Dropout Prevention for Highest-Risk Latino Students

By Katherine A. Larson, Ph.D., & Russell W. Rumberger, Ph.D.
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 6, Number 3, 1999, Pages 7-9

Abstract:

Hispanic students are at high risk for school dropout. In this article, Drs. Katherine Larson and Russell Rumberger describe the program Achievement for Latinos through Academic Success (ALAS) and its effectiveness. ALAS was developed to test a comprehensive approach for educating and graduating highest-risk middle-school Latino youth who live in urban neighborhoods with high concentrations of poverty.

Editor's Note: Don't miss our 2009 issue, "Preventing School Dropout: How All Adults Can Support School Completion."

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School Dropout Prevention

The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 6, Number 3, 1999

School dropout is an important issue in our communities and the focus of this 1999 issue of The Prevention Researcher.

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