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Text to 'Drop In': New Technology Debuts to Reduce Colorado's Dropout Rates
(August 8, 2012)
August 2012 (Denver, Colorado)—During the 2010-2011 academic year, 12,744 Colorado youth dropped out of high school according to the Colorado Department of Education, a statistic that a new web-based initiative aims to significantly reduce this year at Denver Public Schools (2,292 dropouts), Boulder Valley School District (119 dropouts), and Aurora Public Schools (1,192 dropouts). Colorado Youth for a Change (CYC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to solving Colorado’s dropout crisis, today launched ‘Drop In Colorado’, a pilot program that provides options and support to reengage at-risk youth who have left school. Dropouts aged 14 to 21 can now simply send a text message from their smartphones to connect with the people and resources that will help match them with a school to best suit their needs.
Read the full releaseColorado Youth for a Change Receives a $175,000 PropelNext grant from the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation to refine program models and strengthen capacity
(May 22, 2012)
(DENVER) Colorado Youth for a Change was awarded a PropelNext grant of $175,000 over 18 months and will also receive expert strategic consulting assistance to help strengthen its program design and build a performance management system.
Colorado Youth for a Change Expands Beyond Metro Denver to Serve Youth in Pueblo 60 City Schools(May 17, 2011)
Currently partnering with five Metro Denver school districts, Colorado Youth for a Change is getting ready to expand into its sixth district: Pueblo 60 City Schools.
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Colorado Youth for a Change Helps to Re-enroll 220 Dropouts Back in School during Statewide October Count(November 22, 2010)
220 dropouts were re-enrolled by CYC this fall in conjunction with Colorado's October Count, a system that dictates school funding based on the count of each enrolled student. Read the full release
Colorado Youth for a Change Hosting the 4th Annual Back to School Night(August 23, 2010)
Colorado ranks 46th in the nation in the rate of high school completion, and only 70% of the state's students eventually graduate. Read the full release
