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AHSI Welcomes Our Piece of the Pie® as Newest Member!
June 21, 2010
AHSI is excited and pleased to welcome Our Piece of the Pie® as a new member of our network! Our Piece of the Pie (OPP®) is “a leading youth development agency that helps urban young people ages 14-24 become successful adults by effectively collaborating and partnering with schools, colleges, community agencies and businesses to [...]
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Program gives students another shot at diploma
May 18, 2010
They quit or were expelled, but now it’s graduation
By John Tuohy
Posted: May 15, 2010
Elizabeth Acevedo speaks Japanese and two other languages but wants to learn nine.
So her class graduation lunch at a Japanese steakhouse was as good a place as any to get started on her new curriculum.
Acevedo and 44 classmates are the second class [...] -
Youth Transition Funders Group Shares New Report!
May 4, 2010
The issue brief, Connected by 25: Effective Policy Solutions for Vulnerable Youth, offers a summary of policy recommendations from leading experts, focusing on four primary transition points that often threaten the ability for youth to be connected by age 25 to the institutions and support systems that help them succeed throughout life.
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Past Network News - March 16, 2010
March 16, 2010
A glimpse into this month’s edition of the AHSI Network News…
-AHSI Successfully Ends a Milestone Year!
-AHSI Welcomes Newest Member – Our Piece of the Pie®!
-Gateway to College Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary!
-Diploma Plus Seeks Executive Director! -
President Obama Highlights Two AHSI Organizations Working to Reduce Dropout Rate!
March 1, 2010
On March 1, 2010 President Obama and Secretary Duncan joined General Colin Powell and America’s Promise Alliance Chair Alma Powell for the announcement of Grad Nation — a 10-year campaign to mobilize America to reverse the dropout crisis and help America’s children be prepared for success in college, work and life.
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Diploma Plus approach specializes in educating dropouts
February 14, 2010
THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
Written by Julia Steiny
February 14, 2010
A class of Charlestown (Mass.) High School students are riveted to their teacher’s lesson about plotting negative slopes. And smiling, to boot. With long dreadlocks pulled into a loose pony tail, Hayden Frederick-Clarke talks to the kids with a fascinating blend of rich, well-educated vocabulary and street syntax. [...] -
Gateway to College National Network Receives $13 Million to Expand Programs
January 22, 2010
Four foundations support promising program to help students earn college degrees
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Gateway to College National Network has received $13 million in grants from four leading foundations to expand a program that transforms high school dropouts into college-ready students.
Now in operation in 27 colleges in 16 states, these new investments will allow [...] -
Past Network News - December 7, 2009
December 7, 2009
A glimpse into this month’s edition of the AHSI Network News…
-$4 million awarded to the National League of Cities YEF Institute and seven cities to boost college graduation rates!
-Evidence of Success findings from Diploma Plus and EdVisions!
-Gateway to College announces new partners!
-Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s 2010 New Jersey Health Initiatives Program announces focus on at-risk young men! -
Big Picture: A Better School Model?
November 16, 2009
by Sarah M. Fine
November 16, 2009
The Big Picture Learning Company structures high schools around the belief that kids learn best when they are doing what they love. In the world of American public education, this is nothing short of radical.
It is a chilly Thursday morning in Rhode Island and the Met School’s Media and Performing [...] -
Past Network News - October 16, 2009
October 16, 2009
A glimpse into this month’s edition of the AHSI Network News:
-AHSI Launches New Enterprise!
-Education Week Publishing Commentary on AHSI Place-Based Partnership Sites!
-EdVisions Announces Summer Institutes and Welcomes New Staff Member!
-Beyond the Bricks – Premiere Screening of Documentary Following Two Students From Newark!
