Document Type
Report
Publication Date
11-28-1990
Abstract
Dropout prevention is a major concern of school districts throughout the country. In Los Angeles it is estimated that 39% of students fail to graduate from high school. Nationwide, the rate is not too much different, especially in inner city communities where large numbers of Hispanic and African-American youth attend school. While dropout rates have been traditionally high for decades, people continue to ask, why? Many billions of dollars have been spent trying to answer this question and many programs have been developed which attempt to address some of these problems. No one has come up with a comprehensive answer nor has anyone developed the all encompassing program.
Recommended Citation
Shumer, Robert D., "Community-Based Learning: A Study of a Model Dropout Prevention Program" (1990). School K-12. 33.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/slcek12/33