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Increasing Graduation Rates in Our Nation’s Public High Schools
HealthyPeople.com July 20, 2017 High school graduation is an important predictor for overall health outcomes. High school graduates have less chance of being in prison, greater financial stability as adults, and fewer health problems. Founded in 2008, Diplomas Now is a partnership of 3 national nonprofits—Talent Development Secondary, City Year, and Communities in Schools—working to transform the Nation’s most […]
The Chainsmokers and Get Schooled surprise students at partner school, Webster High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for its Soaring Graduation Rates
Webster High School’s graduation rate has risen from 53.3 percent to 75.5 percent since 2013 and the Class of 2017 has posted a 33% increase in college going seniors TULSA, OK – May 17, 2017 – Platinum recording artists the Chainsmokers partnered with Get Schooled to crash Webster High School’s senior day to recognize the staff […]
TDS featured at Tulsa community graduation rate summit
At the GradNation Community Summit in Tulsa on January 8, Charles Hiteshew told attendees that Tulsa could become the first midsize city in the nation to graduate 90% of high school students–if it can convert just 540 students per year from dropouts to graduates, using whole-school reform strategies like those successfully implemented in the Diplomas […]
CNN Op/Ed: What You Won’t Hear at Graduation
(CNN) — Graduation season is in full swing, bringing with it a lot of discussion about life and opportunity. Inevitably there will be news stories about graduation ceremonies or a new YouTube video sensation focusing on commencement words of wisdom. While inspiring, those stories never give a full portrait of this rite of passage in […]
Building on Progress in East Baton Rouge
Here in Louisiana, 75 percent of students in the class of 2014 (the latest year for which the data are available) graduated high school, up from 71 percent just three years ago. The numbers for East Baton Rouge Parish are lower, at 66 percent, up from 63 percent in 2011. We are making progress in […]
On Track for Student Success
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Webinar Series: Keeping Students On-Track During COVID-19: Who Needs What Help, and When?
Keeping Students On-Track During COVID-19: Who Needs What Help, and When? And, How Can Schools Organize their Resources to Meet Student Needs? A Webinar Series for You Join us for the next presentation of a 4-part webinar series on practical steps schools can take based on 15 years of research and experience working with […]
ESSA & TDS
School Improvement in the ESSA Environment For over 20 years, Talent Development Secondary (TDS) has been the go-to partner for secondary school transformation and support. We lead the nation, not only in research on effective practices in secondary schools that increase high school graduation rates, but also in bridging research to practice – our staff […]
New Report: “Findings From the First Decade and What’s Next”
In 2008, Talent Development Secondary launched the Diplomas Now program that combines TDS’ whole-school reform model and expert curricular instruction, with City Year Americorp staff and Communities In Schools support services. The collaborative effort partnered with high-need secondary schools across the nation for one of the largest and longest randomized control trials ever conducted of […]
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