On April 28, 2008 the California Alternative Education Research Project released a brief that summarizes findings from a year-long descriptive study of continuation high schools in California. Continuation high schools are the cornerstone of California’s drop-out prevention strategy for at-risk youth. The study’s authors conclude, nevertheless, that these schools of last resort may be the last schools ever attended by thousands of California students because they are not getting the academic support services they need to succeed. The brief was presented at the 2008 annual meeting Education Writers Association and is the first in a series of reports investigating alternative schools for at-risk youth in California conducted jointly by the John W. Gardner Center at Stanford University, the National Center for Urban School Transformation at San Diego State University, and WestEd. The Issue Brief draws on technical reports, available in PDF format at: http://jgc.stanford.edu.
Jorge Ruiz de Velasco, Director of Education for the Warren Institute is lead author of the Issue Brief, which will be the subject of a special seminar for legislative staff in Sacramento hosted by Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) on July 11, 2008. The Warren Institute will collaborate in the California Alternative Education Research Project going forward.
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