To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Erin Scearcy, Communications Manager of AchieveMpls, +1- 612-455-1564 (phone), +1-952-210-9197 (mobile), escearcy@achieveminneapolis.org MINNEAPOLIS, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AchieveMpls is the recipient of the Outstanding New Community Partner Award presented by the University of Minnesota Career and Community Learning Center.

By Terry Collins, Star Tribune, Minneapolis Jul. 9--There wasn't the slightest tinge of resignation in Dave Heistad's voice. He sounded weary, though. A bit sad even.

By Linda Borg PROVIDENCE -- Two high schools here have the highest graduation rates in the state, surpassing Barrington High School. But the majority of the district's high schools lag far behind the state average of 70.1 percent. Providence is truly a tale of two cities, however.

By Anonymous If you think the conventional wisdom that big-city schools are failing their students is an exaggeration, think again.

By KEN THOMAS, Associated Press writer WASHINGTON - Seventeen of the nation's 50 largest cities had high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent, with the lowest graduation rates reported in Detroit, Indianapolis and Cleveland, according to a report released today.