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On average, high school graduates earn at least $10,000 more per year than dropouts and college graduates earn more than twice as much. High school graduates save the community by reductions in public health, public assistance, and criminal justice expenses. Communities benefit from education individuals who engage in civic activities as voters, volunteers, and good neighbors.
Seven of every ten students entering Arizona’s high schools graduate. Of those seven graduates, only four continue to college. Of those four in college, only two earn a degree.
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Parents and students attend all classes and receive course materials free of charge. Financial support for the classes is provided by Arizona State University, individual schools and districts, and funding partners.
ADA’s core curriculum, Realizing the American Dream, gives parents the tools, knowledge and confidence they need to help their children achieve academic success. They learn how to become effective partners with their school, other parents and the community to help make a better school for all children. They learn why reading is so important and what they can do to help their children develop excellent reading skills. They learn ways to prevent dropouts, how to build on their children’s learning styles, the important of monitoring homework, ways to build study skills and how to improve test-taking skills.
Research evaluations of American Dream Academy curriculum show that parents completing the classes made impressive gains in their skills and knowledge about how to support their children’s education. In particular, they gained an enhanced understanding of what they can do at home to influence their children’s academic career, including the steps to complete high school and prepare for higher education.
Research evaluations of American Dream Academy curriculum show that parents completing the classes made impressive gains in their skills and knowledge about how to support their children’s education. In particular, they gained an enhanced understanding of what they can do at home to influence their children’s academic, including the steps to complete high school and prepare for higher education.