Nearly 1/3rd of all high school students fail to graduate....

According to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation:

Low high school graduation rates and a growing awareness of the convergence of skills necessary for college and the workplace have helped build national momentum for high school reform. Nearly one-third of all high school students fail to graduate, and of those who do graduate, close to half will not have the knowledge or skills they need for success in college.*

Read More:

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/topics/Pages/high-schools.aspx

How we focus our Education:
To invest resources most responsibly, the GtC program begins by asking:

• What affects the students?
• What has been neglected in developing the students?
• Where can we make the greatest change while in the Foundations class?
• How can we harness innovative solutions and technologies?
• How can we work in partnership with the isd’s, Chamber of Commerce’s, and other community organizations as well as businesses?

 Next, we look for projects that:

• Produce measurable results
• Use preventive approaches
• Promise significant and long-lasting change and retention
• Leverage support from other sources
• Accelerate work the foundation class already supports