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Career Focus Task Force IV
On January 29th, EGC hosted the fourth session of its Career Focus Task Force. Participants discussed ensuring high-quality career preparation. The discussion focused on these three guiding questions: View the Event Presentation (PDF) FHI360 Work-Based Learning Manual NCICTE Work-Based Learning Toolkit Colorado Succeeds, Common Challenges and New Opportunities for CTE Programs The 74 Million, What […]
NEW REPORT: Understanding Community Connections
Baltimore City Public Schools’ (City Schools) Office of New Initiatives (ONI) partnered with the Center for Social Organization of Schools (CSOS) at Johns Hopkins University’s (JHU) School of Education to conduct a qualitative research study to understand the experiences of four school communities that combined during the 2019-2020 through 2021-2022 school years. This report summarizes […]
Join the Student Connectedness Project
The Student Connectedness Project invites student teams to become learners, leaders, and designers of school connectedness. Together, students will explore how to ensure that every student is connected to adults, peers, purpose, and a welcoming space. Through interactive virtual sessions, collaboration, and design challenges, students will create actionable strategies that strengthen connectedness in their schools. […]
Skills for Secondary School Success Discovery Session
On December 10, 2025 the Everyone Graduates Center hosted a discovery session on how Skills for Secondary School Success can help students thrive—in school, at work, and in life. This engaging virtual session explored the free, evidence-based program.
2nd Virtual Innovations in School Redesign Seminar
Keeping Student Voices at the Center of School Redesign On December 9, 2025 the Everyone Graduates Center hosted the second virtual Innovations in School Redesign seminar, sponsored in collaboration with the GRAD Partnership. The seminar featured practitioners sharing groundbreaking work around one of the essential drivers of successful school redesign as identified by Cross States […]
EGC Hosts 3rd Career Focus Task Group
Members of the Everyone Graduates Center Career Focus Task Force had their third virtual meeting on December 2, 2025. Guiding questions were asked and discussed around: Measuring and Evaluating Student Outcomes in Career Readiness Programs. The discussions were guided by three questions: Download the Event Presentation (PDF) All4Ed Preparing High School Students for Careers Advance […]
NEW Report from EGC
Crisis and Opportunity: The Role of Place and Policy in the Pandemic’s Impact on Students with Disabilities Graduation Rates Over the past four decades, significant legislative strides such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) have aimed to guarantee students with disabilities (SWD) access to free and appropriate public education (FAPE). In the 2022-2023 […]
OpEd: Tutors/Mentors Supporting Students
Robert Balfanz wrote an OpEd piece for The74 that New Survey Shows 440,000 More Tutors, Mentors Supporting Students – But It’s Not Enough From tutoring to mental health to wraparound services, more schools are supporting students but still can’t meet all the needs. Five years after the height of the pandemic, students are still experiencing […]
OTCS: Highlights from New Mexico
On November 13, 2025 educators and students from New Mexico shared how they are bringing the On Track to Career Success (OTCS) framework to life. In partnership with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, schools across New Mexico have participated in the OTCS project, customizing and implementing the framework, which is designed to guide high school […]
New Report from Everyone Graduates Center
The Everyone Graduates Center and the Partnership for Student Success (PSS) are excited to announce the publication of a new report, Are K-12 Students Getting the Evidence-Based Supports They Need? Progress and Challenges Four Years After the Pandemic. The report, authored by Dr. Robert Balfanz and Vaughan Byrnes of the Everyone Graduates Center at the Johns Hopkins University […]
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Career Focus Task Force IV
On January 29th, EGC hosted the fourth session...
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NEW REPORT: Understanding Community Connections
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Join the Student Connectedness Project
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Skills for Secondary School Success Discovery Session
On December 10, 2025...
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2nd Virtual Innovations in School Redesign Seminar
Keeping Student Voices at the Center of School...
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