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High School Students Get a Jump on College in Baltimore

June 26, 2018

All his life, Anthony Lloyd was told that he wouldn’t graduate high school. “Teachers, principals, just people everybody thought I was going to fail and end up in the streets. It was told to me so much I almost believed it.”

Type: News

TAG: Career Pathways

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation State Activation, GradNation Campaign

Community Leader Spotlight: Citizens for Educational Excellence

June 18, 2018

Dr. Janet M. Cunningham believes that, “as educators we should encourage all students to find their strengths, pursue post-secondary education, and utilize their strengths in finding a satisfying career.”

Type: News

TAG: Career Pathways, Literacy, College and Career Readiness

promises: Effective Education, Caring Adults

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign

A Michigan Grads Program Sets Its Sights High

May 30, 2018

“They might go to math class and wonder, ‘Why am I learning algebra?’ But if the career you want to pursue in, say, construction, will have you using those skills every day, you think about it differently. We get them to understand how the work they’re doing in school is related to what’s coming next.”

Type: News

TAG: College and Career Readiness, Career Pathways

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation State Activation

What’s Working: How Arizona Helps Young People Reconnect to School and Work

April 05, 2018

A new report from the Arizona Mayors Education Roundtable projects that high school non-completion and disconnected youth will cost the state upwards of $100 billion. Here’s how three Arizona communities are keeping young people on track towards completion, connection, and prosperity.

Type: News

TAG: Career Pathways, Literacy, College and Career Readiness

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation State Activation, GradNation Campaign

How to Find Out if Your High School Students Are Ready for Their Future

September 06, 2017

The world of education and work continues to shift, and so do student perceptions about these areas. That’s why the Research Consortium on Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills is collaborating on a survey research project focused on high school students’ perceptions of Career Paths and 21st Century Skills.

Type: News

TAG: College and Career Readiness, Career Pathways

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign

A Security Guard, a Flyer, and a Second Chance

July 10, 2017

Esperanzita Castillo, 20, dropped out of school when she was in the sixth grade. By September of 2015, she was out of school, out of work, and seemingly out of options. And then, a security guard at a local career service center handed her a flyer for a program that would change her life.

Type: News

TAG: Career Pathways

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

campaigns & initiatives: Youth Opportunity Fund, GradNation Campaign

Why Students Need More than One Pathway to Success

June 28, 2017

America’s Promise Alliance hosted the Twitter chat, an ongoing series focused on the Five Promises, the fundamental resources all children need to succeed—caring adults, safe places, a healthy start, effective education, and opportunities to serve. 

Type: News

TAG: Career Pathways

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation State Activation, National Alliance

Access is Not Enough - Community Leader Spotlight with Michael Conway, Center for Powerful Public Schools

February 27, 2017

“Student genius.” Those are the two words that inspireMike Conway, a senior education specialist and director of Engineering Environmental Innovation (EEI) at Center for Powerful Public Schools, a nonprofit dedicated to equity, access, and choice in public districts and schools.

Type: News

TAG: Career Pathways

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, Youth Opportunity Fund

Northfield’s Promise to Young People

January 18, 2017

The summit, which was convened by the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative, continued in that spirit of thinking through responsibility, relationships, and action steps, as the Northfield community examines how to better align its various stakeholders and interests in the common goal of seeing improved outcomes for young people.

Type: News

TAG: College and Career Readiness, Career Pathways

promises: Caring Adults

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Community Summits, GradNation Campaign

How Fort Worth Uses Collective Action to Improve Education Outcomes

November 03, 2016

To raise graduation rates and increase postsecondary enrollment in Fort Worth, Texas, the city plans on harnessing the power of collective action. “We are facing a crisis with our kids, and it has to be turned around,” said Betsy Mayor Price at the Fort Worth GradNation Community Summit, hosted by Price and Fort Worth SPARC, on Oct. 10.

Type: News

TAG: Career Pathways

promises: Effective Education, Caring Adults

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation Community Summits