This article highlights the Independent School District and South Texas College, a two-year academy where dropouts and "noncompleters" could earn diplomas and start college at the same time. The concept of the institution is to extend early-college experiences, typically geared to high achievers, to dropouts.
The article points out that Low-income and minority students are quickly becoming the majority in
public schools, and each year they make up a disproportionate share of
the 1.2 million high-school dropouts and that Blacks and Hispanics are twice as likely to drop out compared to Whites.
What are your thoughts about this academy? Would you be supportive of creating additional institutions like these across the country? Does it seem effective?
http://chronicle.com/article/High-School-Dropouts-Get-a/137521/
I read the article and the program sounds fantastic! I particularly like their recruiting style- knocking on doors of students who have dropped out of school. Catching students early is a great tactic. It also sounds like the program has funding. For instance, they discussed day care. By providing space for non- traditional students to obtain a skill and an opportunity to college credit leaves options for students to go back to college later. Also, it appears that the people who work for the program care and are invested.
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