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Four indicators educators can use to identify potential dropouts in 6th grade
(Educational Research Newsletter)

Students who are at risk for dropping out of school can be identified as early as 6th grade with four simple indicators, according to a study of 13,000 Philadelphia school district students.

Structuring Out-of-School Time to Improve Academic Achievement
(Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences)

Out-of-school time is an opportunity to supplement learning from the school day and provide targeted assistance to students whose needs extend beyond what they can receive in the classroom. This guide is intended to help educators, out-of-school time program providers, and school district administrators structure academically focused out-of-school time programs.

Pathways to Success for Youth: What Counts in After-School
(The Massachusetts Afterschool Research Study)

This Massachusetts Afterschool Research Study report has two major goals: (1) to identify those program characteristics that are most closely related to high quality implementation, and (2) to explore the links between program quality and youth outcomes. It offers insights into what afterschool programs look like, approaches to providing high quality experiences for youth, and the connections between high quality and improved outcomes for the young people attending these programs.

COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

Students who fail to develop strong attachments to school by the time they reach the middle grades are more likely to drop out of high school.

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In Douglas and Sarpy Counties, there are about 850 eighth-grade students each year who do not meet proficiency standards in reading or math.