Skip to main content
  • About
    • The Five Promises
    • Our History
    • Join the Alliance
    • Funders
    • Our Team
    • Careers
    • Contact Us
    • Financial Information
  • News
    • Latest News
    • Opinions
    • Press Releases
    • Press Room
    • Media Mentions
  • Our Work
    • Center for Promise
    • Every School Healthy
    • GradNation
    • How Learning Happens
    • Power of Youth Challenge
    • Youth Voice - The State of Young People
    • The Yes Project
  • Resources
    • GradNation Resources
    • Great American High School Campaign
    • High School Graduation Facts: Ending the Dropout Crisis
    • Building a GradNation Report
    • Youth Employment
  • Events
  • Press Room
  • Donate
  • Contact
  • Email
  • Legal
Show Navigation
DonateFacebookTwitterLinkedInInstagram
  • About
      • The Five Promises
      • Our History
      • Join the Alliance
      • Funders
      • Our Team
      • Careers
      • Contact Us
      • Financial Information
  • News
      • Latest News
      • Opinions
      • Press Releases
      • Press Room
      • Media Mentions
  • Our Work
      • Center for Promise
      • Every School Healthy
      • GradNation
      • How Learning Happens
      • Power of Youth Challenge
      • Youth Voice - The State of Young People
      • The Yes Project
  • Resources
      • GradNation Resources
      • Great American High School Campaign
      • High School Graduation Facts: Ending the Dropout Crisis
      • Building a GradNation Report
      • Youth Employment
  • Events
  • Press Room

America's Promise Alliance logo

Filter by

  • Content type
    • Press Release (1)
  • Popular Topics
    • English Learners (1)
    • Youth Voice (1)
  • The 5 Promises
    • Effective Education (1)
  • Campaigns & Initiatives
    • GradNation Campaign (4)
    • GradNation State Activation (2)
    • (-) Center for Promise (1)
  • Channels
    • College & Career (4)
    • Re-engaging Youth (4)
    • Family Engagement (2)
    • Health and Wellness (2)
    • Social and Emotional Learning (2)
    • (-) Special Populations (1)
  • Source
  • Action Platform
  • Press Release Type
    • Letter (0)
    • Press Release (1)
    • Statement (0)
  • Clear filters

Search

As Country Grapples with Graduation Gaps, New Research on Mass. Students Whose First Language is Not English Suggests Youth-Led Path Forward for Educators, Policymakers

May 11, 2017

Youth whose First Language is Not English (FLNE) represent the fastest growing segment of the United States public school population. Despite evidence that FLNE students display high levels of optimism and motivation for academic advancement, they continue to graduate at lower rates than the national average.

Type: Press Release

TAG: English Learners, Youth Voice

promises: Effective Education

channels: Special Populations

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation State Activation, Center for Promise

Press Release Type: Press Release

  • About
  • News
  • Our Work
  • Resources
  • Events
  • Press Room

Off Canvas Secondary

  • Donate
  • Contact
  • Email
  • Legal

America's Promise Alliance

1110 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202.657.0600Fax: 202.657.0601
© Copyright 2021 All rights reserved.