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Conclusion

School failure has well-documented ramifications in terms of lower lifetime earnings, higher unemployment rates, and higher societal costs (Ingersoll & LeBoeuf, 1997). Successful schools for at-risk youth not only boost achievement and graduate students, but send students into the world better prepared for employment, parenthood, community participation, and further education and training. In doing so they serve both the student and the community.

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