Since 2008, AT&T Aspire has provided support to more than 1,000 national and community organizations including school districts, higher education and education-serving non-profits. With our new investment, we will maintain our commitment to support local organizations that are delivering results that help reduce the dropout rates in their communities.
Aspire Local High School Impact Initiative
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In March 2012, we launched the AT&T Aspire Local High School Impact Initiative Request for Proposal (RFP), which focused on high school success and college and career readiness programs. AT&T was most interested in funding local programs that have strong, evidence based practices grounded in the What Works Clearinghouse Dropout Prevention: A Practice Guide and data driven outcomes demonstrated to improve high school graduation rates. The 2012 Local Impact RFP also featured a stronger emphasis on underserved populations.
The RFP closed at the end of April 2012 and the selection process was highly competitive. The schools, school districts and non-profit organizations that received the funding are making a difference in their communities by keeping kids in high school and preparing them for college, career and life success, by:
- Serving high school students at-risk of dropping out of high school
- Using data to demonstrate the effectiveness of dropout interventions
- Embracing social innovation and community collaboration to extend the impact of their work
ASPIRE
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PARTNER RELEASES
- Genesys Works
- National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME)
- Big Brothers Big Sisters (AMA announcement)
- Communities in Schools
- City Year
- Curriki
- Jobs for America’s Graduates
BLOGS
- The Power of a New Vision
- 1 Million Hours, Unlimited Potential
- Movie Making Builds Life Skills
- Helping Students Graduate: One Community at a Time
- Building Apps to Hack the High School Dropout Rate
- "Hacking" into Student Success through AT&T Aspire
- GameDesk: Where technology, fun and academic success converge
- Aspire to Success
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OUR PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
- The Alliance for Excellent Education
- America's Promise Alliance
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Boys & Girls Clubs of America
- City Year
- Civic Enterprises
- Communities in Schools
- Curriki
- The Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University
- GameDesk
- Genesys Works
- Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG)
- Junior Achievement
- NACME
- Roadtrip Nation
- United Way Worldwide
- We Teach Science
