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High School Dropout Recovery Efforts Outlined

By Kevin Bushweller — March 01, 2006 1 min read
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“Whatever It Takes: How Twelve Communities Are Reconnecting Out-of-School Youth” is available from the American Youth Policy Forum.

A wide range of efforts aimed at getting high school dropouts back in school are outlined in a report by the Washington-based American Youth Policy Forum.

The report examines school-based initiatives, youth employment programs, GED preparation efforts, and state and local policies that have had a positive effect on helping dropouts return to school in 12 communities.

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