DROPOUT CRISIS • SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE • RETHINKING HIGHSCHOOL
Problem
1.2 million young people in the United States drop out of high school every year
Data
3.5M
students were suspended from school in the 2011-2012 school year18M
days of instruction lost due to suspension, or expulsion1 in 5
high school freshmen fail to graduate from high school on time2,000
high school students drop out a daySolution
Through community-level engagement, the Brave New Schools competition in collaboration with XQ Institute infused national narratives by shaping our educational environments to center the stories of young people impacted by the dropout crisis and uncover the missing narratives to #RethinkHighSchool.
Stories
Brave New Schools facilitated youth-led, poetry centered town halls in 20 cities across the U.S. to shift the narrative around the dropout crisis.
Community Engagement
Re-imagining Education
Amplify Student Voices
Outcomes
Hosted a star-studded XQ Super School Live telecast airing on all four major U.S. networks – ABC, CBS, FOX & NBC
Awarded $50,000 in scholarship prizes and incentives
