America's Promise Alliance

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Registration for the 2012 Building a Grad Nation Summit opens

The Building a Grad Nation Summit, taking place on March 18-21, is the premier annual event of Grad Nation, the growing movement of dedicated organizations, individuals and communities working to end the high school dropout crisis and prepare young people for college and the 21st century workforce. Registration is now open for the Summit, which is free of charge.

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Public Education Network launches initiative to increase college access and career readiness for an additional 100,000 low-income students by 2013

The Public Education Network (PEN) recently announced a plan for grassroots local education funds (LEFs) in low-income and minority communities throughout the nation to increase the numbers of college- and career-ready high school students by 100,000 by 2013. This work is an effort by community-based LEFs, working with school districts and other partners, to increase U.S. college enrollment and completion rates, which have fallen behind those of 15 other developed countries.     

• Columbia University study determines economic impact of opportunity youth
• Ten Grad Nation Communities hold promising-practices convening in Jackson, Miss.
• Digital Learning Day to focus on personalized learning and effective teaching
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• Registration for the 2012 Building a Grad Nation Summit opens

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Partner Events

generationOn Project of the Month: January 2012

• Do Something: Teens For Jeans 2012
• Aspen Institute Great Decisions
• YouthBuild National Directors Association Meeting
• Education Northwest: 6+1 Trait® Writing Introduction to the Traits Institute for Grades K-5
• National Groundhog Job Shadow Day
• National Education Association's National School Counseling Week

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