Research & Reports
A Framework for Success for All Students
This document outlines the conceptual framework for Schools for a New Society, Carnegie Corporation of New York’s $60 million initiative designed to reinvent American high school education. Launched in 2001, with additional support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the goal
Achieving Graduation for All: A Governor's Guide to Dropout Prevention and Recovery
This report addresses the alarming rate at which U.S. students drop out of high school, identifies the causes of the high school dropout problem and offers a comprehensive plan for states to curb dropouts, help youth succeed and strengthen state economies.
African-American Student Achievement and Success
This report from The National Urban League and based in Springfield, IL is the culmination of a three year, community-driven process evaluating indicators of success for African-American students in Springfield Public School District 186 (SD186).
After-School Apprenticeship Program Toolkit
Grounded in the experiences of Boston, New York City and Providence, The Collaborative for Building After-School Systems created this toolkit to disseminate effective strategies and lessons learned to support the adaptation of apprenticeship programs for high school youth across the country.
Afterschool Toolkit: Business to Community
After school programs need community-wide support, and businesses are a big part of any community. Local companies employ parents whose children need a safe place to learn and grow afterschool. However, the business community
The Case for School-Based Integration of Services:Changing the Ways Students, Families and Communities Engage with Their Schools
Released by Public/Private Ventures, this first issue reviews the current literature about the potential benefits of simultaneously providing three services in school—healthcare, out-of-school-time learning and family supports—to boost students' educational outcomes.
Cities in Crisis 2008
Cities in Crisis: A Special Analytic Report on High School Graduation released today by the America’s Promise Alliance and prepared by Editorial Projects in Education Research Center further reveals that in the metropolitan areas surrounding 35 of the nation’s largest cities, graduation rates in urban schools were lower than those in nearby suburban communities.
Cities In Crisis 2009
Cities in Crisis 2009: Closing the Graduation Gap prepared for America’s Promise Alliance by the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, shows that despite some progress made by several cities from 1995-2005, the average graduation rate of the 50 largest cities is well below the national average of 71%, and there remains an 18 percentage point urban suburban gap.
The Consequences of Dropping Out of High School:Joblessness and Jailing for High School Dropouts and the High Costs for Taxpayers
A new study released by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University outlines the extremely difficult circumstances that these young people ages 16 to 24 face after dropping out of high school, and demonstrates the high price paid by both these young adults, American taxpayers and our society as a whole.
Diplomas Count 2010: Graduation by the Numbers
The fifth edition of the Diplomas Count report explores how the innovative use of data is driving change in school systems across the country. By profiling efforts under way in four leading school districts, Education Week’s journalists delve into early-warning systems that reduce dropout rates by identifying students at risk of failure; consider ways that insights from deep data analysis can result in tailored interventions; and examine how an infusion of federal stimulus dollars can strengthen national and local cultures of innovation built on data.