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	<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Leadership matters.</title>
		<link>http://www.waveinc.org/blog/2008/08/leadership-matters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Stine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective youth development programs give young people opportunities to learn and practice leadership. Good educators and youth professionals know that leadership is not reserved for the captain of the high school cheerleading squad or the debate team. Just think about the leadership skills required to run a gang. The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disabilities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Youth deserve a high impact system</title>
		<link>http://www.waveinc.org/blog/2008/08/youth-deserve-a-high-impact-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.waveinc.org/blog/2008/08/youth-deserve-a-high-impact-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Stine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Larry Brown — President - -WAVE, Inc.
It seems to be inherent in human nature that when things go wrong, we look for people to blame. Yet, everyone desires to do a good job, have a fulfilling family and social life, be respected, and make a meaningful contribution to the world around them. The problem [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New dropout prevention curriculum released</title>
		<link>http://www.waveinc.org/blog/2008/07/new-dropout-prevention-curriculum-released/</link>
		<comments>http://www.waveinc.org/blog/2008/07/new-dropout-prevention-curriculum-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Stine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WAVE has just released its newly revised WAVE In Schools - Level 1 curriculum, aimed at preventing students from dropping out and preparing them for success in school, careers, and life.
The 132 lessons in WAVE In Schools  - Level 1 are designed to be delivered in a group setting of up to 25 students. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to keep students like Saul in school</title>
		<link>http://www.waveinc.org/blog/2008/04/how-to-keep-students-like-me-in-school/</link>
		<comments>http://www.waveinc.org/blog/2008/04/how-to-keep-students-like-me-in-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Stine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Most statistics show that I am destined to become a gang member, a high school drop out, or a criminal.  But I am not any of those things. I am a great student, a leader in my community, a NAVY ROTC cadet, a son who provides financially for his family, a great employee, an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What we can do today to solve the dropout crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.waveinc.org/blog/2008/04/solve-dropout-crisis-today/</link>
		<comments>http://www.waveinc.org/blog/2008/04/solve-dropout-crisis-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Larry Brown &#8212; President - -WAVE, Inc.
At sixteen, Temo, from a migrant farm working family and a gang member,decided to drop out of school. Instead, he was encouraged to join a leadership program at his high school. At seventeen, Janice, a single mother from New Orleans, did drop out of school. Like Temo, she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proven curricula introduces real world skills to middle schoolers</title>
		<link>http://www.waveinc.org/blog/2008/04/middleschoolcurriculum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.waveinc.org/blog/2008/04/middleschoolcurriculum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By J. Tyler  &#8212; Senior Vice President &#8212; WAVE, Inc.
Sound research from the fields of education and youth development demonstrates that helping students transition from middle school to high school makes a big difference in whether a student eventually graduates. America’s Promise Alliance’s 15 in 5 Campaign, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WAVE sets strategic course to serve more youth at risk of dropping out</title>
		<link>http://www.waveinc.org/blog/2008/04/wave-sets-strategic-course/</link>
		<comments>http://www.waveinc.org/blog/2008/04/wave-sets-strategic-course/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 06:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new strategic campaign called Invest In Opportunity is setting WAVE’s course for serving more students at risk of dropping out of school. 
The Honorable John E. &#8220;Buck&#8221; Chapoton chairs the initiative with a committee of business, education, and government leaders. Corporate partners AIG, Capital One, Schering-Plough, General Dynamics, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and the Entertainment Software [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dropout recovery program featured on Fox News</title>
		<link>http://www.waveinc.org/blog/2008/03/tsy-on-fox-news/</link>
		<comments>http://www.waveinc.org/blog/2008/03/tsy-on-fox-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WAVE is honored to partner with Midtown Community Court in New York City, which is part of The Center for Court Innovation.
The Court works with local residents, businesses, social service providers and other government agencies to forge creative, collaborative solutions to neighborhood problems. It houses an array of non-traditional programs, including community mediation and homeless [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What does a Principal know about saving a gang member from dropping out of school?</title>
		<link>http://www.waveinc.org/blog/2008/02/what-a-principal-knows/</link>
		<comments>http://www.waveinc.org/blog/2008/02/what-a-principal-knows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Stine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Jose Rivera, an elementary school Principal, spoke to the Positive Deviants Network at an event in Los Angeles, California.  Mr. Rivera was asked to talk about his experience as an educator and how schools should change to be more effective at educating students at risk of failing to graduate.  His story and ideas [...]]]></description>
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