Using Transfers to Alternative Schools to Avoid Responsibility for Low-Performing Students in California
Research Article/Paper
Hill, Elizabeth, "Improving Alternative Education in California," Legislative Analyst's Office (2007).
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Disciplinary Alternative Schools and the Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track in Texas
Advocacy Report
"Schooling a New Class of Criminals? Better Disciplinary Alternatives for Texas Students," Texas Public Policy Foundation Center for Effective Justice (2006).
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Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs Feed Students into the School to Prison Pipeline in Texas
Book
Reyes, Augustina H., "Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs," pp. 47-69, in Discipline, Achievement, & Race: Is Zero Tolerance the Answer? (2006).
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Successful Strategy to Combat Illegal School Discharges in New York City
Research Article/Paper
Hyman, Elisa, "School Push-Outs: An Urban Case Study," Clearinghouse Review Journal of Poverty Law and Policy, 684 (2005).
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Populations That Attend Alternative Schools, Entrance and Exit Criteria, and Resource
Research Article/Paper
Kleiner, Brian, Porch, Rebecca, and Elizabeth Farris, "Public Alternative Schools and Programs for Students at Risk of Education Failure: 2000-01," National Center for Education Statistics, Washington, DC, Westat, Inc. (2002).
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More Research Needed to Measure Effectiveness of Alternative Schools for At-Risk Youth
Research Article/Paper
Lange, Cheryl M. and Sandra J. Sletten, "Alternative Education: A Brief History and Research Synthesis," National Association of State Directors of Special Education (2002).
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History and Characteristics of Ineffective and Effective Alternative Schools
Research Article/Paper
Fitzsimons-Lovett, Ann, "Alternative Education Programs: Empowerment or Entrapment?" pp. 37-42, in Addressing the Social, Academic, and Behavioral Needs of Students with Challenging Behavior in Inclusive and Alternative Settings.
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Legislated Alternative Schools for Students with Behavior Problems are Not Accomplishing Goals
Research Article/Paper
Soleil, Greg, "Schools for Disruptive Students: A Questionable Alternative?" Appalachia Educational Laboratory, Inc (1998).
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Meta-Analysis Finds that Alternative Schools Have Small Impact on Student Success
Research Article/Paper
Cox, Stephen M., Davidson, William S., and Timothy S. Bynum, "A Meta-Analytic Assessment of Delinquency-Related Outcomes of Alternative Education Programs," Crime & Delinquency, Vol. 41, No. 2, (1995).
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Continuation Schools Lead to Student Disengagement in California
Book
Kelly, Deirdre M., Last Chance High: How Girls and Boys Drop In and Out of Alternative Schools, Yale University Press (1993).
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