Table 1. Effectiveness ratings for 16 dropout prevention programs in three domains
| Intervention Name | Staying in school | Progressing in school | Completing school | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating of effectiveness | Extent of evidence1 | Rating of effectiveness | Extent of evidence1 | Rating of effectiveness | Extent of evidence1 | |
| Accelerated Middle Schools (no website available) |
 |
Medium to large |  |
Medium to large | ||
| ALAS (Achievement for Latinos through Academic Success) (Developer Website) |
|
Small | |
Small | ||
| Career Academies (Developer Website) |
|
Small | |
Small |  |
Small |
| Check & Connect (Developer Website) |
|
Small | |
Small | |
Small |
| Financial Incentives for Teen Parents to Stay in School (no website available) |
|
Medium to large | |
Small | |
Medium to large |
| First Things First (Developer Website) |
|
Small | ||||
| High School Redirection (no website available) |
 |
Medium to large | |
Medium to large | |
Medium to large |
| Job Corps (Developer Website) |
|
Small | |
Small | ||
JOBSTART |
|
Small | ||||
| Middle College High School (Developer Website) |
|
Small | |
Small | ||
| New Chance (no website available) |
|
Small | ||||
| Project GRAD (Developer Website) |
|
Small | |
Small | ||
| Quantum Opportunity Program (Developer Website) |
|
Small | |
Small | ||
| Talent Development High Schools (Developer Website) |
|
Small | ||||
| Talent Search (Developer Website) |
|
Medium to large | ||||
| Twelve Together (no website available) |
|
Small | |
Small | ||
| Note: WWC intervention reports describe each program and provide information on the students, cost, and scope of use. To view the intervention reports, please click on the intervention name or go to http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/. When available, websites offering additional information about the program are included after the intervention name. | ||||||
| Key | ||||||
 Positive effects: strong evidence of a positive effect with no overriding contrary evidence |
 Potentially positive effects: evidence of a positive effect with no overriding contrary evidence |
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 Mixed effects: evidence of inconsistent effects |
 No discernible effects: no affirmative evidence of effects |
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 Potentially negative effects: evidence of a negative effect with no overriding contrary evidence |
 Negative effects: strong evidence of a negative effect with no overriding contrary evidence |
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| 1 A rating of "medium to large" requires at least two studies and two schools across studies in one domain and a total sample size across studies of at least 350 students or 14 classrooms. Otherwise, the rating is "small." | ||||||
Table 2. Interventions reviewed with no studies meeting WWC evidence screens1
| Belief Academy (no website available) |
| Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program (http://www.idra.org/Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program.htm) |
| National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Corps (http://www.ngycp.org) |
| New Century High Schools Initiative (http://newvisions/org/schools/nchs/) |
| Project COFFEE (http://osd.schoolfusion.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=45777) |
| Talent Development Middle Grades Program (http://web.jhu.edu/CSOS/tdmg/index.html) |
| 1 The table includes all eligible programs considered for the WWC dropout prevention review with no studies meeting eligibility screens or evidence standards. |
|Institute of Education Sciences
