As school districts realize that they cannot give up on their failing students, new alternatives are being offered to help these youth succeed. In Colorado Springs, the University of Colorado is part of a team of community organizations and schools offering a new program specifically designed for students who have been expelled or adjudicated in the county. The program, which will serve 400 to 500 such youth, includes a number of educational recreational activities, lessons taught by various community organizations, mentoring relationships with college students, and an alternative middle school and high school in which students engage in hands-on lessons and are encouraged to pace their own learning.
