{"id":16,"date":"2023-05-23T20:04:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T20:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jhu-soe.dev.fastspot.com\/csos\/diplomas-now\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T18:50:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:50:51","slug":"diplomas-now","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.jhu.edu\/csos\/impact\/diplomas-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Diplomas Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was designed to be robust and intense enough to transform high-need middle grade and high schools attended by many students who fall off the path to high school graduation. Diplomas Now was based on research showing that half of all eventual dropouts can be identified by the end of sixth grade, and close to 75 percent by the start of high school. Studies found that middle-school students who fail their courses, have poor attendance, and poor behavior seldom graduate. Diplomas Now identified those students early and worked to eliminate their problems.<\/p>\n<p>Diplomas Now was the only secondary school reform program to have won a prestigious Investing in Innovations (i3) federal grant in 2010. This $30 million grant, plus a matching grant from The PepsiCo Foundation, allowed Diplomas Now to expand and undergo a rigorous evaluation of its effectiveness. In 2014, it received an additional i3 grant to extend the evaluation. The i3 Fund was administered by the federal Department of Education and was created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdrc.org\/project\/diplomas-now#overview\">MDRC<\/a>, an independent research organization, conducted the study, which included 62 secondary schools (middle and high) located in 11 school districts across the country. In 2019, when completed, it was one of the largest and longest randomized studies of secondary school reform ever conducted.<\/p>\n<h2>The Approach<\/h2>\n<p>Diplomas Now combined 65 years of experience from three national nonprofits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>City Year\u2019s in-school, \u201cnear peer\u201d AmeriCorps members who support students<\/li>\n<li>Communities In Schools\u2019 in-school trained case managers for the neediest students<\/li>\n<li>Talent Development Secondary, a school reform model that improves instruction and performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How It Worked<\/h2>\n<p>Diplomas Now partnered with the school community so every student had the support of caring adults and those adults had the tools to improve student success. Working with administrators and teachers, a Diplomas Now team organized and supported schools to strengthen achievement and engagement. Diplomas Now provided curriculum, teacher coaching, and student support. An early warning system identified struggling students, and the team worked to get each student back on track.<\/p>\n<p>Young adults worked full-time in the school, welcomed students, called them if they didn&#8217;t show up, provided tutoring, and celebrated positive behavior. After school, they helped with homework and involved students in service and enrichment programs. For the neediest students, Diplomas Now provided case management and connected them with community resources, such as counseling, health care, housing, food, and clothing.<\/p>\n<h2>Where It Operated<\/h2>\n<p>Diplomas Now operated in schools in Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Ohio, Denver, Detroit, East Baton Rouge, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Seattle, Tulsa, and Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<a class=\"wysiwyg_button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdrc.org\/project\/diplomas-now#overview\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"wysiwyg_button_label\">Learn More about Diplomas Now<\/span><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was designed to be robust and intense enough to transform high-need middle grade and high schools attended by many students who fall off the path to high school graduation. 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