose future is inextricably tied to the success of our nation.
Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Dropout Prevention Resource Guide
Articles that present common scenarios and cite particular strategies and resources in context.
Graduation Rate Climbs
New state data shows slightly more of Kentucky's public school pupils are graduating high school and fewer are dropping out.
Louisville Dropout Prevention Summit
A summit was held at Bellarmine University in July 2008 and was titled “Improving Louisville’s High School Graduation Rates”.
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