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33 Years of Dropout Prevention - Have We Been Barking Up the Wrong Tree?

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Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Students, Humans, Articles, Counterculture, Dropping out, Human behavior, Youth culture, Education, At-risk students, Dropout, Fork end

The National Dropout Prevention Center knowsthat school dropouts are a major problem for America in terms of economic prosperity, equity, and quality of life.

Key Points: 
  • The National Dropout Prevention Center knowsthat school dropouts are a major problem for America in terms of economic prosperity, equity, and quality of life.
  • Our dropout prevention efforts over these past 33 years have focused on improving instruction and finding programs, strategies, and interventions to academically engage our most at-risk students.
  • We've developed and implemented dropout early warning systems to alert us to the most at-risk students.
  • Dr. Sandy Addis, Director of the National Dropout Prevention Center, can be reached at [email protected] .