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[6] An example of one program that was used as a model is the Project Success Program that was implemented at Bainbridge High School in Georgia. Students that enroll in the program are/have: typically economically disadvantaged. scored below the 25th percentile on a standardized test. received a grade of “D” or below in a vocational class.
This theory focuses on the relationship between demographic factors, such as socioeconomic status, gender and ethnicity, and dropout. [6] Boys are much more likely to drop out than girls and dropouts are most likely from a family with a low socioeconomic status. [6] There has been contention over the influence of ethnicity on dropout rates. [6]
Measuring school climate: Let me count the ways. Educational Leadership, 56 (1). 22-26. Porowski, Allan; Passa, Aikaterini (2011-01-31). "The Effect of Communities In Schools on High School Dropout and Graduation Rates: Results From a Multiyear, School-Level Quasi-Experimental Study". Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk. 16 (1): 24 ...
The use of evidence-based programs has been shown to improve outcomes [13] with research that suggests combining implementation of multiple programs into one comprehensive strategy achieves greater success overall. [2] [5] Prevention programs that are delivered over multiple years and that involve support from the local community are also more ...
The racial achievement gap in the United States refers to disparities in educational achievement between differing ethnic/racial groups. [1] It manifests itself in a variety of ways: African-American and Hispanic students are more likely to earn lower grades, score lower on standardized tests, drop out of high school, and they are less likely to enter and complete college than whites, while ...
The consequences of dropping out of school can have long-term economic and social repercussions. Students who drop out of school in the United States are more likely to be unemployed, homeless, receiving welfare and incarcerated. [5] A four-year study in San Francisco found that 94 percent of young murder victims were high school dropouts. [6]
"The Social Construction of 'Evidence-Based' Drug Prevention Programs: A Reanalysis of Data from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program," Evaluation Review, Vol. 33, No.4, 394–414 (2009). Studies by Dave Gorman and Carol Weiss argue that the D.A.R.E. program has been held to a higher standard than other youth drug prevention programs.
Aspira of New York operates youth development clubs, dropout prevention initiatives and after school programs which serve more than 8,000 young people each year in the five boroughs of New York City and Nassau and Suffolk counties.