Resources
Information on the University of the State of New York
and the State Education Department
- The University of the State of New York State Education Department
To raise the knowledge, skill, and opportunity of all the people in New York
- New York State Education Department (NYSED): Graduation Rate Data
Recommended Reading from America’s Promise:
- A Call to Action: Recommendations on How to Keep the Promise
A report from America’s Promise Alliance
- Every Child, Every Promise: Turning Failure into Action
A report from America’s Promise Alliance
- Every Child, Every Promise: Key Implications
- America’s Promise High School Dropout Prevention Summit Youth Engagement Handbook
Developed for the America’s Promise Alliance Dropout Prevention Initiative
By Anderson Williams and Hal Cato of Oasis Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Recommended Reading on the topic of Dropout Prevention:
- 15 Effective Strategies for Dropout Prevention
Developed by Jay Smink, Executive Director of the National Dropout Prevention Center at Clemson University in association with Franklin P. Schargel.
- Addressing America’s Dropout Challenge: State Efforts to Boost Graduation Rates Require Federal Support
By the Center for American Progress
- Critical Elements of Service-Learning Strategies
By Communities In Schools: Helping Kids Prepare for Life Extracted from: Dropout Risk Factos and Exemplary Programs: A Technical Report. National Dropout Prevention Center and Communities in Schools, Inc. 2007.
- IES Dropout Prevention Practice Guide
By the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) National Center for Education and Regional Assistance
- Piloting a searchable database of dropout prevention programs in nine low-income urban school districts in the Northeast and Islands Region
By the Regional Educational Laboratory at Education Development Center, Inc.
- The Principal’s role in Dropout Prevention: Seven Key Principles
By Steven W. Edwards
Recommended Reading on the topic of High School Graduation:
- Multiple Pathways to Graduation Strategy
JoEllen Lynch, CEO, Partnership Support Office and Office of Multiple Pathways to Graduation, NYC DOE
Leah Hamilton, Executive Director, Office of Multiple Pathways to Graduation, NYC DOE
November 2008
The 2008 NYC Dropout Summit II:
- 2008 NYC Dropout Summit II Program with Supporting Documents
Lehman College, CUNY, February 22, 2008
Video from the New York State Governor’s Summit:
- Complete coverage of the New York State Governor's Summit on Student Engagement and Dropout Prevention, held at Nazareth College in Rochester, New York on Friday, October 10, 2008.
From WXXI: Public Media of Rochester
Presentations from the Summit:
- Making School Matter: Providing Support to At-Risk Students and Reducing the Dropout Rate
by Pedro A. Noguera, Ph.D., New York University
Links
The New York State Governor’s Summit on Student Engagement and Dropout Prevention Partner Websites
