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    GreatSchools.org adds data on school culture, learning environment to profiles of 1,700+ New York City public schools

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    December 2, 2021
    Nation’s leading school information site provides families of over 1 million students a new lens on school quality

    OAKLAND, CA (December 2, 2021) — Parents in New York City have gained additional access to critical data that illuminates what happens inside the district’s more than 1,700 public schools each day. National nonprofit and school information site GreatSchools.org today announced the publication of “school climate” data from the New York City Department of Education’s 2019-2020 School Survey on the GreatSchools.org profiles of public schools in all five boroughs.

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    New season of GreatSchools.org’s parenting podcast confronts the problematic legacy of traditional American high school

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    October 12, 2021
    Season three of “Like a Sponge” shares the experiences of students and educators from across the country

    OAKLAND, CA (October 12, 2021) — Education nonprofit GreatSchools today announced the release of season three of Like a Sponge, its Webby-nominated podcast for parents about the science of how children learn and thrive. The 7-episode season explores the problematic legacy of the traditional American high school and shares how educators are innovating to create more equitable and effective experiences for their students.

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    1,838 public high schools in 25 states honored for college readiness, success

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    September 22, 2021
    GreatSchools.org’s annual ‘College Success Award’ recognizes high schools that excel at helping students succeed after graduation

    OAKLAND, CA (September 23, 2021) — As schools settle in to the first in-person school year in two years, 1,838 high schools in 25 states have a reason to celebrate. Today, GreatSchools.org announced the recipients of its 2021 College Success Award, an annual recognition that honors high schools excelling at preparing students to enroll and succeed in college, as determined by available data in each state.

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    GreatSchools.org launches first-of-its-kind award celebrating schools with positive, supportive learning environments

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    August 16, 2021
    452 Illinois public schools earn inaugural “Thrive Award” that offers new look at school quality

    OAKLAND, CA (August 16, 2021) — GreatSchools.org, the leading provider of school information, today announced 452 Illinois schools — 66% of which serve a high population of students from low-income families — as recipients of its inaugural Thrive Award. The first-of-its-kind award recognizes and celebrates public schools in Illinois that demonstrate positive, supportive learning environments for students and staff.

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    New survey: Award-winning public high schools cite advanced course offerings, supportive school environments as key for students’ college success

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    July 7, 2021
    Results also highlight disparities in advanced course offerings and extracurricular opportunities among higher- and lower-income schools

    OAKLAND, CA (July 7, 2021) —  GreatSchools.org released a new survey of 820 public high school leaders that provides key insights for education stakeholders as they take stock of the year of pandemic learning and assess practices for college success worthy of potential investment and further investigation. The survey highlights best practices from high schools in 24(1) states with a multi-year track record of helping students enroll, persist, and succeed in college.

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