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For D.C., Hope in Treating Young Offenders
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"For D.C., Hope in Treating Young Offenders" - USA Today Article on New Beginnings, Missouri-model juvenile offender treatment program in the Washington, D.C.-area |
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Expanding Options for Struggling Students and Out-of-School Youth: State Financing of Education Pathways (March 2010)
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This policy brief describes a number of finance-related policies that states can use to support the development of education options that serve disconnected youth and provides examples from across the country. |
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A Look at Community Schools (Oct. 2009)
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This report will provide an overview of community school strategies in the United States and how community schools can decrease poverty's detrimental effect on students. There are many examples of community school initiatives--from national models to local school district initiatives. This report highlights the examples where research shows community schools have had the most success. It will also review England's extended school model and suggest how the United States can expand community schools based on England's experience.
Author: Saba Bireda, Center for American Progress
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From Basic Skills to Better Futures: Generating Economic Dividends for New York CIty, Community Service Society
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This report looks at how individuals too old or too far behind to earn a conventional high school degree can pursue other routes to show mastery of the basic skills necessary for success in the workplaceâ??in particular, by attaining a GED. This report aims to shed light on the â??GED system,â?Ì including not only programs explicitly designed to prepare individuals for the exam, but also the broad range of adult basic education and other programs that seek to raise studentsâ?? basic skills to the level where they can pass the GED and take the next step in their educations and careers. We divide our analysis into three sections:
1. Why are basic skills and the GED important for New York City?
2. How does our basic skills development system currently perform?
3. What can we do to improve our efforts to build and certify basic skills and put people on track for successful careers? |
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Examining Independent Study High Schools in California (June 2009)
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This study, prepared by Regional Educational Laboratory West (REL West), examines California's independent study high schools, alternative schools in which 75 percent or more of students in grades 9-12 are enrolled in full-time independent study. The authors describe enrollment trends in California independent study high schools and the targeted student populations. The study also contrasts the student and school characteristics as well as teacher qualifications with those of other nontraditional and traditional high schools.
Authors: Vanessa X. Barrat, BethAnn Berliner |
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YO! Academy Progress Report: A Working Partnership
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YO! Academy in Baltimore, MD released a report on its successes from 2006 through mid-year 2009. The findings include increased attendance rates and in increased participation rate in a variety of holistic services that include job readiness training and skills training as well as community service. |
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Grad Nation: A Guidebook to Help Communities Tackle The Dropout Crisis
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America's Promise Alliance commissioned Grad Nation, a new tool comprising the best evidence-based practices for keeping young people in school paired with suggestions for effectively preparing them for life after high school. It is a guidebook that provides a road map to help communities tackle the dropout crisis. It is designed to help communities develop tailored plans for keeping students on track to graduate from high school, prepared for college, work and life. Grad Nation includes ready-to-print tools and links to additional online resources, in addition to research-based guidance. It provides information and tools for developing and implementing a customized program that's right for individual communities. |
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Charter Schools in Eight States: Effects on Achievement, Attainment, Integration, and Competition (Mar. 2009)
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This book aims to inform the policy debate by examining four primary research questions in several geographic locations: (1) What are the characteristics of students transferring to charter schools? (2) What effect do charter schools have on test-score gains for students who transfer between TPSs and charter schools? (3) What is the effect of attending a charter high school on the probability of graduating and of entering college? (4) What effect does the introduction of charter schools have on test scores of students in nearby TPSs? We examine similarities and differences in the answers to these questions across locations, seeking insights about the policy levers that might be available to improve the outcomes associated with charter schools. Data sets are from Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Milwaukee, MN; Philadelphia, PA; San Diego, CA; Florida; Ohio; and Texas.
Authors: Ron Zimmer, Brian Gill, Kevin Booker, Stephane Lavertu, Tim R. Sass, John Witte |
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Expanding Education Options for Struggling Students and Disconnected Youth: Lessons from the National Youth Employment Coalition Learning Exchanges- January 2009
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In 2008, the National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) convened teams of local and state leaders representing 13 communities in 10 states for cross-site meetings focused on developing expertise and building capacity to re-engage youth who are struggling in or have dropped out of high school and to connect them to education and career opportunities. This document provides a distillation of the major themes discussed in the NYEC Learning Exchanges. January 2009 |
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The Tax and Transfer Fiscal Impacts of Dropping Out of High School in Philadelphia City and Suburbs - January 2009
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This report was developed to address the drop out crisis in Philadelphia and explores the economic prospects for youth who do not graduate from high school and the ripple effects for employers and the city. 1/30/09 |
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