Building a Grad Nation - In the News
As of May 14, 2012, the total initial coverage estimates are: more than 1100 print, online, and broadcast news stories reaching more than 190 million Americans. These numbers will continue to grow and America’s Promise Alliance will continue to monitor and report out on coverage. Even with this estimate on the conservative side, this coverage has reached an estimated 60 percent of the U.S. population.
- Boston Herald - Report: US makes modest gains in graduation rate
- Atlanta Journal Constitution - New report on improving graduation rates
- Bloomberg Businessweek- Fewer Ind. schools considered 'dropout factories'
- Bloomberg Businessweek- NY makes gains in graduating high school students
- Boston Globe- Report: High school grad rates improving in Mass.
- CantonRep- Report: ’Dropout factory’ high schools up in Ohio
- CBN News- US High School Grad rate Sees Modest Gains
- CBS News- New study finds fewer Ark. students earn degrees
- Chicago-Sun Times- Report: U.S. makes modest gains in graduation rate
- Christian Science Monitor- US high school graduation rate inches past 75 percent
- Cincinnati.com- Ohio has more 'dropout factories'
- CNN- Number of ‘dropout factory’ high schools in the U.S. drops, report says
- CSPAN 3 covered the 2012 Grad Nation Summit Live
- Ct Post- State's 4-year graduation rate down
- Education News Week- 80% Rise in Ohio Dropout "Factories"
- Education Week (blog)- 40 States Improve High School Graduation Rates
- Fort Worth Star Telegram- Report Texas High School Graduation
- Fox News Latino- Elizabeth Molina Morgan: Latinos Need a Plan to Improve Graduation Rates
- Fox News Latino- One-in-Three Latinos Fail to Gradate High School with Class, Report Says
- Indianapolis Business Journal- Fewer Indiana schools considered ‘dropout factories’
- Latina Lista- Release of national dropout report shows need for states to step up in graduating Latino students
- Los Angeles Times- When high school is too much: 1 in 4 don’t graduate, report finds
- MSNBC- Despite progress, 1 in 4 high schoolers drop out
- MyrtleBeachOnline.com- Report shows SC improves high school graduation rates, but still ranked third
- New York Times- The Link Between Reading Level and Dropout Rates
- PBS NewsHour- Report: Graduation Rates Improve, but Hurdles Remain
- Go Local Prov News- Report: RI One of Ten States With Declining Graduation Rate
- Reuters- High school graduations up but dropouts still a drag: report
- Sanford Herald- High school graduation rate shows progress in N.C., Lee County
- Star-Telegram- Report: Texas high school graduation rates rising
- Stoneham Patch-Superintendent: Stoneham High School Graduation Rate 'Above State Average'
- The Seattle Times- State's high-school graduation rates improve, researchers report
- The Stir- Shocking Dropout Rate Means We Are Failing As Parents
- Town Hall- High School Graduation Rates Rise, But Still Appallingly Low
- US News and World Report- High School Graduation Rates Vary Drastically Among States
- Wall Street Journal- NY makes gains in graduating high school students.
- Washington Examiner- Colin Powell would like a lightsaber, please
- Washington Post- High school graduation rate rises in US”
- WKSU News- Ohio "dropout factories" are growing