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Graduation Promise Act Would Provide Grants to States to Improve High School Graduation RatesOct. 6, 2009—On September 23, 2009, S 1698, "The Graduation Promise Act," was introduced by Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Patty Murray (D-WA), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Jack Reed (D-RI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Robert Casey (D-PA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Al Franken (D-MN), and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). This bill is intended to provide grants to states to improve high schools and graduation rates, to ensure rigorous standards, to develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts, and to improve state policies to raise graduation rates. It would create Federal/State/local partnerships to improve high school graduation rates, and to help transform the lowest-performing high schools. These funds would be distributed through competitive grants to
schools which partner with business, their communities, and others.
Together proven dropout prevention strategies would be used, such
as early college high schools, apprenticeships and mentoring. An
additional $60 million would be directed to competitive grants to
create and implement successful school models for struggling students
in traditional educational programs. Get more details in the Legislative Update from Education Legislative Services. | |||||
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