Today 6,000 talented young people will drop out of school.
Today over 9 million children do not have health insurance.
Today 12 young people will commit suicide.
Today 960 children will be victims of a violent crime.
Today only 11 states require credits in a foreign language for students to graduate.
Today African American students are 14 percent of those in school, but only 7 percent of those taking Advanced Placement exams.
Today two-thirds of high school students will be bored in at least one class.
Today 15 million students who need mentors do not have them.
Today you can make a difference! Use the new Whole Child Resolution Tool Kit to ask your local school board, town council, and other policymakers in your community to support a resolution that addresses the needs of the whole child. If students are to master world-class academics, they need to be physically and emotionally healthy. They need to be well fed and safe. They need to be intellectually challenged and have supportive adults who know them well and care about their success. And they need to be interested and engaged in what they're learning. Our children need hope. Our children need you.
