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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

Food for thought: Students’ test scores rise a few weeks after families get food stamps

March 27, 2018

Families receiving food stamps get their benefits once a month. A few weeks later, kids’ test scores tick up. The pattern, revealed by a new study of thousands of North Carolina families, suggests that the additional access to healthy food helps students do better in school.

Type: News

TAG: Low-Income, Family Engagement

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation State Activation

Lesson from National Nonprofit: To Lift Children Out of Poverty, Empower their Parents

October 05, 2017

Research shows that programs make more progress when they involve parents or caregivers. Yet not every organization that wants to impact kids works with and for parents. Why not? Here’s a look at some of the challenges—and a few solutions.

Type: News

TAG: Family Engagement, Low-Income

promises: Caring Adults, Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, Recommit2Kids

The Limits that Language and Assumptions Place on Young People with Disabilities

July 11, 2017

When Tiffany Yu was only 9 years old, she was in a car accident that changed her life in two inalterable ways. First, Yu suffered severe nerve damage that limits the use of her right arm to this day, a condition called brachial plexus palsy.

Type: News

TAG: English Learners, Special Populations

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

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation State Activation, GradNation Campaign

Tailored Approaches to Help English Learners Graduate

June 28, 2017

In a Center for Promise study released this spring, an important finding emerged: Students whose first language is not English (FLNE) are not a homogenous group. But schools are often tasked with treating this dynamic group of students as if they are all the same.

Type: News

TAG: English Learners

promises: Effective Education

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

Three Things that Can Make or Break FLNE Students’ Success

May 15, 2017

This story is part of the “90 for All” series, which examines the challenges facing traditionally underserved students, particularly low-income and homeless students, English language learners, students of color, and students with disabilities. One in five students in Massachusetts is classified as FLNE, a student whose First Language is not English. Even though Massachusetts has increased its high school graduation rate from just below 80 percent to 86 percent in recent years—one of the highest in the country—the rate for FLNE students is only 70 percent.

Type: News

TAG: English Learners

promises: Effective Education

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

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

For this Community, Bilingualism is Not a Problem. It’s an Asset.

April 04, 2017

How can schools and communities create an inclusive environment for English-language learners? It starts by recognizing that bilingualism is an asset to be encouraged, not a problem to be solved.

Type: News

TAG: English Learners

promises: Caring Adults, Safe Places, A Healthy Start

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

Don’t Tell Youth How You Can Help. Ask Them.

March 28, 2017

As someone focused on supporting immigrant youth, Dr. Robert Ponichtera says that even though the young people he works with have many reasons to be fearful, he is continually inspired by their resilience. 

Type: News

TAG: English Learners, College and Career Readiness

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

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, National Alliance

San Diego Works to Improve Grad Rates for English Learners

November 02, 2016

Nearly 1.6 million students are in California’s public education system, including almost one-third of the nation’s English language learners. In California, one out of every four students is an English language learner. While San Diego Unified School District boasts an overall high school graduation rate of approximately 82 percent as of 2015, only 73 percent of English learners graduate high school in four years.

Type: News

TAG: English Learners, Youth Involvement, Hispanic/Latino, Grad Rate Data

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

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation Community Summits