President Obama joins Grad Nation announcement

President Obama joined Gen. Colin Powell, Alma Powell and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to announce Grad Nation. View photos from event. Learn More

100 Best Communities for Young People registration

Complete a brief form to register. Once your registration is accepted, you will be able to access the full 100 Best online application later in March.

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Recent news and features

We post a handful of articles about the work of the Alliance weekly, including new reports, research, grant opportunities and media highlights.

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Parent engagement toolkit

Annie E. Casey Foundation and America's Promise Alliance developed a toolkit to engage parents in dropout prevention to help ensure success for all children.

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First Focus

Our policy affiliate is First Focus, a bipartisan advocacy organization committed to making children and families a priority in federal policy and budget decisions.

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Learn more about Grad Nation

Grad Nation is a 10-year campaign to mobilize the nation to reverse the dropout crisis and enable children to be prepared for success in college, work and life.

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