THROUGH THE OBAMA FOUNDATION, THE HEIGHTS MOVEMENT IS NOW PARTNERING WITH MY BROTHER’S KEEPER ALLIANCE (MBK), WHICH FOCUSES ON BUILDING SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES FOR BOYS AND YOUNG MEN OF COLOR WHERE THEY FEEL VALUED AND HAVE CLEAR PATHWAYS TO OPPORTUNITY.

THE SIX RESOLUTIONS

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GETTING A HEALTHY START & ENTERING SCHOOL READY TO LEARN

• Close the Word Gap and Support Enriching Home Environments
• Implement Universal Early Health and Developmental Screenings
• Ensure Access to High-Quality Early Care and Education
• Invest in a High-Quality Workforce of Early Childhood Teachers
• Eliminate Suspensions and Expulsions in Early Learning Settings

​READING AT GRADE LEVEL BY 3RD GRADE

• Promote Family-School-Community Partnerships to Support Joint Book Reading and In-Home Literacy
• Bring Successful Evidence-Based Practices to Scale

KEEPING KIDS ON TRACK & GIVING THEM SECOND CHANCES

• Reduce Violence in High-Risk Communities by Integrating Public Health Approaches
• Reform the Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems to Keep Youth and Young Adults on Track
• Encourage Law Enforcement and Neighborhoods to Work Together
• Eliminate Unnecessary Barriers to Reentry and Encourage Fair Chance Hiring Options
• Address Possibility of Disproportionate Minority Contact
• Improve Data

COMPLETING POST SECONDARY EDUCATION OR TRAINING

• Improve College Advising Services and Support Tools
• Aim Higher in High School by Encouraging FAFSA Completion and Post-Secondary Applications
• Expand Access to Early College, Dual Enrollment, Advanced Placement / International Baccalaureate Courses, and Rigorous College Prep
• Increase Development and Adoption of Promising and Proven College Completion and Transfer Strategies
• Support Young People To and Through College

​GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL READY FOR COLLEGE & CAREER

• Increase Student Attendance and Reduce Dropouts – Especially Among the Most Vulnerable, such as Foster and Homeless Youth
• Create the Conditions for High-Quality Education for All
• Accelerate Efforts to Transform High Schools with the Lowest Graduation Rates
• Promote the Use of Alternatives to Exclusionary Discipline Practices
• Increase Access to and Success in Rigorous Coursework

​SUCCESSFULLY ENTERING THE WORKFORCE

• Implement Broad Growth and Opportunity Agenda
• Increase Entry-Level Job, Mentorship, Job Training, and Apprenticeship Options
• Help Grow and Improve Summer Jobs Initiatives