To examine the effectiveness of intensive project-based elarning on the at-risk population of incarcerated and adjudicated juveniles, and

To study the power of technology in changing life direction

42 K-12 Educators and Administrators of Incarcerated/Adjudicated Juveniles

20 Independent School Districts (Alternative & Detention Education) Collaborating

11 Facilities for Incarcerated/Adjudicated Juveniles

13 Agencies or Businesses Collaborating

12 Organizations and Business providing funds or resources

123 Incarcerated/Adjudicated Juveniles Directly Impacted

26,731 At-risk juveniles Indirectly Impacted through K-12 Educator Training

1.  What is apparently the original version of the starfish story appeared in the Star Thrower, a collection of essays by the naturalist and writer Loren Eiseley that appeared in 1978, a year after Eiseley's death.

ALARMING INDICATORS

• High school drop-outs are 6 times more likely to offend
• 57% of incarcerated juveniles re-offend
• Annual cost of one incarcerated juvenile in Texas is $47,000
• Drop-0uts are 4 times more likely to require public assistance throughout their lives!               

We made a difference for these students.