Gov. Nixon visits Riverview Gardens High School to announce new effort to help students stay in school, succeed in the workforce

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Riverview Gardens High School in North St. Louis County will implement a proven program that helps students stay in school and succeed after they graduate, Gov. Jay Nixonannounced today. Starting this year, students at Riverview will have the opportunity to participate in Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG), which provides proven interventions to help young people who have potential but, for a variety for reasons, are at-risk to not graduate from high school. JAG helps these students stay in school, graduate, and then succeed in postsecondary education and the workforce.

The JAG program at Riverview is being made possible by a $20,000 contribution from Regions Bank as well as by USA Funds, a national nonprofit that granted $750,000 to JAG-Missouri, which the state has matched with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.

"I am very pleased to announce that students at Riverview Gardens will now have access to a groundbreaking program to help them stay in school and on track to a bright future," Gov. Nixon said. "Every student deserves a chance to succeed, and I thank our partners at Regions Bank, USA Funds and JAG for their commitment to strengthening and improving public education in Missouri."

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