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Educational  Achievement and Cognitive Attainment Domain
By Susan Jekielek, M.A., Kristin A. Moore, Ph.D., and  Elizabeth Hair, Ph.D.
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High School Grades School Absences Perceived Scholastic Competence Attitudes About School College Attendance School Behavior  
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Compared to control group:

- Modest gains in GPA overtime

- Mentored youth were less likely to be receiving a failing grade in Math

But they:

- were not less likely to be receiving a failing grade in English, Reading, or Social Studies

- did not have significantly different GPA

The following practices are best bets for improving high school grades:

- Mentoring programs that improve parental relationships and scholastic competence

- More frequent contact with mentor

- More frequent visitation with mentor

- Mentor relationships lasting 12 months or more

- Higher quality mentor relationships

- Mentors know youth's parents well


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