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Ensuring Access and Opportunities for All Students
School Reform A Catalyst for Partnerships
When the world is flat...
Whatever can be done, it will be done. Thomas Friedman
The future belongs to those who believe
in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt
There is one thing worse than not being able to see.
Being able to see, but having no vision.
Helen Keller
Vision without funding is just a hallucination.
Henry Ford
Rigor
Relevancy
Relationships
Dropouts cost our nation more than $260 billion in lost wages, lost taxes, and
lost productivity over their lifetimes.
Secretary of Education Spellings
The education pipeline loses young people at many points along the path.
For every 10 who start H.S.
Fewer than 7 will get a diploma in 4 years
4 will enroll in college the fall semester after graduation
Fewer than 2 will complete a 2 or 4 year degree within 150% of the required time.
Breakthrough Schools
Breaking Ranks II
Breaking Ranks in the Middle
Ensuring a range of options and programs for all students.
Support for At-Risk Students
Guiding Principles for Business and
School Partnerships
A How-To Guide for
School-Business Partnerships
A How-To Guide for School/Business Partnerships
Preliminary PlanningLaying the FoundationImplementationSustaining Partnership Over TimeEvaluation
www.corpschoolpartners.org
An Exploratory Study of the Relationship of School-Business Partnerships and Developmental Assets to School Success Among
Urban High School Students
A Search Institute Report Submitted to the National Association of Partners in
Education (NAPE)
Risk Behavior Patterns by Partnership Exposure (%)
3836
22 24 24
9
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Low Exposure High Exposure
Alcohol UseDrinking/DrivingDiscipline Problems
Student Thriving Outcomes by Partnership Exposure (%)
5
70
36
51
21
85
52
79
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Low Exposure High Exposure
Exhibiting Leadership Maintaining HealthValuing Diversity School Success
Student Positive Outcomes by Partnership Exposure (%)
5658 57
68
77 78 77
88
50
60
70
80
90
Low Exposure High Exposure
Improved ReadingImproved WritingImproved Math SkillsImproved Problem Solving
Student DisciplineReferrals & Suspensions
Dropout Percentage Rate
Honor Roll Percent of Students Enrolled
The bend in the road is not the end of the road,
unless you fail to make the turn.
