Students at Risk

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Documents

Student Services: Understanding and Fostering Achievement Motivation
Supporting students who don’t succeed because they lack motivation involves removing comparisons, setting personal goals, and choosing rewards and tasks carefully.
By Laurie McGarry Klose
Sealing the Cracks
Breaking Ranks in Practice
By Patti Kinney
Drop-Out Challenges: Pathways to Success
An alternative high school at the crux of the dropout crisis uses mentoring and individual graduation plans to encourage students to complete school.
By Evguenia Conner and Jan McKee

Back on Track
Students who are retained in middle school are at risk of not graduating from high school. Six successful programs show how schools can put these students back on track. By Kay Woelfel