Life Issues
Education & Dropouts
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- Fred G. Acosta Job Corps (520)-792-3015
- Vocational training, academic program leading to a high school diploma or GED.
- TUSD Alternative Education Programs
- Youth On Their Own (520)-293-1136
- Drop out prevention program serving homeless youth ages 8-22.
Read It
- Dueber, Julianne. The Ultimate High School Survival Guide. 1999.
- Farrell, Juliana. High School, the Real Deal: from GPAs to Graduation. 2001.
- Greene, Rebecca. The Teenagers' Guide to School Outside the Box. 2001.
- Handler, Daniel. The Basic Eight. 1999. (Fiction)
- Llewellyn, Grace. The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education. 1998.
- Jimenez, Francisco. Breaking Through. 2001. (Fiction)
- Lee, Linda. Success Without College. 2000.
- Leider, Anna J. I am Somebody: College Knowledge for the First-generation Campus Bound. 1998
- Lipsyte, Robert. The Contender. 1967. (Fiction, also available on cassette.)
- McDonald, Janet. Spellbound. 2001. (Fiction)
- Nathan, Amy. Surviving Homework: Tips from Teens. 1996.
- Pope, Denise Clark. "Doing School": How We Are Creating a Generation of Stressed Out, Materialistic, and Miseducated Students. 2001.
- Schneider, Meg F. Help! My Teacher Hates Me. 1994
- Stewart, Gail. Teen Dropouts. 1999.
- Vollstadt, Elizabeth Weiss. Teen Dropouts. 2000.
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- Pima College Adult Education (520)-206-6500
- Basic Education and G.E.D.
- Pima Vocational High School (520)-740-4626
- Vocational training and work experience incorporated into high school curriculum for ages 17-21.
- Tucson Youth Development (520)-623-5843
- Alternative education program for ages 14-21, other programs offered for ages 11-13.
- Youth Opportunity Movement (520)-798-0500
- Drop out prevention, academic and work skills programs for ages 14-21 in target area.