Drop out rates across the country agreed to increase over the past ten years. In school year 2004-2005 is estimated that 5550 students their place among the schools of Philadelphia. This is the highest dropout rate, the state, about three times higher than the national average.

In support of leaving school in Philadelphia and they have a chance of a better life for schools at the Philadelphia College of Philadelphia, the increased degree of grant partnersInstitution in the city with over 38,000 students enrolled each year.

According to a report by the American Youth Policy Forum, 75 percent of inmates in our state prisons are located, dropouts, and 59 percent of people are abandoning the Federal Prison. Although the Philadelphia schools have programs for students currently in school could help, that more needed to be done to those who had already left the training aid.

Part of the Gateway to College program, whichPhiladelphia schools dropouts start school in fall 2006. The program offers drop-out at the same time the possibility of working for a diploma and associate degree or a certificate.

The university expects registered 360 Philadelphia schools dropouts in the next three years. The dropouts must be aged 16 to 20, with at least an eighth grade reading level. Can the day, evening and weekend courses at the College with their first semester in smallLearning groups of 20 students. Classes are the basics of reading, writing and mathematics as well as a college survival course to help them in their future training FH to be successful, and a workshop of two academic hours each week.

Dedicated academic coordinators act as adviser, mentor and coach for the Philadelphia schools dropouts. They also assist with the needs of students, issues such as course selection, time management and study habits. After the first semester Philadelphia SchoolsDrop out is education with students of the general university population.

The gate of the college has developed the software was selected by Portland Community College and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and its partners to finance - Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Ford Foundation and the WK Kellogg Foundation. The plan is to replicate the program in 17 universities nationally by 2007. Philadelphia is the largest city so far to participate.

The Community College of Philadelphiareceived 10.25 million U.S. dollars over a period of seven years, plans of which $ 350,000 for planning and commissioning for the first three years. Remaining funds and in kind services from the college and schools will be Philadelphia.

The new program expands the options for vulnerable young people who leave school Philadelphia traditional system. These are young people who have written many times, as mistakes, teachers, administrators and parents. This is his second chance.

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