America's Promise Alliance will honor AnBryce Foundation founders Beatrice & Anthony Welters with a “Promise of America” Award at its “Promise Night” gala on April 15th.

Do you know a young person who inspires others? Perhaps there is a young man or woman who wants to sharpen their leadership skills in a special way? If so, they may be a great candidate for America’s Promise Alliance’s youth leadership opportunity.

America’s Promise Alliance Honors Five Individuals Committed to Improving the Lives of Young People.

America’s Promise, the nation’s largest partnership committed to positive outcomes for children and youth, announced today that four organizations have joined its alliance as national partners, bringing the total partner count to more than 380.

Technology and digital media continue to represent a powerful pathway for advancing the goals of education, including raising academic achievement and preparing students for college and career, according to a new study released by the Center for Promise, the research arm of America’s Promise Alliance. In time for Digital Learning Day, the new paper, Wired to Learn: K-12 Students in the Digital Classroom, generously supported by the Cable Impacts Foundation, explores digital learning as a promising strategy for improving students’ educational experiences and highlights the efforts of five school districts across the country focused on reshaping the traditional learning environment.

Today, America’s Promise Alliance, the nation’s largest partnership of organizations, communities and individuals committed to positive outcomes for youth, and its research arm the Center for Promise, released a series of in-depth case studies highlighting collaborative efforts in the cities of Atlanta, Orlando and New Orleans that provide important lessons about how organizations and communities can work together effectively to create positive pathways to success for young people.

On behalf of the GradNation campaign, America’s Promise Alliance, Civic Enterprises, Everyone Graduates Center and Alliance for Excellent Education, recently sent a coalition letter to Congress urging lawmakers to support continued effective high school graduation rate accountability for states, districts and schools in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization.

WASHINGTON — America's Promise Alliance, the nation’s largest partnership organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth, announced today that it has elected Ti’Andre Bellinger, 17, to its Board of Directors and Odunola Ojewumi, 23, to its Alliance Trustees.  They will each serve a two year term.