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 108 STAT. 3850 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 "(D) efforts to integrate developmentally appropriate prekindergarten services into the overall public school program; "(E) upgrading the qualifications of early childhood education steiff and standards for programs; "(F) collaborative efforts with health and social service agencies to provide comprehensive services and to facilitate the transition from home to school; "(G) establishment of comprehensive child care centers in public secondary schools for students who are parents and their children; and "(H) augmenting early childhood development programs to meet the special educational and cultural needs of limited-English-proficient preschool children; "(3) increase the graduation rates of urban public school students to at least the national average, such as— "(A) dropout prevention activities and support services for public school students at-risk of dropping out of school; "(B) reentry, outreach, and support activities to recruit students who have dropped out of school to return to school; "(C) development of systemwide policies and practices that encourage students to stay in school; "(D) efforts to provide individualized student support, such as mentoring programs; "(E) collaborative activities between schools, parents, community groups, agencies, and institutions of higher education aimed at preventing individuals from dropping out of school; "(F) programs to increase student attendance; and "(G) alternative programs for students, especially bilingual and special education students, who have dropped out of school or are at risk of dropping out of school; "(4) prepare urban public school students to enter higher education, pursue careers, and exercise their responsibilities as citizens, such as— "(A) activities designed to increase the number and percentages of students, particularly minority students, enrolling in postsecondary educational institutions after graduation from public secondary schools; "(B) in-school youth emplo3ment, vocational education, and career education programs that improve the transition from school to work; "(C) activities designed in collaboration with colleges and universities to assist urban public school graduates in completing higher education; "(D) efforts to increase voter registration among eligible public secondary school students; "(E) activities designed to promote community service and volunteerism among students, parents, teachers, and the community; and "(F) civic education and other programs designed to enhance responsible citizenship and understanding of the political process; "(5) recruit and retain qualified teachers, such as— "(A) school-based management projects and activities;

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