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. 

Dollars for College: a Student Financial Planning Toolkit is a first of its kind guide designed by financial aid practitioners that provides easy, comprehensive guidelines from middle school through college. The toolkit was developed to help students and families understand all the available resources and options that can make higher education affordable.

 

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The GE Foundation has become an official partner of the America’s Promise Alliance GradNation Campaign. Through its leadership and support for the college- and career-ready components of the campaign, the GE Foundation will help guide 24 GradNation Community Summits throughout 2014 and 2015.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Students who leave high school without graduating say they do so not out of boredom or lack of motivation, but because they are overwhelmed by the effects of toxic living conditions on their daily lives, including homelessness, violent surroundings, abuse or neglect, catastrophic family health events, and the absence of caring adults who can help them stay in school, according to a report released today titled “Don’t Call Them Dropouts.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 28, 2014) – For the first time in U.S. history the nation’s high school graduation rate rose above 80 percent, according to the 2014 Building a GradNation report released today by Civic Enterprises, the Everyone Graduates Center, America’s Promise Alliance and the Alliance for Excellent Education.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Colin and Alma Powell, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, and many other national leaders in education and youth development will headline the 2014 Building a GradNation Summit, to be held April 27-29 in Washington, D.C. The summit also will feature the release of the latest available national high school graduation numbers and what they mean for the national goal of achieving a 90 percent high school graduation rate.

WASHINGTON — America's Promise Alliance today announced that two of the nation’s most distinguished leaders in education and community engagement have been elected to its board of directors.  The new members are Paul J.

DALLAS and WASHINGTON—Southwest Airlines and America’s Promise Alliance (America’s Promise) today announced that Southwest Airlines has been named the Official Airline of the Building a GradNation Summit.

ReadyNation, a project of America’s Promise Alliance that identifies and mobilizes business leaders in support of early childhood programs and policies, congratulates Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Congressman George Miller (D-CA) and Congressman Richard Hanna (R-NY) for their bi-partisan leadership in introducing the Strong Start for America’s Children Act.  We look forward to working with the sponsors of the bill and their colleagues as it moves through the legislative process.