Here are the Highlights…

Gallup Student Poll finds gap between perception and reality in youth hope, engagement and wellbeing

Out-of-school time program quality matters for adolescent outcomes

Reports reveal colleges with the biggest, smallest gaps in minority graduation rates in the U.S.

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Here are the highlights from this week’s bulletin:

America’s Promise Alliance and DeVry announce multi-year partnership to increase graduation rates

First Focus analysis indicates schools continue to experience increased enrollment of homeless students

Alliance Chair Alma Powell speaks at Military Child Education Coalition’s 12th annual conference

Alliance Partner Jobs for the Future awarded Social Innovation Fund grant

YouthBuild USA receives $10,000,000 grant from Department of Labor to prepare high school dropouts and young adult offenders for future employment

Ford Motor Company Fund and LULAC announce 10 winners of new program to address high school dropout rate

Blue Star Families launches art contest for military children

Here are the highlights from this week’s America’s Promise Bulletin…

America’s Promise Alliance and the Simon Foundation announce partnership to increase high school and college graduation rates

The Simon Scholars program helps students facing difficult life circumstances excel academically and socially

2011 Global Youth Service Day Lead Agency Grants (Deadline: July 15)

Target offers summer learning tips through Facebook

Center for Student Opportunity to release new College Access & Opportunity Guide in July

Colin Powell, Alma Powell and President Obama talked about education at an event for the America’s Promise Alliance. He announced $900 million in grants for schools and school districts. Citing a Rhode Island school that had fired all teachers, he said he favored federal rewards for local school districts that fire underperforming teachers and close failing schools, noting that educators needed to be held accountable when they failed to fix chronically troubled classrooms and curb the student dropout rate.

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