DROPOUTS
School dropout is a complex and multi-systemic issue. Therefore, the strategies and resources for both the prevention and reengagement of student dropouts are diverse. Provided below are resources and information on school dropouts, including the Governor’s New Jersey High School Graduation Campaign that is designed to raise awareness and develop concrete strategies for addressing dropout prevention and increase college and career readiness among New Jersey high school students.
- Government Agencies
- Statutes
- Reports
- Resources
- Data
- Regulations
- State Initiatives
- Professional Associations
- Administrative Office of the Courts
- New Jersey Department of Children and Families
- New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Juvenile Justice Commission
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- United States Department of Education, Office of Safe and Healthy Students
- All References below can be found at the New Jersey Legislature's website:
- N.J.S.A. 18A:54A-3, Legislature's findings on "Neighborhood Education Center Act of 1968"
- N.J.S.A. 18A:7E-3, Report card information
- N.J.S.A. 18A:38-25, Attendance required of children between six and 16; exceptions
- Childs Trends Databank, High School Dropout Rates
- Positive Impact of Social and Emotional Learning for Kindergarten to Eighth-Grade Students: Findings from Three Scientific Reviews
- America’s Promise Alliance
- Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program website
- George Lucas Foundation, Edutopia, Social-Emotional Learning
- Governor’s Plan for Safe Streets and Neighborhoods
- National Dropout Prevention Centers
- New Jersey High School Graduation Campaign: Keeping Kids In School
- The Ad Council: High School Dropout Prevention
- USDOE, School Dropout Prevention Program
- New Jersey High School Graduation Campaign: Keeping Kids In School
- Truancy Reduction Pilot Project, Memorandum of Understanding Between the New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission and the New Jersey Department of Education
- American School Counselor Association
- National Association of School Psychologists
- National Education Association
- New Jersey Association of School Administrators
- New Jersey Association of School Psychologists
- New Jersey Education Association
- New Jersey Parents and Teachers Association
- New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association
- New Jersey School Boards Association
- New Jersey School Counselor Association
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