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First Lady Joins YouthBuild in Celebrating 30 Years
March 18, 2009
A note from Sangeeta Tyagi, Senior Vice President for Public Policy, YouthBuild USA
Dear Colleagues:
I have just returned from YouthBuild’s 30th anniversary celebration and it has been several days of what has felt like a family reunion in the nicest sense — old and new friends, funders and supporters, students and graduates, staff from local programs [...] -
Past Network News - March 2, 2009
March 2, 2009
A glimpse into this month’s edition of the AHSI Network News…
-See Forever Kicks Off Power of Change Campaign!
-First QR MINT Visit to Mapleton Early College a Success!
-Denver Street School Boys Basketball Team Wins FRCAA Championship Title!
-Indianapolis Partnership Hosts Community Involvement Event!
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Indianapolis Mayor Musters Resources for New Alternative High Schools
February 2, 2009
By Marjorie Cohen and Andrew Moore
In a unique event held this month, Indianapolis Mayor Gregory A. Ballard publicly lent his support to a broad effort to ensure that students in the city’s recently launched alternative high schools receive adequate services to help them graduate prepared for postsecondary education and career success.
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New Alternative Schools Will Serve Range of Nashville Students
By Jamie Sarrio
Nashville’s options for high school will expand this fall as the district rolls out two new nontraditional choices.
First is a Diploma Plus high school, a special program targeting students who have dropped out of school or are at risk of dropping out. They complete their degree in a small setting with a project-based [...] -
Newark Mayor, Superintendent Launch Alternative High School Partnership
January 16, 2009
Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory A. Booker and Newark Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Clifford B. Janey together announced a partnership to reduce local dropout rates by developing new student-centered alternative high schools during a recent press conference in Newark.
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Mayors’ Education Advisors Discuss School Reform, Education Priorities
January 13, 2009
What can municipal leaders do to successfully advance school reform and ensure that every child graduates with a quality education? Members of the Mayors’ Education Policy Advisors Network (EPAN) gathered in Washington, D.C. to discuss this question with District of Columbia Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, Dr. Pedro Noguera, co-chair of the “Broader, Bolder Approach to Education” initiative, members of President-Elect Barack Obama’s transition team and key congressional staff.
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EdVisions Publishes Book on Hope Study, Assessment, & Developmental Environments
January 6, 2009
More than just a look at the study, this book also discusses the need to change the conversation about what is assessed in schools, and how relationships and relevance are important in creating proper developmental environments for students.
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US Dept. of Education Announces Grant Opportunities for Charter School Programs
January 5, 2009
Funding available for the planning, program design, and initial implementation of charter schools, and to evaluate the effects of charter schools, including their effects on students, student academic achievement, staff, and parents.
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Past Network News - December 17, 2008
December 17, 2008
A glimpse into this month’s edition of the AHSI Network News…
-Todd Goble of the StreetSchool Network™ reports from Egypt!
-AHSI Work Group Updates
-Newark Partnership Launch & Media Event Announcement
-Spring Convening Scheduled! – Save The Date!!!
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Big Picture Learning Publishes Article on 12 Year Longitudinal Study
December 8, 2008
Big Picture schools track graduates’ successes—and struggles—in life after high school.
Mary graduated from the Met School in Providence, Rhode Island, and entered a four-year college. During her freshman year, she ran into financial difficulties that affected her grades. She enrolled in a local community college, received an associate’s degree in nursing within two years, and obtained work in her chosen field…
