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Leaders Tackle Challenges, Solutions in Latest Building a Grad Nation Report

June 14, 2018

In 2001, the national high school graduation rate stood at 71 percent. Today, no state in the nation has a high school graduation rate below that number, according to the latest Building a Grad Nation report.

Type: News

TAG: Grad Rate Data, Using Data, Special Populations, Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Students with Disabilities, Homeless Youth, English Learners, Low-Income

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign

Youth Voice: When the Push for STEM Hurts More than It Helps

June 12, 2018

I was diagnosed during my sophomore year of high school with dyscalculia, a disorder that prohibits those who have it from understanding arithmetic. The discovery of my disability was both a blessing and a curse. A blessing, because I finally knew why I never matched up with my peers in math classes. A curse, because my high school is focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

Type: Opinion

TAG: Students with Disabilities, STEM

promises: Effective Education, Caring Adults

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation State Activation

2018 Building a Grad Nation: Progress and Challenge in Raising High School Graduation Rates

June 05, 2018

Authored by Civic Enterprises and the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University, and released annually in partnership with the Alliance for Excellent Education and America’s Promise Alliance, the Building a Grad Nation report examines both progress and challenges toward reaching the GradNation campaign goal of a national on-time graduation rate of 90 percent. AT&T, lead sponsor, has supported the report series since its inception through AT&T Aspire, the company’s $400 million commitment since 2008 to graduate more students from high school ready for college and career.…

Type: Report

TAG: Grad Rate Data, Using Data, Special Populations, Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Students with Disabilities, Homeless Youth, English Learners, Low-Income

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

SOURCE: Civic, America's Promise Alliance, Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University, Alliance for Excellent Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign

For the First Time Ever, No State Is Reporting a Grad Rate Below 71 Percent, Says Grad Nation Report

June 05, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In 2001, the national high school graduation rate stood at 71 percent. Fifteen years later – and for the first time ever, no state in the nation has a high school graduation rate below 71 percent and there are now 39 states above 80 percent, a major milestone toward reaching the country’s goal of a 90 percent graduation rate, according to the latest Building a Grad Nation report.

Type: Press Release

TAG: Grad Rate Data, Using Data, Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Students with Disabilities, Low-Income, English Learners

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign

Press Release Type: Press Release

The Economic Upside to Increasing Grad Rates

May 29, 2018

Importantly, the Alliance for Excellent Education maps the positive impacts that a 90 percent high school graduation rate would have on local economies, breaking the data down by state, metropolitan area, and demographic group so that it can be useful for local community leaders, policymakers, educators and parents.

Type: News

TAG: Grad Rate Data, Using Data, Special Populations, Low-Income, Students with Disabilities

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign

New Reports Reveal Extreme Discipline Disparities for Students with Disabilities

April 30, 2018

As Autism Awareness Month comes to a close, three new reports show that students with disabilities are subjected to school discipline at severely disproportionate rates, resulting in chronic exclusion and lost learning opportunities.

Type: News

TAG: Special Populations, Students with Disabilities, School Discipline, Safe Schools

promises: Effective Education, Safe Places

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation State Activation

What’s Working: Six Ways to 90

May 04, 2017

For the second year in a row, the United States remains off pace to reach a 90 percent on-time high school graduation rate by 2020, according to the 2017 Building a Grad Nation report.

Type: News

TAG: Special Populations, Black/African-American, English Learners, Students with Disabilities

promises: A Healthy Start, Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation State Activation

As the Number of Students With Disabilities Grows, So Does the Need for Policy Changes

May 02, 2016

Though the reasons are unclear, the number of students identified as disabled is rising, amplifying longstanding questions about how best to prepare this key subgroup of students for high school graduation and beyond.

Type: News

TAG: Students with Disabilities

promises: Caring Adults, Safe Places, A Healthy Start

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign

Five Women Who Represent Five Promises

March 23, 2016

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Alliance Engagement Team at America’s Promise decided to celebrate prominent women in history who embody each of these promises. While there are many more who could have made the list, here are five women we think of when we think of the Five Promises.

Type: Opinion

TAG: Special Populations, Black/African-American, Low-Income, Students with Disabilities

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

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign