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Youth Share Three Ways to Fight Homelessness

June 26, 2018

What should teachers do if they suspect a student might be homeless? What about non-educators? Better yet, what can governors and legislators do to fight youth homelessness on a broad scale in their states and communities?

Type: News

TAG: Special Populations, Homeless Youth

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

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, Youth Voice: Homelessness

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

Four College Students Share What it Was Like to be Homeless—and What they Learned from It

June 07, 2017

The four students quoted in this story come from states across the country, but they all have two things in common: First, they used to be homeless. Second, they found a way to graduate high school and enroll in college anyway.

Type: News

TAG: Homeless Youth, Grad Rate Data

promises: Caring Adults, Effective Education, Safe Places

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation State Activation

America’s Promise Alliance Welcomes Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness

February 07, 2017

America’s Promise is thrilled to announce that the Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness (ICPH) has joined the alliance as a national partner.

Type: News

TAG: Homeless Youth, Low-Income

promises: Safe Places

Report: Student Homelessness Grows Dramatically—But Support Doesn’t

June 16, 2016

The number of homeless students in the United States has grown dramatically, and the majority of them aren’t getting the support they need to graduate high school, a new report found. Hidden in Plain Sight: Homeless Students in America’s Public Schools examines student homelessness through interviews and students with more than 200 young people who are or have been homeless.

Type: News

TAG: Homeless Youth, Special Populations, Grad Rate Data

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, Center for Promise