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2008-08-21T14:42:05+01:00A "Best Practices" WIKI sponsored by the Pew Partnership
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If someone told you they wanted to help an at-risk student today, what would you tell them? Who could they contact? Where could they go to offer their services as a volunteer? How can they publicize the issue in their community? Use this section t...text/html2008-08-08T12:14:35+01:00Chuck Kirby (rhkirby@63.167.242.19)promise_of_roanoke
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The Promise of Roanoke is a citizen-led project that is a partnership between the City of Roanoke, Roanoke City Public Schools, and Virginia Tech. Throughout 2007, approximately 75 leaders in the community strategically examined different aspects of...text/html2008-05-09T14:55:23+01:00Aimee Bordelon (abordelon@74.231.186.104)dropoutsay2
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Civic Enterprises interviewed dropouts and asked them what they thought would improve schools. Responses indicated clear supports that can be provided within a school environment, in the community and at home that would improve a potential dropout’...text/html2008-02-21T17:28:37+01:00Dan Bassill (tutormentor@204.16.228.190)a_year-round_collaboration_and_marketing_strategy_for_supporting_youth_organizatons
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The Tutor/Mentor Connection has outlined a strategy of support for volunteer based tutor/mentor programs. August/September - School is starting all over the country. Volunteer-based organizations are searching for volunteers. This is a time when ...text/html2008-02-21T17:26:16+01:00Dan Bassill (tutormentor@204.16.228.190)mentorship
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Entrepreneurship Education Programs are run in various cities across the country. Many dropouts and at-risk students complain that they do not see a connection between schooling and job skills. EEP seek to remedy this problem by involving local bus...text/html2008-02-21T17:23:02+01:00Dan Bassill (tutormentor@204.16.228.190)locations
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Locating the Dropout Crisis. Which High Schools Produce the Nation’s Dropouts? Where Are They Located? Who Attends Them. This report, written by Robert Balfanz and Nettie Legters, Center for Social Organization of Schools, Johns Hopkins Unive...text/html2008-01-25T12:47:20+01:00Dan Bassill (tutormentor@204.16.228.190)research
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Some of the pressing issues related to the dropout crisis are covered here but more reviews of research are needed to make this wiki a truly comprehensive resource. Add what you know below or read an overview we prepared on the dropout problem. D...text/html2007-09-30T22:34:37+01:00Bill Betzen (bbetzen@72.190.113.133)middle_school_archive_project
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The necessary dropout solution is to connect students with their own futures in as credible a manner as possible. Each student must know what dropping out means to their future opportunities. They must understand the real value of education. This m...text/html2007-09-10T09:39:45+01:00Patrick Gibson (pgibson@209.145.67.175)how_numbers_calculated
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There are two important elements to any empirical calculation, the data set and the formula. Here is what we used to calculate the dropout rate in districts nationwide. Dataset We used the Common Core Data (CCD) as the numbers for our calcula...text/html2007-09-09T09:25:36+01:00Kathy Staub (k._staub@24.34.84.76)parental_engagement
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Thirty years of research has shown that having an involved parent or family member is critical to success in school. Anne Henderson and Karen Mapp’s research synthesis,A New Wave of Evidence shows that students with involved parents and famil...text/html2007-09-04T14:35:24+01:00Patrick Gibson (pgibson@209.145.67.175)home
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Programs and Initiatives Case studies and success stories which explore programs that attempt to address the many facets of student retention. Use these studies to spot some common problems with this tough subject or to help find a solution to the ...text/html2007-08-23T15:19:37+01:00Pew Partnership (Tim) (civicchange@76.4.67.182)jacksonville - created
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Dropping out of high school is motivated by a variety of factors and many of them have little to do with school or homework. The only way at-risk youths will remain in school and earn their diploma is if their communities make a concerted effort to...text/html2007-08-23T15:04:30+01:00Pew Partnership (Tim) (civicchange@76.4.67.182)faq_dropout_stats
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We have tried to anticipate many of the questions users may have about the Finish Line Calculator or about dropout statistics generally speaking. Feel free to add basic information here that may be of use to new wiki users or those just beginning t...text/html2007-08-22T16:28:34+01:00Pew Partnership (Tim) (civicchange@76.4.67.182)numbers_tell_us
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If there is one lesson to be learned about dropout statistics it should be this – there is no single measurement that gives all communities the answer to why students leave school before graduating. Reliance on a single statistic not only foreclose...text/html2007-08-17T11:37:54+01:00Pew Partnership (Tim) (civicchange@76.4.67.182)news_and_resources
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A compendium of useful online links related to student retention. If you have favorite web resources, add them here to share them with the community. Wiki Sponsors Partnering to bring you this wiki resource are J-Lab and the Pew Partnership f...text/html2007-08-17T11:37:15+01:00Pew Partnership (Tim) (civicchange@76.4.67.182)how_we_built_it - created
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HOW WE BUILT THE CALCULATOR ...text/html2007-07-25T11:41:05+01:00Pew Partnership (Tim) (civicchange@76.4.67.88)programs_and_initiatives
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These wiki articles discuss the programs that schools, districts, organizations, and communities have used to keep students in school until they graduate. This page serves as an index page with brief summaries about a topic followed by links to fur...text/html2007-07-25T11:37:47+01:00Pew Partnership (Tim) (civicchange@76.4.67.88)community-wide
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Do you know of an initiative that seeks to engage the efforts of community members in assisting with a student’s education? Add a description below with these other programs that have demonstrated exemplary interest and dedication toward conn...