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In Roughly 1,300 High Schools Across America, On-Time Graduation Still Elusive

October 04, 2018

After more than a decade of progress in improving high school graduation rates, there remain about 1,300 traditional high schools in need of serious improvement and redesign, according to new research from the GradNation campaign. Among them are more than 800 low-graduation-rate high schools with an average graduation rate of 49 percent.

Type: Press Release

TAG: Grad Rate Data, Using Data, Special Populations, Low-Income, Hispanic/Latino, Rural

promises: Effective 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

GradNation Campaign Encouraged by Record U.S. High School Graduation Rate

October 17, 2016

Today the White House and U.S. Department of Education announced that the nation’s high school graduation rate now stands at a record high, up from 82.3 percent in 2014 to 83.2 percent for 2015.

Type: Press Release

TAG: Grad Rate Data, Using Data, ESSA

promises: Effective Education, Caring Adults

channels: Thriving

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign

New Study Finds that for Every Seven More Adults in a Neighborhood, One Fewer Young Person Leaves School

October 10, 2016

The more adults in a community, the more young people stay on a path toward academic success, regardless of other factors that influence a young person’s educational trajectory, according to new research released today by the Center for Promise, the research institute of America’s Promise Alliance.

Type: Press Release

TAG: Grad Rate Data, Using Data, Black/African-American

promises: Caring Adults

channels: Family Engagement

campaigns & initiatives: Center for Promise, GradNation Campaign

America’s Promise Alliance, Boston University School of Education Join Forces to Better Understand What Helps Young People Thrive

August 14, 2015

The Center for Promise, America’s Promise Alliance’s research institute dedicated to understanding what young people need to thrive and how to create the conditions of success for all young people, is now housed at the Boston University School of Education. With a shared commitment to using research to find solutions that will improve outcomes for young people, this joint effort marks the first partnership between BU and America’s Promise.

Type: Press Release

TAG: Using Data

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: Center for Promise

New Research Reveals More than Half of States Increased Graduation Rates and Number of “Dropout Factory” Schools Declined by 23% Since 2002

March 19, 2012

 

Type: Press Release

TAG: Using Data, Grad Rate Data

promises: Effective Education

channels: Grad Rate Data, Using Data

campaigns & initiatives: Center for Promise, GradNation Campaign