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Advocates Set New Goal to Graduate 90 Percent of Homeless Students by 2030, Enroll 60 Percent in College by 2034

March 05, 2018

Homelessness (ICPH), Civic Enterprises and America’s Promise Alliance launched Education Leads Home, a first-of-its-kind national campaign focused exclusively on addressing the needs of the 1.3 million homeless students enrolled in America’s public schools.

Type: Press Release

promises: Safe Places, A Healthy Start, Opportunities to Help Others

channels: Special Populations

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign

Press Release Type: Press Release

Mientras la nación enfrenta el problema de la disparidad en la graduación, un nuevo estudio de investigación sobre los estudiantes de Massachusetts cuya lengua materna no es el inglés sugiere una vía hacia el progreso orientada por los jóvenes para educad

May 11, 2017

BOSTON, 11 de mayo de 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Los jóvenes cuya lengua materna no es el Inglés (FLNE por sus siglas en inglés) representan el segmento de más rápido crecimiento de población dentro de las escuelas públicas de los Estados Unidos. A pesar de que se ha demostrado que los estudiantes FLNE tienen un alto nivel de optimismo y motivación en lo que se relaciona con el progreso académico, los estudiantes FLNE siguen graduándose en un menor porcentaje que el promedio nacional. Muchos estados están buscando nuevas formas de apoyar a esta población estudiantil.

Type: Press Release

TAG: English Learners

promises: Effective Education

channels: Special Populations

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation State Activation

Press Release Type: Press Release

I Came Here to Learn

May 11, 2017

Students whose First Language is Not English (FLNE) make up the fastest growing segment of public school students across the country. In Massachusetts, one in five students is classified as FLNE. This report explores their experiences, challenges, and hopes for the future.

Type: Report

TAG: Youth Voice

promises: Effective Education

channels: Special Populations, Grad Rate Data

SOURCE: Center for Promise

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign

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

New Research Reveals More than Half of States Increased Graduation Rates and Number of “Dropout Factory” Schools Declined by 23% Since 2002

March 19, 2012

 

Type: Press Release

TAG: Using Data, Grad Rate Data

promises: Effective Education

channels: Grad Rate Data, Using Data

campaigns & initiatives: Center for Promise, GradNation Campaign

Press Release Type: Press Release