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High Five Passes the Torch |
| There was an actual flame involved on May 12 when the High Five regional partnership passed the torch to continue its work fostering Professional Learning Communities in five area school districts. At a reception of educators, business representatives, parents, and political leaders from the five districts, participants viewed a video of the five-year highlights of High Five’s work. Also at the event, the sponsors who made High Five possible were thanked and Vann Langston, High Five Executive Director, was presented the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the most prestigious honor awarded to North Carolinians. Dr. Bill Harrison, CEO of Public Instruction and Chairman of the State Board of Education, was the keynote speaker for the evening. High Five’s work will continue with the Superintendents of Orange, Chapel Hill-Carrboro, Wake, Durham, and Johnston school districts serving as the new Board of Directors.
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The High Societal Costs of Dropping Out |
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The decision to drop out of high school is not just a personal one anymore. Students who don’t receive their high school diplomas have a negative impact on society. Because they earn less than graduates—or don’t earn at all—they strain the tax base and public assistance programs. Because they are likely to lack health insurance, they drive up the cost of health care. Because they are more likely to turn to crime than their better-educated peers, they endanger citizens and burden the criminal-justice system. And because they don’t become the educated, productive citizens they have every right to be, they make us less competitive globally.
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When Kids Don't Graduate, We All Fail |
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Learn more about the effort to increase high school achievement in a dramatic way! |
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