For All Kids, How Kentucky is Closing the High School Graduation Gap for Low-income Students, takes an in-depth look at the state’s campaign to bring educational equity to all students.

Despite an above-average poverty level, Kentucky is a leader in closing the gap between the number of low-income and non-low-income graduates, and has one of the highest graduation rates in the country.

This report looks not only at the data but also at the stories behind the numbers in case studies from the Commonwealth’s diverse regions, and highlights lessons that can benefit other states.

• Follow this link to read the full report.
• Follow this link to read the Executive Summary.

The report is by Civic Enterprises and the Everyone Graduates Center at the Center for Social Organization of Schools in the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University.

‘For All Kids’ report shows Kentucky’s high school graduation rate now among highest in nation
Northern Kentucky Tribune, July 26, 2016
Johns Hopkins University’s Everyone Graduates Center issued a report earlier this year showing that the nation has made great progress in raising high school graduation rates — mostly driven by improved outcomes for low-income and minority students… read more.

Closing the opportunity gap in Kentucky
Cincinnati, July 26, 2016
Over the last decade, rising high school graduation rates have been a hope spot in America. Two million more students have graduated from high school rather than dropping out… read more.

Closing graduation gap for low-income students
Courier-Journal, July 26, 2016
I always wanted to teach. As a child, I had teachers who inspired me to love reading and learning, and I wanted to be just like them… read more.

‘For All Kids’ report shows Kentucky’s high school graduation rate now among highest in nation
KY Forward, July 26, 2016
Johns Hopkins University’s Everyone Graduates Center issued a report earlier this year showing that the nation has made great progress in raising high school graduation rates — mostly driven by improved outcomes for low-income and minority students… read more.

Report shows Kentucky educational system improving
The Gleaner, July 27, 2016
Kentucky is a national leader in closing the graduation rate gap for low-income students… read more.

Region, state are leaders in closing graduation gap
Kentucky New Era, August 1, 2016
Kentucky is among the nation’s leaders in closing the high school graduation gap for low-income public school students… read more.

Kentucky graduation gap low, study shows
Bowling Green Daily News, August 2, 2016
Kentucky has made rapid gains in closing the graduation gap between students from different economic backgrounds despite a poverty rate that exceeds the national average… read more.

Kentucky’s high school graduation rate among highest in U.S.
The Lane Report, August 2, 2016
Kentucky’s high school graduation rate is among the highest in the country despite a poverty rate above the national average, according to a report by the Everyone Graduates Center at the Johns Hopkins School of Education and Civic Enterprises, a Washington, D.C.-based policy center… read more.

Some good news from Kentucky schools
Lexington Herald Leader, August 4, 2016
If you’re looking for a ray of optimism in this season of political gloom, check out “For all Kids: How Kentucky is closing the high school graduation gap for low-income students.” … read more.