THE HIGH teach DROP-OUT RATE of at-risk pupils aged 18 years and younger has been estimated at approximately 40% (Natriello.

THE HIGH teach DROP-OUT RATE of at-risk pupils aged 18 years and younger has been estimated at approximately 40% (Natriello, McDill, & Pallas, 1990) Any program or approach that can lessen the number of at-risk close examiners from actually dropping out would be beneficial. In this article, we report the effectiveness of single such program--the Effective Learning Program (ELP)--develop at Ballard High indoctrinate in Louisville, Kentucky.

Before describing the ELP for se, we provide a general overview of research and theory regarding at-risk high indoctrinate students. We follow with a

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