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Mullen, Carol A.; Schunk, Dale H. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2011
The focus of this commentary is the possibilities for learning communities in dropout prevention and their interventionist role in this problem. Educators are urged to develop advocacy for adolescents at risk of dropping out and failing to graduate. High school dropout has been described as a national epidemic, yet urban youth continue to be…
Descriptors: High School Students, At Risk Students, Dropouts, Intervention
Wells, Caryn; Keane, William G. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2008
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are places where teachers work with intentionality to improve their own craft for the benefit of students. Teachers and administrators study collaboratively and analyze student learning results to improve academic achievement for all students. Administrators working to implement PLCs seek to expand…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Educational Practices, Educational Change, Superintendents