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AHSI Ceases Formal Operations
July 1, 2011
As of July 1, 2011 AHSI is no longer an active network.
Read the formal letter of closure here.
Connect directly with our thriving member organizations:
Big Picture Learning
Communities in Schools Georgia
Communities in Schools National
Diploma Plus
EdVisions Schools
Gateway to College
National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth, Education, & Families
Our Piece of the Pie, Inc.®
StreetSchool Network™
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National Youth Employment Coalition Releases New Publication
February 23, 2011
The National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) announced its newest publication, Building Roads to Success: Key Considerations for Communities and States Reconnecting Youth to Education (February 2011).
Download the PDF.
Building Roads to Success includes a series of briefs designed to assist community and state leaders, youth advocates, educators, and other stakeholders interested in improving and [...] -
America’s Promise Alliance Releases Report on Decline in Numbers of “Dropout Factories”
November 30, 2010
For Immediate Release
Report: Significant Decline in Number of “Dropout Factories” – U.S. Schools Where Just 60% or Fewer Students Graduate America’s Promise Alliance joins business, government, education and child advocacy leaders to announce plans of ending the high school dropout crisis
Washington, D.C. – A report released today by America’s Promise Alliance, Civic Enterprises and Johns [...] -
Indiana Volunteers Try to Cut School Dropout Rate
By Dana Hunsinger, Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis
Jamie Pittman is used to conducting job interviews. She’s the director of nursing at The Indiana Heart Hospital.
But on this day, as she asked a young man that classic interview question, “Tell me about a time you made a mistake and what you learned from it,” the answer was a [...] -
Charter to help dropouts get diplomas - Indianapolis, IN
September 6, 2010
INDYSTAR.COM
By Jason Thomas
Posted: September 6, 2010
Travis Laminack arrived in Indianapolis in March, 17 credits shy of a high school diploma.
With the economy still in recovery mode, Laminack knew the importance of having a diploma when joining the work force.
His research led him to a new charter school that not only offers a high school diploma [...] -
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!
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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.
During his speech, President [...]
