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Michigan’s adult drop-outs offered new chance for diploma – and free job training
Event Date: MLive.com, January 29, 2018 – Jobs continue to go unfilled in Michigan, yet the state also is home to nearly 750,000 adults without a high school diploma. A new program seeks to bridge the gap, offering an online high school diploma and free workforce credentials – as well as job placement – in construction or health […]
Read MoreDRMA taps into ‘alliance’ to find workers of the future
Event Date: Dayton Daily News, August 29, 2017 – Graduation Alliance, which offers education and career training across the United States, including Montgomery County, has partnered with the Dayton Region Manufacturers Association (DRMA) to give Dayton-area residents an opportunity to earn the qualifications they need to begin a new career in manufacturing, the DRMA announced Tuesday. Continue reading […]
Read MoreWaterloo Schools contracts with private company to serve dropouts
Event Date: The Courier, March 28, 2017 – The Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved a three-year agreement with the drop-out recovery program Graduation Alliance Inc. Continue reading “Waterloo Schools contracts with private company to serve dropouts”
Read MoreNew Tangipahoa program aims to help teens, young adults who did not earn diploma
Event Date: WAFB, January 18, 2017 – The Tangipahoa Parish Graduation Alliance is an initiative for people ages 14 to 20 who do not have a high school diploma or GED. Continue reading “New Tangipahoa program aims to help teens”
Read MoreHanford High senior beats cancer, struggles to graduate with class
Event Date: Tri-City Herald, June 1, 2016 – The Richland School District suggested his parents enroll him in Graduation Alliance, an online high school completion program offered through the district’s alternative program. Continue reading “Hanford High senior beats cancer, struggles to graduate with class”
Read MoreGraduation rate for Davenport Community School District increases
Event Date: KWQC, May 4, 2016 – “Although our percentages are trending in the right direction, “ said Dr. Art Tate, DCSD Superintendent, “As long as one student is not graduating from high school the rates are not acceptable.” Continue reading “Graduation rate for Davenport Community School District increases”
Read MoreRising Graduation Rates: What You Need to Know to Ensure that All Students Have a Pathway to Success
Event Date: Huffington Post Education, April 29, 2016 – The U.S. high school graduation rate continues to climb, but we should think critically about our collective path to progress. Continue reading “Rising Graduation Rates: What You Need to Know to Ensure that All Students Have a Pathway to Success”
Read MoreStatewide program helps adults earn the high-school diploma they missed
Event Date: The Columbus Dispatch, February 9, 2016 – Kayla Hughes is working to complete the credits needed to receive her high school diploma in a statewide program. “When I saw this, I jumped right in.” Continue reading “Statewide program helps adults earn the high-school diploma they missed”
Read MoreEast Detroit approves program to help students graduate
Event Date: C&G Newspapers, February 3, 2016 – East Detroit Public Schools Board of Education approved an agreement with Graduation Alliance to help students who have dropped out or who are considered “at risk” to graduate with a high school diploma. Continue reading “East Detroit approves program to help students graduate”
Read MoreLorain County adults can now finish high school online
Event Date: The Morning Journal, December 30, 2015 – Residents of Lorain County who are 22 years old and older and who did not finish high school can now earn a diploma from the school district in which they reside. Continue reading “Lorain County adults can now finish high school online”
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