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Education Reform Groups Call on Massachusetts to Pursue a Dual Agenda (April 24, 2007)
Urgent Need Cited for Pursuing the Twin Goals of High Standards and High Graduation Rates for All Students

Two national organizations today presented ambitious recommendations for creating an education pipeline capable of moving all Massachusetts high school students through an advanced level of skills and credentials that will connect young adults to the well-paying jobs being created in Massachusetts.
 
According to “High Standards and High Graduation Rates: Moving Forward on a Dual Agenda in Massachusetts,” a collaboration between Boston-based Jobs for the Future and Washington, DC-based Achieve, Inc, two challenges deserve the special, immediate attention of state leaders: 1) substantially increasing the percentage of the state’s low-income, African-American, and Hispanic young people who graduate from high school in four years; and 2) substantially increasing the percentage of high school graduates who are fully prepared to succeed in work and postsecondary education.
  
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A Promise for Our Students (April 23, 2007)
Joint Statement from the Alliance for Excellent Education, the Center for American Progress, Jobs for the Future, and the National Council of La Raza on the Introduction of the Graduation Promise Act
 
Today, four national organizations committed to improving educational outcomes for America’s high school students applaud the introduction of the Graduation Promise Act. The Graduation Promise Act is designed to improve high schools and reduce dropout rates, and was introduced today by U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Richard Burr (R-NC), and Health, Education, Pensions, and Labor Committee Chairman Edward Kennedy (D-MA). The Graduation Promise Act is enthusiastically supported by the Alliance for Excellent Education, the Center for American Progress, Jobs for the Future, and the National Council of La Raza.
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“Making a Difference” Forum Honors Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 11, 2007)
Community Breakfast Put Focus on Challenges Facing Black and Latino Men
 
Today, over 200 Boston-area leaders from schools, businesses, foundations, government, and community-based organizations gathered to explore solutions to the education and workforce challenges facing men of color. The occasion was Jobs for the Future’s “Making a Difference in Our Community” breakfast, held annually in commemoration of Martin Luther King's birthday. 
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