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Education: Helping Children and Youth Achieve Their Potential

Federal Legislation

     Act Now:
     ⇒Support the Graduate for a Better Future Act [S.765]

     ⇒Support the Education Begins at Home Act [S.667/H.R.2343]

     ⇒Support the Calling for 2-1-1 Act [S.211/H.R.211]

At United Way of America, our goal is to advance the common good through the promotion of quality education, stable income, and good health for everyone. In education this means helping children and youth achieve their potential, from birth through high school graduation.

Every 26 seconds a student drops out of high school, with this educational crisis disproportionately affecting minority and low-income students. United Way of America is committed to improving educational opportunities for all of the nation's students, regardless of ethnicity, disability, income, or geography. United Way realizes the importance of quality along the continuum of education and will advocate for policies aimed at increasing student achievement from early childhood education and school-readiness, to high school completion, college readiness, and workforce development.

Every Student Counts Act Introduced in U.S. Senate

Every Student Counts

Recent studies have shown that approximately 70% of the nation’s high school students graduate on time. This amounts to 1.23 million students each year and disproportionately affects African American and Hispanic students. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced legislation to establish nationwide standards for graduation rates on September 26, 2008. The Every Student Counts Act will establish uniform nationwide graduation rate calculations to allow for more consistency and transparency while setting graduation rate goals for all students. United Way of America is working closely with other groups, including the Alliance for Excellent Education, to secure bipartisan support for…read more…