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School Dropout Prevention Program - Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) site coordinating assistance to schools and districts around the country that have been awarded Department of Education grants to work toward creating effective School Dropout Prevention Programs. |
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Rights,
Respect, & Responsibility - Teen Pregnancy: Can We
Do Better? (618k  )
- Teen pregnancy and
parenting is the leading reason that Oregon girls drop out of
school, making it an issue that schools must contend with, in
partnership with families and communities.
This document from Healthy
Kids Learn Better provides the most cost - and time-
effective, research-based strategies for addressing teen pregnancy
prevention in a school setting. |
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Oregon
Department of Education's Dropout
Page - Access the Department of Education's comparison of
dropouts in grades 9 through 12 at the school, district, county and state levels and other
dropout statistics. |
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Understanding Dropouts
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Dropping out is not an isolated event, but a gradual process that
begins long before a student actually leaves school, according to
a National Academies' report (2001). Inadequate data
prevent educators from early identification of at-risk students when intervention could make a difference. Read the
summary or order the full report. |
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Reducing the Dropout Rate
- Part of
the School Improvement Research Series (SIRS) produced by the
Northwest Regional Education
Laboratory.
Insights about risk factors and what works and doesn't. |
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Improving Elementary School Climate -
Part of
the School Improvement Research Series (SIRS) produced by the
Northwest Regional Education
Laboratory. A look at Bonneville
Elementary School in Pocatello, Idaho. |
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Effective Schooling Practices and
At Risk Youth: What the Research shows
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More of the School Improvement
Research Series (SIRS)
produced by the Northwest Regional Education Laboratory.
Do the normal techniques and procedures used in most
schools work with at-risk youth? |
