Category Archives: At risk programs

Programs for Seriously At-Risk Youth

State Alternative Education Conferences

New Schools: KIPP and Cristo Rey

Online School Enrolls Huge Numbers with New Approach

Astonishing Variety of Options in California

Choices for “At-Risk” Students

Options for At-risk Youth

Street Schools

State Alternative Conferences

Conference on At-Risk Students

Contracted Alternative Programs

Another type of alternative school is those which contract with a school district to serve a particular population of students. For example, the Metropolitan Federation of Alternative Schools in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area, consists of 22 schools run by community non-profits. Each contracts to serve particular populations of “at-risk” students. The students remain on [...]

New Study on At-Risk Alternatives

The Urban Institute has published a comprehensive, thoughtful study, Educational Alternatives for Vulnerable Youth: Student Needs, Program Types, and Research Directions by Laudan Y. Aron, Janine M. Zweig. The study touches on general alternatives but the major focus is on programs for at-risk youth and the enormous expansion in recent years. This is a useful [...]