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 ...

What does it mean to be a successful graduate? Most states officially define it as someone who completes the correct number of courses, demonstrates a high GPA, is admitted to a college, or gets a ...

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 ...

At Indian Prairie School District (IPSD), located just west of Chicago, one of the crucial alignment points—a “north star,” if you will—for the district’s 35 schools is its Portrait of a Graduate ...

There are many discussions happening about what the ideal “portrait of a graduate” looks like — schools, districts and entire states are engaged in the exploration process. I think that is a good ...

The heart of the school system’s new strategic plan is closer to being approved. The Fairfax County School Board discussed the five component Portrait of a Graduate - with some asking for a component ...

IOWA CITY — Students who graduate from the Iowa City Community School District will aspire to the competencies of adaptability, communication, critical thinking and empathy, be global citizens and ...

An initiative led by the N.C Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to define the skills and mindsets students need for success after high school has been unfolding since March. Now, with the help of ...

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 ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Montgomery Public Schools is developing a system with a set of competencies and skills each high school graduate should have. The school system is working on a project to ...

The team that went to California to learn how other schools are implementing their Portraits included a superintendent, school board members, a city council member, small business owner, parents, ...

Allegheny Valley School Board members agree they want Springdale High School graduates to be productive members of the community, but how exactly to get there caused some disagreements among the board ...