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Direct linkDavis, Marcia H. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2023
U.S. Department of Education research indicates that early warning indicator systems are being used in at least half of high schools in the United States. Previous findings from an efficacy study of one early warning indicator and response system, the Early Warning Indicator (EWI) team model, indicated that ninth grade students in schools using…
Descriptors: High Schools, High School Students, Grade 9, Dropout Prevention
Lunceford, Christina J.; Sondergeld, Toni A.; Stretavski, Elizabeth L. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2017
The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of early preparation for postsecondary education and explore the effectiveness of Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). This comparative case study included 836 students from two cohorts (GEAR UP and Non GEAR UP). We compared high school attendance,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Case Studies, Postsecondary Education, College Preparation
Galindo, Claudia; Stein, Kathleen; Schaffer, Eugene – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2016
This study examined the Maryland State Department of Education Breakthrough Center (BTC) engagement in a Baltimore City turnaround high school. Utilizing a case-study design and mixed-methods research, data were collected through interviews, informal observations, and review of administrative and achievement documents. Beginning in the 2011-2012…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Academic Achievement, Intervention, Teacher Attitudes
Allensworth, Elaine – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2013
Chicago has been in the forefront of the country in its use of 9th-grade indicators of dropout. Catalyzed by the development of the freshman on-track indicator and research around it, Chicago school administrators, central office personnel, and external partners have developed a number of mechanisms using 9th-grade indicators to stimulate school…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Urban Areas, Low Achievement, Grade 9
Carl, Bradley; Richardson, Jed T.; Cheng, Emily; Kim, HeeJin; Meyer, Robert H. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2013
This article describes the development of early warning indicators for high school and beyond in the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) by the Value-Added Research Center (VARC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, working in conjunction with staff from the Division of Research and Evaluation at MPS. Our work in MPS builds on prior early warning…
Descriptors: High Schools, Public Schools, School Districts, Urban Education
Mac Iver, Martha Abele – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2011
This 5-year longitudinal randomized study focused on the effects of a dropout prevention program implemented at two urban high schools. The program incorporated the characteristics of personalization found in previous research to have some positive effects, and typical of the type of programs implemented in many high schools nationwide. The…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Urban Schools, High Schools, Dropout Programs
Contributions of Cooperative Education in Preparing At-Risk Students for Post-High School Transition
Gemici, Sinan; Rojewski, Jay W. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2010
Work-based learning interventions, particularly cooperative education, are a viable way to support the post-high school transition process, enhance work-related cognitive development, and increase the occupational engagement of at-risk youth. Using propensity score matching to analyze data from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, High Schools, At Risk Students, Cooperative Education
