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What’s Working: These States Are Knocking on Doors to Re-enroll Students. What Happens When They Answer?

October 20, 2016

The headlines go all the way back to 2006, when NBC News reported that adults in Houston were knocking on the doors of young people who had dropped out and encouraging them to return. Since then, similar approaches have taken root all across the country, and while the local media always covers the community’s hard work and dedication, their success rates don’t always make headlines.

Type: News

TAG: Black/African-American, Low-Income

promises: Caring Adults, Effective Education, Safe Places, Opportunities to Help Others

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation State Activation

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