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I Was a Homeless Student and School Helped Me Find My Way Home

July 10, 2018

I first experienced homelessness with my family, then on my own. I was born to a single mother and a father who was absent because of post-traumatic stress disorder he developed after the war. Throughout my childhood, my mother, two sisters and I moved from home to home, sometimes not having one at all.

Type: Opinion

TAG: Homeless Youth, Special Populations

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

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, Youth Voice: Homelessness

Youth Share Three Ways to Fight Homelessness

June 26, 2018

What should teachers do if they suspect a student might be homeless? What about non-educators? Better yet, what can governors and legislators do to fight youth homelessness on a broad scale in their states and communities?

Type: News

TAG: Special Populations, Homeless Youth

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

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, Youth Voice: Homelessness

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

In Wake of School Shooting, Students and Advocates Say Armed Guards Are Not the Answer

June 13, 2018

Twenty-three states have moved to pass legislation to increase the number of law enforcement officers in schools. But at a recent listening session on school safety, young people explained why this is a bad idea.

Type: News

TAG: Safe Schools, Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Youth Voice

promises: Safe Places

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign

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

Youth Voice: How Limited Representation of Black Men Almost Limited My Life

May 31, 2018

To make matters worse, coaches and peers encouraged me to continue playing sports because it could pay for my education. So I spent countless hours and days training and practicing in different sports, hoping to land an athletic scholarship…which took away from any participation in extracurricular activities and volunteering experience that aligns with my current career aspirations.

Type: Opinion

TAG: Youth Voice, Black/African-American, School Discipline, Using Data, College Gap

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation State Activation

Our National and Moral Responsibility to Young People

April 18, 2018

Adults often complain that kids today don't respect their elders. But what happens when it's the other way around? What if young people are the ones who are not getting the respect and dignity they need to be successful in school and life?

Type: Opinion

TAG: Using Data, Family Engagement, Special Populations, School Discipline, Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latino

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: Center for Promise, GradNation Campaign

Youth Voice: The Hidden Practice Pushing Students Out of School

February 28, 2018

Much has been written about the problems with zero-tolerance discipline policies, but there’s another practice in Minnesota that contributes to school pushout without the attention: suspending or expelling students for “discretionary violations.” Under Minnesota Law, educators can dismiss youth if the “willful conduct...significantly disrupts the rights of others to an education.” There are a few major problems with this.

Type: Opinion

TAG: School Discipline, Equity, Black/African-American, Special Populations, Youth Voice

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation State Activation

Seven Young Leaders Making Black History Today

February 08, 2018

Young people across the country are improving media representation for people of color, promoting literacy education, speaking out against bullying, and much more. In honor of Black History Month, we compiled a list of seven African-American young leaders who are raising their voices, advocating for their causes, and fighting for a better future.

Type: News

TAG: Black/African-American, Youth Involvement

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

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign