Effective Practice at West Brooklyn Community High School
Effective Practice at West Brooklyn Community High School West Brooklyn Community High School has achieved a dramatic level of success in raising the graduation rates of a diverse population of over-aged and undercredited students who…
What It Costs: Financing Back on Track Through College Designs
What It Costs: Financing Back on Track Through College Designs Almost 7 million young Americans (age 16–24) are insufficiently attached to school or work. By helping a mere 0.1 percent earn a high school credential…
Putting Students in the Driver's Seat: Good Shepherd Services' LifeLink Approach to Postsecondary Success
Putting Students in the Driver's Seat: Good Shepherd Services' LifeLink Approach to Postsecondary Success LifeLink is an innovative college bridge and retention program that provides an efficient and centralized opportunity for New York City students…
From Remediation to Acceleration: Early Lessons from Two Philadelphia Back on Track Schools
From Remediation to Acceleration: Early Lessons from Two Philadelphia Back on Track Schools Dropout recovery schools and programs today face the challenge of preparing students to not only complete high school but also succeed in…
The Best of Two Worlds: Lessons from a Community College-Community Organization Collaboration to Increase Student Success
The Best of Two Worlds: Lessons from a Community College-Community Organization Collaboration to Increase Student Success The brief contextualizes the New York City’s College Access and Success Initiative (CAS), which focuses on improving the odds…
Pathway to Recovery: Implementing a Back on Track Through College Model
Pathway to Recovery: Implementing a Back on Track Through College Model *Pathways to Recovery* outlines how the Back on Track Through College model can not only help recover and advance thousands of dropouts but also…
Common Cause: Community-Based Organizations and Community Colleges Partner for Student Success
Common Cause: Community-Based Organizations and Community Colleges Partner for Student Success This brief tells the story of a unique partnership between the Bronx Opportunity Network—an alliance of community-based organizations—and two major community colleges to better…
Opening the Door: How Community Organizations Address the Youth Unemployment Crisis
Opening the Door: How Community Organizations Address the Youth Unemployment Crisis The country is facing a dual crisis in youth unemployment and low postsecondary completion rates. This paper shows the vital role of community-based organizations…
Making Opportunities Work for Youth
Adonis, Juan, Rogdericka. Little has been easy for these low-income young people from Boston, Hartford, and New Orleans. But now all three are earning college credentials and finding a permanent path out of poverty. Adonis,…