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For the First Time Ever, No State Is Reporting a Grad Rate Below 71 Percent, Says Grad Nation Report
June 05, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In 2001, the national high school graduation rate stood at 71 percent. Fifteen years later – and for the first time ever, no state in the nation has a high school graduation rate below 71 percent and there are now 39 states above 80 percent, a major milestone toward reaching the country’s goal of a 90 percent graduation rate, according to the latest Building a Grad Nation report.
Type: Press Release
TAG: Grad Rate Data, Using Data, Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Students with Disabilities, Low-Income, English Learners
promises: Effective Education
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
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