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After-School Program Keeps 96 Percent of Participating Students On Track to Graduate in At-Risk Communities

After-School Program Keeps 96 Percent of Participating Students On Track to Graduate in At-Risk Communities

October 26, 2009 • Categories: Blog • by Sarah Frick

United Way and Exelon partnership entering sixth year improves grades and attendance rates Students who participated in an innovative after-school program last year had a 96 percent graduation rate, well above the 54.3 percent average for Chicago Public Schools (CPS)*.  These results were reported in an annual report card issued last week for the Exelon-United [...]

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After-School Program in Three At-Risk Chicago Communities Keeps 93% of Students on Track to Graduate

After-School Program in Three At-Risk Chicago Communities Keeps 93% of Students on Track to Graduate

October 17, 2008 • Categories: Blog • by Carolyn Shelby

For Immediate Release | Contact: April Specht Redzic | 312.906.2393 Reduced dropout rate for students in United Way of Metropolitan Chicago & Exelon program in its fourth year (CHICAGO) — Students who participated in the Stay in School Initiative last year had a 93% graduation rate, well above the 55% average in Chicago Public Schools. [...]

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