2021 Building A Grad Nation Report

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Building A Grad Nation is authored by Civic and the Everyone Graduates Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education and released in partnership with America’s Promise Alliance and the…

Where Do We Go Next?

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

New National Data Provide High Schoolers’ Insights. They reflect on a historic school year shaped by remote learning and attention to racial injustice

America’s Promise Messaging Frameworks

Thursday, October 29, 2020

2020 Building A Grad Nation Report

Thursday, October 1, 2020

Authored by Civic and the Everyone Graduates Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education, and released annually in partnership with the Alliance for Excellent Education and America’s…

Case Study: Building Responsive Pathways to Graduation and Beyond

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

This brief provides tangible examples of the ways in which the five Acceleration sites are offering and integrating internships, work-based learning, and/or work-readiness education to ensure…

Case Study: Creating Effective Youth-Supporting Partnerships

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

In this case study, you will find examples of how the Acceleration sites have brought partner organizations to the table, have established and built on a shared vision, and have utilized data-driven…

Case Study: Holistic Approaches to Helping Young People Succeed

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

In this case study, you will find concrete examples of the ways in which these exemplar states and communities are putting people over programs and establishing structures for holistic support for…

2019 Building A Grad Nation: Progress and Challenge in Raising High School Graduation Rates

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Authored by Civic and the Everyone Graduates Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education, and released annually in partnership with the Alliance for Excellent Education and America’s…

Achieving a 90 Percent Graduation Rate Webinar: Making Effective Work-Based Learning Real for All Students

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

hear from Urban Alliance, which provides underserved high school seniors with training, internships, & mentoring that build the social, emotional, and cognitive skills they need to succeed in…

More Than a Village

Friday, April 12, 2019

More Than a Village: Perspectives on Re-engagement in Tucson is the second part of a two-part research series focused on high school re-engagement in Tucson, Arizona. The first piece in this series,…

I'm Going Back: The Re-Engagement Experiences of Tucson Youth

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

I'm Going Back: The Re-Engagement Experiences of Tucson Youth was authored by Shannon Varga, Max Margolius, Catalina Tang Yan, Anna Skubel, Marissa L. Cole, and Jonathan F. Zaff, at the Center for…

Recess Checkup

Monday, December 3, 2018

One of Playworks’ most popular tools to-date is the Recess Checkup, a short 3-5 minute online quiz designed to help educators identify strengths and surface areas for improvement on their playground. 

Recess Lab

Monday, December 3, 2018

With more than 20 years of experience working with elementary schools, Playworks launched Recess lab to support principals, teachers and other school staff to rediscover the power of play.

Podcast: Health Centers & Schools Uniting for Young Students’ Success

Friday, November 9, 2018

Many health centers across the country are building partnerships with schools to expand access to quality care and address the powerful social, environmental, and economic conditions that unjustly…

Creating Policies to Support Healthy Schools: Policymaker, Educator, and Student Perspectives

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Initiatives focused on improving aspects of students’ well-being in schools—such as addressing childhood obesity, preventing bullying, and restricting schools’ use of exclusionary discipline—are…

Great American High School: Reforming the Nation’s Remaining Low-Performing High Schools

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Disciplined and Disconnected

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Disciplinary actions in schools often represent a missed opportunity. In many cases, the systems in place are purely reactive and lack a preventative component to address student behavior.…

2018 Building a Grad Nation: Progress and Challenge in Raising High School Graduation Rates

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Authored by Civic Enterprises and the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University, and released annually in partnership with the Alliance for Excellent Education and America’s Promise…

When Youth Feel Unsafe: Brief Insights on the Cognitive and Academic Effects of Exposure to Violence

Thursday, February 22, 2018

This Point of View brief from the Center for Promise provides research insights on a particularly timely topic - violence in America's schools - that is impacting young people in America. Learn more…

The Promise of Comprehensive Community Initiatives

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Comprehensive community initiatives (CCIs) are a potentially promising way to organize supports throughout a community and have attracted interest from philanthropy and public policymakers.…

Closing the Graduation Gap: Progress and Challenge in Raising High School Graduation Rates in Indiana

Monday, November 27, 2017

In 2015, Indiana had both the highest high school graduation rates of any state in the nation at 87.1 percent, and the narrowest graduation gap—4.5 percentage points—between low-income and non-low-…

Healthy Schools Research

Friday, September 1, 2017

When schools are a healthy environment to learn and grow, we have a better chance of raising a generation of strong and vibrant students who are prepared to succeed in life.

Paper Thin? Why All High School Diplomas Are Not Created Equal

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Paper Thin? Why All High School Diplomas Are Not Created Equal provides a state-by-state analysis of the different types of diplomas that states awarded to the Class of 2014 and the impact on…

I Came Here to Learn

Thursday, 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.…

2017 Building a Grad Nation Report

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Authored by Civic Enterprises and the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University, and released annually in partnership with the Alliance for Excellent Education and America’s Promise…

Barriers to Success

Thursday, March 30, 2017

While many young people in America continue to be bombarded by severe adversity, few receive the supports and resources they need to cope and succeed.