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Philadelphia's progress in addressing the dropout rate is featured in a Washington Monthly special issue. Project U-Turn was
featured in the report.
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Read Mobilizing a Cross-Sector
Collaborative for Systemic Change: Lessons from Project U-Turn, Philadelphia's
Campaign to Reduce the Dropout Rate.
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Fox29 News at 10 covered the
economic impact of the dropout rate
on the City. Project U-Turn was
featured in the report.
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Released by the Alliance for
Excellence in Education, this report
documents the economic benefits of
decreasing the local dropout rate.
It takes a regional view,
incorporating the 11 county area
including Philadelphia.
For data focusing specifically on
the City of Philadelphia, which show
even more dire impacts, please see
recent reports commissioned through
Project U-Turn.
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A newly released documentary briefly
explains Project U-Turn from the
perspective of participants in this
collaborative initiative.
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Read a summary of three
recently-released research reports
commissioned through Project U-Turn
that offer analyses that shed new
light on the relationships between
Philadelphians’ educational
attainment and their earnings,
employment and contributions to
government and society.
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A new report by researchers at the
Center for Labor Market Studies at
Northeastern University explores the
economic prospects for youth who
don’t graduate from high school and
the ripple effects for employers and
the city. View
press release and
report.
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NEW!
Project U-Turn @ 2.5 - The Project
U-Turn Campaign reports continued progress
toward resolving the city’s dropout crisis.
Download the
report. Project U-Turn
Campaign
holds Promising Practice Symposium at the Cira
Center on April 3, 2009.
Read more.
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News coverage of the
Re-Engagement Center opening.
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Gateway to College program profiled
in Inquirer three-part series
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Mayor Nutter taps Philadelphia Youth
Network Vice President for Policy
and Planning, Lori Shorr, to be his
Chief Education Officer.
Links to news coverage.
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Project U-Turn in the news |
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