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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 […]
EGC Hosts 2nd Career Focus Task Group
On October 28, 2025 the Everyone Graduates Center hosted the second virtual gathering of national educators to examine nonprofit, business, and community engagement. The discussions were guided by three questions: Presenters Download the Event Presentation (PDF) Download Lighthouse Community Public Schools Presentation (PDF) Community Engaging Families Around CTE https://careertech.org/what-we-do/case-making-communications/engage-families-learners/ Community Schools https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/ Employer Engagement https://careertech.org/resource-center/topics/employer-engagement/ […]
Introducing Skills for Secondary School Success
Skills for Secondary School Success is a free, evidence-based, classroom-ready program designed to help young people strengthen the skills they need to meet academic and social challenges in school and beyond. Developed by Johns Hopkins University education researchers with federal support and years of input from classroom teachers, Skills for Secondary School Success helps students build […]
OTCS Participation Feedback Results
On Track to Career Success has prepared The On Track to Career Success Participation Feedback Results. It reports the key insights on how the OTCS partnership impacted students in New Mexico. The objective is to understand the experiences and the impact of participation, providing insights that will guide the evolution of the framework and its […]
EGC Hosts Career Focus Task Group
On September 18, 2025 the Everyone Graduates Center hosted a virtual gathering of national educators to examine how can schools and school systems promote young people’s career exposure and readiness. The discussions were guided by three questions: Download the Event Presentation (PDF) All4Ed: Raise the Bar Unlocking Career Success Advance CTE: Career Wheel & Guidebook […]
Report Release
Schools Implementing Student Success Systems Outperform the Nation in Reducing Chronic Absenteeism During 2022–23, the GRAD Partnership began working with schools across the country to implement student success systems in order to meet persistent challenges like record high chronic absenteeism and widening disconnections between families and schools. Student success systems were developed in partnership with over 300 […]
Chronic Absenteeism Map
Chronic Absenteeism Rates Interactive Map Chronic absence, defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, is a proven early warning sign of academic risk for students from preschool through high school. A school’s chronic absence rate is the percentage of students who have missed that much school. Chronic absence data should […]
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NEW Report from EGC
Crisis and Opportunity: The Role of Place...
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OpEd: Tutors/Mentors Supporting Students
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OTCS: Highlights from New Mexico
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New Report from Everyone Graduates Center
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EGC Hosts 2nd Career Focus Task Group
On October 28, 2025...
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