America's Promise Alliance

"Together we can - and we will - prepare children and youth for college, work and life."

- Gen. Colin Powell

News & Events

News & Features

City of St. Petersburg and Students First Alliance hold Operation Graduation with goal to increase graduation rates

On January 22, 2010 the City of St. Petersburg, Fla. and the Students First Alliance hosted a Dropout Prevention Summit called Operation Graduation: Empowered, Engaged and Involved at the St. Petersburg College EpiCenter. Operation Graduation brought people together from all around Pinellas County who shared the same vision to work collaboratively to increase graduation rates.

Detroit partnerships making tremendous progress towards high school graduation goals

Detroit hosted the America’s Promise Alliance’s first official citywide dropout Prevention Summit in April 2008. Since that time, led by the United Way for Southeastern Michigan, Detroit has made tremendous progress in its post-summit goals and its commitment to collaboration as a key strategy to increase high school graduation rates and improve outcomes for young people. Detroit is one of 12 Featured Communities for America’s Promise Alliance, where local partnerships are engaging leadership from corporate, philanthropic, government, community-based and education sectors, as well as youth and parents in the community.

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Events

5th Annual Reaching At-Promise Students National Conference

This conference addresses the education issues affecting the at-risk and struggling learner community. Join us as we focus on the most effective methods for increasing educational equity and access and promoting academic success for all students.

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