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Milwaukee summit charges students to be change-makers—and for adults not to stand in their way

January 18, 2017

Much of the day’s conversation stemmed from the idea that young people have all the intelligence, creativity, and drive they need to be successful—unfortunately, adults (and society at large) often limit this independence or otherwise fail to provide the support that young people need to develop their own potential.

Type: News

TAG: Grad Rate Data

promises: Opportunities to Help Others

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation Community Summits

Ann Arbor Summit Gets Creative with Youth Engagement

November 03, 2016

“Our hope was to provide an outlet for youth and adults across Washtenaw County to come together for interactive and engaging programming,” said Kelsey Cavanagh-Strong of Neutral Zone, describing the GradNation Community Summit they hosted in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Oct. 20.

Type: News

TAG: Grad Rate Data, Youth Involvement, Using Data

promises: Effective Education, Caring Adults

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation Community Summits

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

Five Reasons I’m Optimistic About the Class of 2020

September 08, 2016

I don’t have teenage kids any more, but I do have a special interest in the nearly 4 million kids who are just starting high school right now. Back in 2010, the GradNation campaign set a goal of 90 percent high school graduation by 2020, and we’ve made great progress since then, reaching an all-time high graduation rate of 82.3 percent. 

Type: Opinion

TAG: Grad Rate Data, Using Data

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

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

Memphis City Leaders, Students Gather for GradNation Community Summit

January 22, 2015

The city of Memphis held its GradNation Community Summit September 12, 2014 at Christian Brothers University, bringing together 450 students from four local high schools, and more than 50 leaders including Mayor AC Wharton, Jr., Shelby County Schools superintendent Dorsey Hopson, Achievement School District superintendent Chris Barbic, Data Quality Campaign associate director Chris Kingsley, and National Leag

Type: News

TAG: Grad Rate Data

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Community Summits, GradNation Campaign

Albuquerque brings leaders together for goal of 60,000 new college grads

August 07, 2014

By Kelly Koepke Mission? Add 60,000 new college degrees and certificates to central New Mexico by 2020. That’s the challenge 100 educators, community and business leaders, speakers and students gathered to support on August 2 at the first GradNation Community Summit in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Type: News

TAG: Grad Rate Data

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Community Summits, GradNation State Activation

GradNation Community Summits initiative begins next week in St. Louis

September 12, 2013

America’s Promise Alliance is kicking off the start of the GradNation Community Summits initiative next week with the first summit in St. Louis, MO on September 16. These 100 community summits, which will be held across the country over the next four years. In addition to St. Louis, 14 Summits will be held before the end of the 2013 in Birmingham, AL; Jackson, MS; Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN; Providence, RI; Toledo, OH; Rochester, NY; Las Vegas, NV; Dallas, TX; Seattle/Tacoma, WA; Louisville, KY; Atlanta, GA; Miami, FL; San Francisco, CA and Tucson, AZ.

Type: News

TAG: Using Data, Grad Rate Data

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Community Summits, Center for Promise, GradNation Campaign

Detroit schools begin culture change by tackling dropout crisis

July 19, 2013

Just five years ago, average graduation rates among Detroit public high schools hovered around 50 percent. Many institutions simply became known as "dropout factories." On the east side of the city, Osborn High School student Stepha'n Quicksey has faced many challenges growing up in a rough neighborhood. Having watched five of his siblings drop out of high school, Quicksey had academic struggles that were symptomatic of the environment in which he grew up. He carried a 0.3GPA in his second year of sixth grade and was not the only student at risk of dropping out.

Type: News

TAG: Grad Rate Data

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation Community Summits, GradNation State Activation

Ten Grad Nation Communities hold promising-practices convening in Jackson, Miss.

January 26, 2012

America’s Promise recently convened representatives from ten Grad Nation Communities in Jackson, Miss. Hosted by the United Way of the Capital Area and Operation Shoestring, the purpose of the meeting was to facilitate the sharing of promising practices, provide networking opportunities, and to learn about the successful dropout prevention strategies that have been implemented in Jackson to help students stay in school and graduate from high school prepared to succeed.

Type: News

TAG: Grad Rate Data

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Community Summits

City of Sacramento and California Mayors host State of California Graduation Summit with goal to increase graduation rates

June 24, 2010

WestEd held the California Mayors Graduation Summit April 29 as part of the national movement supported by America's Promise Alliance, AT&T and State Farm, along with the James Irvine Foundation. The summit was hosted by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson along with other mayors from across the state including San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom; Stockton Mayor Anne Johnston, Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates and Chula Vista Mayor Cheryl Cox.

Type: News

TAG: Grad Rate Data

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation Community Summits