Featured Articles

Articles of interest in the field of dropout prevention and youth at risk are featured here. These articles vary in content and the authors typically draw information from research and practical experience.

Center Makes Policy Statement on Grade Retention Adobe PDF Document (PDF, 105 KB)
J. Smink. Clemson, SC: National Dropout Prevention Center.

How Can We Help? What We Have Learned from Evaluations of Federal Dropout-Prevention Programs Adobe PDF Document (PDF)
M. Dynarski & P. Gleason. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. June 1998.

The Increasing Role of the GED in American Education
R.J. Murnane & J.H. Tyler. Education Week 19 (34), pp. 48,64. May 3, 2000. [Registration/subscription required]

Pay Attention: Twelve Suggestions on Counseling in an Educational Setting
E. Pariser

The Performance of At-Risk Youth as Tutors
M. Duckenfield. Clemson, SC: National Dropout Prevention Center.

Service Learning at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Preliminary Study Adobe PDF Document (PDF, 103 KB)
Clemson, SC: National Dropout Prevention Center.

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