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U.S. Department of Education- School Dropout Prevention Program

 

Contact Information:

 

Valerie Randall-Walker
Program Officer
School Dropout Prevention Program
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 3W235
Washington, DC 20202-6200
valerie.randall-walker@ed.gov

Description of Organization

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), Title I, Part H, established the school dropout prevention program.

Dropout Recovery Related Projects

The School Dropout Prevention Program assists schools with annual dropout rates above their state average to implement effective dropout prevention and re-entry efforts. The Dropout Prevention Program is primarily a grant program to state education agencies (SEAs) and local school districts to implement research-based, sustainable, and coordinated school dropout prevention and re-entry programs.