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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 166
Author: Atkins (D), et al.
Amended: 8/4/14 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 8/4/14
SUBJECT : Dropout Recovery Week
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution declares the week of August 4, 2014,
to August 10, 2014, inclusive, as Dropout Recovery Week, and
states that the Legislature intends to encourage the support of
dropout recovery high schools with creative teaching strategies,
alternative assessments, and adequate resources.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1.The America's Promise Alliance found that pupils drop out of
high school because they are overwhelmed by the effects of
toxic living conditions such as homelessness, violent
surroundings, abuse or neglect, and catastrophic family health
events.
2.The 2014 Building a GradNation Report found that the nation
cannot achieve its graduation goals without increasing
California's graduations rate for Latino and African American
pupils. Also, the Alliance for Excellent Education concluded
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after research that if only one-half of the dropouts from a
single year were to earn a diploma, the economic benefits to
California would include an additional $1.4 billion in
earnings annually for the pupils and an annual increase in
state and local tax revenues of $167 million.
3.Research shows that reengaged learners demonstrate higher
levels of civic engagement, contribute to the cultural
strength of their communities, and are significantly less
likely to be unemployed, on public assistance, or arrested or
a violent crime.
4.Successful dropout recovery high schools utilize multiple
strategies, including accelerated learning pedagogies,
competency-based instruction, and open entry-open exit
enrollment; and, these schools partner with the Workforce
Investment Act, the California Conservation Corps, and other
federal and state career technical education partners to
provide social, economic, and academic benefits for their
pupils.
This resolution declares the week of August 4, 2014, to August
10, 2014, inclusive, as Dropout Recovery Week, and states that
the Legislature intends to encourage the support of dropout
recovery high schools with creative teaching strategies,
alternative assessments, and adequate resources.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
PQ:e 8/6/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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