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Harris, Mary; Wheeler, Mary Alice – Multicultural Education, 1997
Describes the PRIDE Program, a partnership between the Harrisburg School District (Pennsylvania) and Bloomsburg University to provide urban, poverty-level sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students at risk of dropping out with an opportunity to spend a week on campus each summer. Program evaluation shows improved student attitudes and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College School Cooperation, Dropouts, Educational Practices