New York state has taken an important and commendable step forward. With the Board of Regents’ adoption of a statewide ...

It’s easy to dismiss the Portrait of a Graduate phenomenon as a relatively innocuous exercise that will probably fade away ...

Buffalo, NY (WBEN) The State Education Department is looking to do more than Regents tests to determine is a student has grasped lessons to graduate from school. It's a program called Portrait of a ...

School districts and state systems nationwide have crafted Portraits of a Graduate, which outline the skills and competencies necessary for success in work, higher education, community involvement, ...

Many states are pushing beyond traditional definitions of a successful graduate, such as GPA or college admittance, to create a ‘portrait of a graduate’ that identifies the skills students should ...

Brilliant Pathways argues New York's Portrait of a Graduate initiative should be practiced and not just used as inspiration.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York state is working to overhaul its high school graduation requirements, and it took an important step this week that will help determine what it should take to earn a ...

Great Neck Public Schools is embarking on the process of establishing its Portrait of a Graduate, a model it strives for its students to embody by graduation. “We really want to help bridge the gap ...

NORWALK — The city school district’s “Portrait of a Graduate” is an exercise in “intentionality” that embodies many of the characteristics Superintendent Alexandra Estrella said the district already ...

The Joplin School District has bold goals above and beyond academics for their students who graduate to enter the job force and become independent members of the community. Here with details of the ...

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