New Tech Network Announces Strong Student Performance Including Significant Graduation and College Acceptance

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Napa, California – August 24, 2011 – New Tech Network (NTN) today announced 95 percent annual graduation rates for its high school class of 2009-2010 with a four-year cohort rate of 85 percent, surpassing national rates by almost 20 percent in the same period.

The graduation outcomes are part of encouraging data released by NTN, which develops innovative high schools across the United States. For a complete look at the data, please access the NTN website here.

NTN, whose work to date has focused exclusively on high schools, also announced its first foray into middle and elementary schools in the 2011-2012 academic year, including a K-12 expansion in both Texas and California and its participation in a statewide STEM-related (science, technology, engineering, and math) education strategy in Arkansas. News of these initiatives comes shortly after New Tech‟s recent announcement that it will achieve nearly 50 percent growth in the forthcoming 2011-2012 academic year, as the Network expands to 86 public schools in 16 states nationwide, including 11 New York City public high schools as part of the NYC Department of Education‟s “iZone” project.

“We‟re changing the face of education,” said Lydia Dobyns, President of New Tech, fresh from hosting the New Tech Network Annual Conference in July, an event which attracted nearly 1,000 educators nationwide.