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Community Leader Spotlight with the Mobile Area Education Foundation

August 29, 2018

“Good is not great, and greatness is an expectation.” 

Type: News

TAG: STEM, Using Data, College and Career Readiness

promises: Effective Education, Caring Adults

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation State Activation, National Alliance

Action Platform: Pathways

Youth Voice: When the Push for STEM Hurts More than It Helps

June 12, 2018

I was diagnosed during my sophomore year of high school with dyscalculia, a disorder that prohibits those who have it from understanding arithmetic. The discovery of my disability was both a blessing and a curse. A blessing, because I finally knew why I never matched up with my peers in math classes. A curse, because my high school is focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

Type: Opinion

TAG: Students with Disabilities, STEM

promises: Effective Education, Caring Adults

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation State Activation

For Youth in Rural America, Unique Challenges and Surprising Opportunity

May 25, 2017

When Law Loving was growing up in Northeast Tennessee, he saw a troubling trend taking place: Students were leaving high school without a plan, many of them incurring large amounts of student debt for career paths that weren’t a good fit, and many of them not starting down a path at all. In this Q&A with America’s Promise, Law Loving provides insight into the challenges and opportunities that come with growing up in a rural area.

Type: News

TAG: Recommit2Kids, Rural, STEM

promises: Effective Education, Caring Adults

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign

Funding Opportunities

November 01, 2016

The following grants and funding opportunities are currently accepting applicants. These grants are not offered through America's Promise Alliance, but they each relate to our Five Promises. If you have questions about these opportunities, please follow the links provided in each item.

Type: News

TAG: STEM

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

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, Youth Opportunity Fund

At South Carolina Summit, Caring Adults Commit to Leaving No Young Person Behind

October 20, 2016

While the majority of new jobs in South Carolina will require some form of higher education in the coming years, few high school graduates in the state are college-ready, according to South Carolina Education Oversight Committee Executive Director Melanie Barton.

Type: News

TAG: STEM

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

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Community Summits, GradNation Campaign

Getting Across the Goal Line to a 90 Percent High School Graduation Rate

May 21, 2015

We are on track to a 90 percent high school graduation rate by 2020! What great news to report at the GradNation Campaign’s 2015 Convening of Leaders last week in Washington, DC!  When you set a bold goal and maintain focus, progress will happen. 

Type: Opinion

TAG: Grad Rate Data, STEM

promises: Caring Adults, Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign