Pathways to Success by Age 21 P-21 - Massachusetts Workforce Board Association

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Pathways to Success by 21 (P-21)

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P-21 Website

Save the Date!
Graduation Rate Summit: The Power of Community Partnerships"

March 5, 2007, Worcester

Pathways to Success by 21 ( P-21) Framework

National Youth Employment Coalition Youth Notes--November 2006

High School Dropouts 2004-05 Massachusetts Public Schools

Preliminary Cohort 2006 Graduation Rates - State Results

Graduates Non-Graduates

	Cohort #	4-Year Rate	Still in School	Non-Grad Completer	GED	Dropped Out	Expelled
All Students	74400	80%	6%	1%	1%	12%	0%
Male	37800	76%	8%	1%	1%	14%	0%
Female	36600	84%	5%	1%	1%	10%	0%
Limited Eng. Prof.	4400	55%	15%	5%	0%	26%	0%
Special Education	13600	62%	16%	2%	0%	19%	0%
Low-Income	23400	63%	12%	2%	1%	21%	0%
African-American	6600	64%	13%	2%	1%	18%	0%
Asian	3200	84%	7%	1%	1%	8%	0%
Hispanic	8400	57%	12%	3%	1%	26%	0%
Native American	200	70%	8%	3%	0%	17%	1%
White	55100	85%	5%	1%	1%	9%	0%
Pacific Islander	100	50%	24%	2%	0%	24%	0%
Multi race, Non-Hisp.	700	86%	6%	2%	0%	6%	0%
Urban	22200	62%	12%	2%	2%	22%	0%

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Ongoing Initiative Sections

P-21 seeks to dramatically improve the future prospects for vulnerable youth across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - those aged 16-24 who are out-of-school, without diplomas, unemployed, or without the necessary skills to access good careers and to become productive citizens.

Workforce Boards are intermediaries bringing regional organizations and agencies together to identify disparities in the way youth are assisted and served by educational and support systems, and to develop new approaches to serve all youth.
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