This grant will continue to support GMMB in the implementation of a social marketing plan to build broad-based support for the vision outlined in the 2007 Mott-funded report, A New Day for Learning. This grant will allow GMMB to carry out public awareness and communication activities as part of a multiyear effort to create a culture of communitywide responsibility for providing students with meaningful ways to become successful learners and citizens. Specifically, this project will build on the lessons learned from afterschool to engage policymakers, educators, and community organizations in: 1) developing comprehensive learning systems that provide students with multiple ways of learning throughout the day and year-round that are anchored to high standards; and 2) ensuring that existing and new resources are available. GMMB will accomplish this with websites, testimonial videos, and toolkit materials to help key stakeholders educate policymakers.

This grant supports New Visions for Public Schools in its effort to fundamentally re-envision secondary education in New York City. New Visions for Public Schools' New Century High Schools Initiative seeks to improve student achievement in 76 New York City public schools and demonstrate that students in urban schools can graduate in large numbers ready for college and careers by creating schools that combine rigorous academic programs with innovative teaching, personalized learning environments, and deep ties to local communities. Specifically, this grant will allow New Visions for Public Schools to: 1) develop schools' human capacity; 2) build instructional supports in the ninth grade; 3) engage parents and families; and 4) create a college and career roadmap. This work aligns with the Mott-funded report, "A New Day for Learning," which examines the importance of integrating school and community resources in improving student success.

This renewal grant will continue to support Asia Society in its efforts to raise awareness, build capacity, and stimulate new opportunities to integrate global literacy into afterschool initiatives. The overall goals of the project are to increase the quality and quantity of global learning in afterschool programs and enable collaboration between schools, afterschool programs, and community organizations to realize a new definition of student success in the 21st century. Specifically, Asia Society will work closely with leading statewide afterschool networks and experts to further develop tools, materials and training opportunities to add to the afterschool field. In addition, Asia Society's International Studies Schools Network of secondary schools, afterschool experts, and national advisors will develop a planning process to align school-day curriculum and afterschool experiential learning to help youth achieve global competence.