Section 2418 · Dropout prevention

(1) local educational agencies or area vocational education schools; and

(2) institutions of higher education or public or private nonprofit organizations which have an established record of vocational education strategies that prevent students from dropping out of school.

(1) serve special populations, including significant numbers of economically disadvantaged dropout-prone youth;

(2) provide inservice training for teachers and administrators in dropout prevention; and

(3) disseminate information relating to successful dropout prevention strategies and programs through the National Dropout Prevention Network and the Center on Adult, Career and Vocational Education of the Educational Resources Information Clearinghouse.

(1) provide the special support services necessary to help individual students successfully complete the program such as mentoring, basic skills education, and services which address barriers to learning; and

(2) utilize measures to integrate basic and academic skills instruction with work experience and vocational education.