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This study aims to describe the main factors causing children in Perumaan Village, East Alok District to drop out of school, as well as the efforts made to overcome this problem. A descriptive qualitative method was used. This research was conducted in Parumaan Village, East Alok District, from February 12 to February 28, 2025, because there are still children who drop out of school in Parumaan Village. The data sources in this study are primary and secondary data sources. Data was obtained through in-depth interviews, field observations, and documentation. After collection, the data was analyzed following these steps: Data Collection, Data Reduction, Data Presentation, Conclusion Drawing, and Verification.The results of the study show that the main causes of children dropping out of school can be divided into two factors, namely internal and external. Internal factors include lack of parental attention, economic conditions, and low interest in learning among children. Meanwhile, external factors include an unsupportive social environment, the influence of promiscuity, and low levels of parental education. These findings show that children tend to lose their educational direction when support from their families and surrounding environment is minimal. To address this issue, several efforts have been made, such as raising awareness about the importance of education by the village government, providing economic assistance such as scholarships and KIP (Indonesian Smart Card), and involving the community through mutual cooperation and mentoring. This study recommends strengthening collaboration between families, schools, the government, and the community to create a conducive and sustainable educational environment.

Riau Province Regional Regulation No. 12 of 2013 concerning the Implementation of Government Education stipulates the 12-Year Learning Obligation. The Pekanbaru City Education Office is an agency authorized to take care of government affairs in the field of education starting from the PAUD, SD, and SMP levels in Pekanbaru City. But in reality there are still problems in the field of education in Pekanbaru City such as school dropouts. This study aims to describe how the implementation of the duties and functions of the Pekanbaru City Education Office in handling dropouts and describe the inhibiting factors in the implementation of the duties and functions of the Pekanbaru City Education Office in handling dropouts. This research uses the theory of administrative functions according to Oey Liang Lee, namely administrative functions consisting of Planning, Organizing, Coordinating, Implementing and Supervising. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods. The data analysis used is data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results of this study indicate that the implementation of the duties and functions of the Pekanbaru City Education Office seen from the indicators of planning and organizing has gone well, while from the indicators of implementation, coordination and supervision has not been maximized due to several inhibiting factors such as the lack of training or coaching conducted for educators in SKB, lack of facilities and infrastructure in the activities of the SKB. lack of facilities and infrastructure in the activities of the equivalency education program, coordination meetings that have not been carried out regularly and supervision that has not reached the supervision standards of the Education Office.

This program aims to reduce the percentage of school dropouts in border islands. Through this program, researchers created an educational environment by involving students of the Study Program Student Association (HMPS). This program was held every Saturday in Wakarleli, Maluku Barat Daya, during October 2023 - November 2023 involving around 20 children in various age categories and around 5-10 students at each meeting. The method used in this activity is descriptive method. The activities supporting the program are educational games which are implemented at the beginning and at the end of the meeting, the introduction of letters and numbers, and counting activities. The results of evaluations and interviews show that this program can increase children's confidence levels, train their communication skills, patience, tolerance, and helping attitudes between children. In addition to the great benefits for the children, this program also provides huge benefits for the students and lecturers involved. For students, this program is considered to increase their creativity in making learning media. Where this skill is a much needed skill, especially for students of the Mathematics Education and PGSD Study Programs. In addition, for students of the Law Study Program, this activity can also foster sensitivity in society and improve their communication skills which are also needed in their future profession. In general, in this program students are trained to work together, socialize and build their confidence to be in public.

Darsono Village is a village located in Arjasa District, Jember Regency, East Java. The economic condition in Darsono Village is relatively low and exacerbated by low literacy skills. Darsono Village has several potentials, such as empty land, beautiful village atmosphere and various facilities in the village.  Therefore, we carry out a service program that focuses on improving the quality of formal education through the program "Edu Nature Park: Creative Education Vehicle as a Means of Improving the Life Skills of Elementary School Students with Natural Nuances in Darsono Village, Jember Regency". Edu Nature Park is a fun educational program that refers to nature in Darsono Village. The problem in Darsono Village is that there are still cases of school dropouts due to economic factors and underage marriages to the low interest in reading by the community. The majority of children in Darsono Village often use their time by playing. The method of empowering rural communities is carried out in full in the field (offline) using the PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal) method.