Monday, February 25, 2008
Dropout Prevention: Helping All Students Get on Track for Success.
Department of Education TV Broadcast: The U.S. Department of Education's monthly TV show, "Education News Parents Can Use," recently aired, "Dropout Prevention: Helping All Students Get on Track for Success." In addition to a greeting from Margaret Spellings, education secretary, the show featured a cast of experts in the areas of dropout prevention and youth counseling. This episode of "Education News" examined dropout prevention strategies that work, including adolescent reading interventions, intensive tutoring and remediation techniques and alternative high school programs, such as career academies, middle colleges and community college dual-enrollment programs that provide support, encouragement and direction for at-risk youth and struggling students. View this episode of "Education News."
