Reducing School Dropout Rates
Presenters

Marlene Darwin (Primary)
Senior Research Analyst
American Institutes for Research

Nikola Filby (Primary)
Senior Program Director
WestEd
Description
This webinar, part of a series of WestEd-sponsored webinars related to the education goals of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), will offer research-based recommendations for reducing school dropout rates. Marlene Darwin, Senior Research Analyst at the American Institutes for Research, and Nikola Filby, Director of WestEd's Innovation Studies Program will showcase the recommended practices in the Institute of Education Sciences' Practice Guide which includes strategies for identifying and advocating for at-risk students, implementing programs to improve behavior and social skills, and keeping students engaged in the school environment. The webinar will also provide a brief introduction to the resources from the Doing What Works website illustrating how these recommendations have been carried out.
Upcoming ARRA webinars on issues related to school dropouts will include "Supporting Students in Alternative Education Settings", "What Happens to High School Dropouts Who Return to School?", and “Educating Overaged and Undercredited Youth.” Please check SchoolsMovingUp soon for more information about these upcoming webinars. The archives from the past webinars in this ARRA series are available to view at any time and include:
- Early Head Start: Providing a Quality Comprehensive Program for Infants, Toddlers and Their Families:
- Making Progress on Essential Standards and Assessment Reforms
- Turning Around Chronically Low-Performing Schools: Resources from Doing What Works
- Recommendations for Addressing the Needs of English Language Learners: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
- Transforming Schools: Charter Schools as a Strategy for School Turnarounds
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