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References & Contact Information

Amenta, R. (1997). Horizon alternative school: Why promising reforms disappear. Education Week, XVI(22), pp. 36, 38.

American Federation of Teachers. (1996) Disruption, discipline and quality alternative placements. Questline, 4(1), 1-4.

Black, S. (1997). One last chance. The American School Board Journal, 184(5), 40-42.

Cantelon, S., & LeBoeuf, D. (1997, June). Keeping young people in school: Community programs that work [Online]. Available: http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles/dropout.txt

DeBlois, R. (1994). Keeping alternatives alive. The American School Board Journal, 181(6), 33-34.

Dugger, C., & Desmoulin-Kherat, S. (1996). Helping younger dropouts get back into school. Middle School Journal, 28(2), 29-33.

Garrison, R. (1987, November). Alternative schools for disruptive youth. NSSC Resource Paper. Malibu, CA: National School Safety Center. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 293 198)

Glass, R. (1995). Alternative schools help kids succeed. The Education Digest, 60( 2), 21-24.

Gold, M., & Mann, D. (1984). Expelled to a friendlier place: A study of effective alternative schools. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.

Harrington-Lueker, D. (1994). Hanging on to hope. The American School Board Journal, 181(12), 16-21.

Ingersoll, S., & LeBoeuf, D. (1997, February). Reaching out to youth out of the education mainstream [Online]. Available: http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles/163920.txt

Knutson, G. (1995-96). Alternative high schools: Models for the future? The High School Journal, 79(2), 119-124.

Raywid, M. (1994). Alternative schools: The state of the art. Educational Leadership, 52(1), 26-31.

Sullivan, C. (1997). Welfare reform and the schools. Education Week, XVI(18), pp. 29, 32.

Trotter, A. (1997). States seek voc. ed.'s help in meeting welfare mandate. Education Week, XVI(27), pp. 16, 20.

Regional Contact Information

Helen Merkens
Alaska Department of Education
(907) 465-8730

Tom Farley
Idaho Department of Education
(208) 332-6944

Gail Gray
Montana Office of Public Instruction
(406)-444-2089

Leon Fuhrman
Oregon Department of Education
(503) 378-5585

Debra Williams-Appleton
Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
(360) 586-2263

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