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Graduation Matters Around Montana
Students gather to promote safe schools
Student Advisory Board meeting covers cyber-bullying
Havre, Box Elder, get Graduation Matters grants
Columbia Falls Receives Graduation Matters Grant
Graduation Matters grants offered to local school districts
Bozeman schools get $8K for Graduation Matters
GraduationMatters awards $10K for Great Falls schools
Tribune editorial: Graduation does matter, to all of us
Grants help lower dropout rates at Bitterroot Valley schools
Montana hands out more Graduation Matters grants
Gazette opinion: Community must ensure graduation matters
Graduation Matters Montana Celebration Held in Helena
January 25, 2013
Graduation Matters Celebrates at The Capitol
January 24, 2013
Educators Promote Students to Stay in School
January 24, 2013
SAF Grants $50,000 to Support Local Graduation Matters Initiatives
SD2 Dropout Rate Needs to be Addressed, Say Business Leaders, Educators
New Emphasis on High School Needed to Improve U.S. Education, Expert Says
West student beats odds to graduate, boosts Graduation Matters efforts
Students learn why ... 'Graduation Matters'
Op Ed: Preparing Montana's Students for Tomorrow's Opportunities
St. Ignatius Showcases Student Work, Graduation Initiative Juneau Unveils "Bu
St. Ignatius Showcases Student Work, Graduation Initiative
Juneau Unveils "Bully Free Montana" website
Student Advisory Board Gathers To Team Build, Strengthen Voices
Montana Students Starting to Take Graduation Pledge
Stevi Gets Graduation Matters Grant
Kalispell Schools Awarded $10K Grant
Billings Schools Receive Grant Money
Montana Schools Recieve Grants
Great Falls Gets 'Graduation Matters' Grant
SD2 Gets $10K to Fight High School Dropout Rate
Graduation Matters Program Brings $10,000 to Billings Schools
Graduation Matters: MT Tech speaks to Anaconda High
State Dropout Prevention Program gets $450K Grant
State's Dropout Prevention Dampaign gets a Funding Boost
Washington Foundation Donates $450K to Fight Dropout Rate
Washington Foundation Gives $450,000 Grant to Help Montana's 'Graduation Matters
Graduation Matters Receives $450,000 Grant
Graduation Matters Gallatin Working to Reduce Dropout Rates
VHS Junior Natalie McAlpine: Stepping into Leadership
Gazette Opinion: Success Strategy, One Size Doesn't Fit All Students
Student Advisory Board Discusses Post-Graduation Choices
Graduation Matters Initiative Gets Montana's High School Students Involved
Community aims to reduce student dropout rates
Juneau promotes "Graduation Matters" in Great Falls
Opinion: Billings Community Can Boost Graduation Rate
Superintendent Denise Juneau Unveils "Graduation Matters" to CSKT Council to Hel
State Superintendent Visits LES
State School Leader Visits Lakeside Class
Juneau Touts Graduation Program, Education Standards
State Superintendent of Schools Takes Tour
Graduation Matters: Success in Life Starts in High School, Freshmen Told
Graduation Matters Program Spotlighted in Kalispell
Graduation Matters Program Coming to Kalispell Schools
Graduation Matters Rally Held in Missoula
Education Initiative Aims to Lower Dropout Rate
Diploma Key to Success, by Supt. Reksten
Graduation Matters, by Supt. Schottle
Kalispell works to improve graduation rate
Get Class of 2020 ready for college, careers
Native American Students Pledge to Graduate
New Program Designed to Keep Kids in School
Denise Juneau Visits Ravalli County
Bullying Continues to Gain Attention from State Officials and Specialists
Parents Can Help Prevent Students' Summer Reading Loss
High school diploma provides economic stimulus
Juneau to recommend "core standards" to make graduates college- and career-ready
Teens Address Issues in Schools: Bullying and Lack of Support Key Issues
Common core is reasonable alternative to No Child Left Behind
Chronicle editorial: Increasing compulsory attendance a smart move
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Montana dropout age draws testimony at Capitol
Why Graduation Matters to All Montanans, Supt. Juneau
Montana schools chief wants to raise compulsory age to 18
Law should stop encouraging 16-year-old dropouts, Gazette Opinion
Lambert Teen lends voice to state policy
Staying in School: Hamilton student gives input on improving graduation rates
Events
Graduation Matters Events Around Montana
Announcement of GMM and SAF Grant
December 6, 2012
By Allyson Hagen406-444-3160
Superintendent Juneau and Kelly Cresswell, vice president of Foundation Activities at Student Assistance Foundation (SAF), will announce the 10 Graduation Matters communities who will be receiving $50,000 in grants from the Graduation Matters Montana Student Assistance Foundation College Readiness Fund. Each community will receive $5,000.
Graduation Matters Townsend, MT
November 30, 2012
By Deb Halliday406.444.3559
GM Townsend holds a family-community I Pledge to Graduate event.
Graduation Matters Hardin, MT
November 6, 2012
By Deb Halliday406.444.3559
GM Hardin launches 2012 GMM with a family and community evening celebration and I Pledge to Graduate event.
Graduation Matters Box Elder, MT
November 1, 2012
By Deb Halliday406.444.3559
GM Box Elder holds a school-wide I Pledge to Graduate event.
Graduation Matters Thompson Falls, MT
October 22, 2012
By Deb Halliday406.444.3559
GM Thompson Falls launches GMM with the Harlem Globetrotter’s Harlem Ambassador’s talking about the importance of setting high expectations and hosting a faculty basketball game for the community.
Graduation Matters Missoula, MT
October 16, 2012
By Deb Halliday406.444.3559
GM Missoula hosts community at a morning walkabout on their new Health Sciences Academy.
Graduation Matters Anaconda, MT
October 10, 2012
By Deb Halliday406.444.3559
GM Anaconda launches 2012 GMM with an outdoor town center rally that includes community leaders presenting why high school graduation matters to them and all students K-12 take the Pledge to Graduate.
Graduation Matters Lame Deer, MT
October 8, 2012
By Deb Halliday406.444.3559
GM Lame Deer hosts OPI staff during their professional development day on a two-hour GMM presentation via Vision Net.
GM Great Falls launches 2012 GMM
September 27, 2012
By Deb Halliday406.444.3559
A highlight includes 138 empty desks representing the number of students who dropped out last year, and the City Council passes a resolution supporting Graduation Matters Great Falls.