Focus on Out-of-School Youth
Fall 2005 Vol. 13 No. 1
On the outside, looking in
by Justin DiBerardinis and Steve Honeyman
In September, the doors of Philadelphia's high schools open, welcoming thousands of new students who are feeling the mix of excitement and anxiety that has accompanied every first day of school since the beginning of first days.
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New efforts to stem flow of dropouts from Philadelphia schools
by Paul Socolar
Young people in Philadelphia who have left school have most likely experienced one of the defining features of the city's massive dropout problem – the invisibility of out-of-school youth.
Dozens of former students interviewed for this edition of the Notebook said that nobody from their school pursued them when they stopped attending. Some said they got letters or automatic voicemails, but few had any personal contact with the school after leaving.
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Taking action in sixth grade to prevent future dropouts
by Deborah Russell-Brown
A recent study looking for predictors of students likely to drop out has found that as early as sixth grade there are powerful warning signs pointing to children at extreme risk.
Following up on the findings, two dozen mini-grants have been awarded for individual, school-based dropout prevention efforts to be implemented in sixth-grade classrooms this fall.
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Table of Contents
Theme articles
- On the outside, looking in by Justin DiBerardinis and Steve Honeyman
- New efforts to stem flow of dropouts from Philadelphia schools by Paul Socolar
- Determined teen mom: why didn't her credits add up? by Ellen Lempereur
- He found little purpose in school but decided to finish by Ellen Lempereur
- Findings from interviews with out-of school youth
- Teachers: Not enough resources to help students who are disengaged by Clarisse Mesa
- Taking action in sixth grade to prevent future dropouts by Deborah Russell-Brown
- Harsh punishment: a factor that pushes students out? by Sheila Simmons
- Educational issues face youth aging out of foster care by Brian Armstead
- Pregnant and parenting youth: do we know how they fare in school? by Colleen McCauley-Brown
- The cost of dropping out
- Opinion: Money talks - young people walk by Steve Honeyman
- Opinion: Opening our eyes to a hidden epidemic in schools by Shelly Yanoff
- Facts about Philadelphia's out-of-school youth
Other news & features
- Sound bites don't capture test score results by Paul Socolar
- Two papers comment on achievement gains produced by different management models
- Changes made: new regions, schools
Cartoon
- The Notebook's Fall cartoon by Eric Joselyn
In our opinion
- Youth pushed aside
From our readers
- Stop disparity before it starts
- More appreciation of a great teacher
- Parent questions hostile treatment
Eye on special education
- Breakthrough settlement will expand 'inclusion' in PA's classrooms by Michael Churchill
Activism around the city
- Two communities develop new high school designs
- Student activists attend youth research camp
- More 'opt out' from military recruiter lists
School snapshot
- School Snapshot
News in brief
- First 14 academies open, 35 more in the works
- Juveniles regain right to school hearing
En español
- Maestros: no hay suficientes recursos para ayudar a los estudiantes que empiezan a desinteresarse por Clarisse Mesa
- Escuelas abren . . . pero algunos no regresan por Justin DiBerardinis y Steve Honeyman
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