Ten U.S. States Named ‘Honor States’

John Blacksten or Jodi Omear
Phone: 202.624.5334 or in Des Moines (July 14-18) 515.280.8548

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Capitalizing on the national momentum to dramatically increase high school graduation rates for all students in the United States, the National Governors Association, through its Center for Best Practices, today announced the selection of 10 states for the first phase of its Honor States Grant Program.

The program provides two-year grants to the selected states to continue work begun under NGA Chairman Virginia Gov. Mark Warner’s Redesigning the American High School initiative. The work also builds on ideas to improve America’s high schools outlined in the NGA/Achieve Action Agenda released in conjunction with the 2005 National Education Summit on High Schools held here in February. The grants will fund governors’ comprehensive state plans to raise high school graduation and college readiness rates.

To read the full press release, visit the NGA’s Web site.