{"id":2583,"date":"2024-02-23T23:17:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T23:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/?p=2583"},"modified":"2024-02-27T16:03:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T16:03:21","slug":"9th-grade-success-in-the-san-luis-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/9th-grade-success-in-the-san-luis-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"9th Grade Success in the San Luis Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2019, school leaders in Center, Colorado were alarmed as their high school graduation rates dropped to the lowest in the state. <strong><u>Now, they&#8217;re among the highest.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our team at the <a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/the-colorado-center-for-high-school-success\/?emci=4240640a-a0d1-ee11-85f9-002248223794&amp;emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&amp;ceid=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Colorado Center for High School Success <\/a>partnered with educators at Center High School to implement a ninth grade on-track approach that is changing the trajectory for their students and community.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/914529309?emci=4240640a-a0d1-ee11-85f9-002248223794&amp;emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&amp;ceid=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We are honored to share this Colorado success story in a video.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video alignwide\"><video height=\"582\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1366 \/ 582;\" width=\"1366\" controls poster=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/center-video-snip.png\" src=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/standing_with_center___9th_grade_success_in_the_san_luis_valley-720p.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Decades of research shows that supporting students by implementing a 9th grade success approach improves graduation rates. 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