Building a Grad Nation Summit 2012
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- Last Updated on February 7, 2012
- Written by CMI Staff
March 18-21, 2012 at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, DC
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About the Conference
The Building a Grad Nation Summit is the premier event of Grad Nation, our 10-year campaign to end the high school dropout crisis and prepare young people for college and the 21st century workforce.
The Grad Nation campaign has two specific goals:
To increase the national graduation rate to 90 percent by 2020 with no school graduating less than 80 percent
To regain America’s standing as first in the world in college completion
Addressing these critical issues requires all sectors of our communities working together in new, more coordinated ways. And that’s exactly what this annual gathering helps bring about. The summit brings together community organizations, educators, local and state leaders, national nonprofit organizations, businesses, youth and others to not only share progress but also catalyze additional action.
Building on the success of the first summit in 2011, the 2012 summit will bring together hundreds of participants on March 18-21 in Washington, D.C. to focus on progress being made against the Grad Nation goals in communities and states across the nation. Additionally, millions of others will be engaged through online outreach and media coverage.
The central theme of the 2012 summit will be the strong connection between quality education and thriving, economically sound communities.
The summit provides an important national platform to:
Continue to build awareness about high school graduation and post-secondary success issues
Help participants create valuable connections across networks
Inspire and motivate by highlighting local, state and national successes
Educate and engage participants through collaborative discussions
Provide participants with the tools and knowledge they need to turn awareness into action, and to potentially replicat successes seen elsewhere
Report on our nation’s progress on key indicators relevant to the Grad Nation goals
Conveners
America’s Promise Alliance is pleased to host the Building a Grad Nation Summit in partnership with the Alliance for Excellent Education, Civic Enterprises, and the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University.
Sponsors
Premier Sponsors for the 2012 summit are Grad Nation Presenting Sponsor State Farm, AT&T, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Target. Signature Sponsors are Casey Family Programs, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Ford Foundation, Ford Motor Company, Lumina Foundation and Pearson Foundation.