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Building a Bridge to Success
At a Youth Voice event held Friday, April 13th, decision makers from Calhoun County heard Marshall Alternative High School (MAHS) students discuss their changing educational experiences because of an innovative partnership that began this school year. For more information about … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative education, community partnership, dropout, graduation
Education for All
Coinciding with his State of the Union address, President Obama released a Blueprint for An America Built to Last. This blueprint contains several education based initiatives to “give hard-working, responsible American’s a fair shot.” Among these suggestions are: Forging new … Continue reading
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Tagged dropout, education, equity, graduation, pathways, post-secondary
Taking Advantage of Michigan’s Opportunity
One of the good news pieces in the Michigan 2011 Kids Count Data Book released last week is that the high school dropout rate in the state fell between 2007 (the first year that Michigan went to the new cohort … Continue reading
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Tagged dropout, education, graduation, Kids Count
