America's Promise Alliance

Registration for the 2012 Building a Grad Nation Summit opens

1/26/2012

The Building a Grad Nation Summit, taking place on March 18-21, is the premier annual event of Grad Nation, the growing movement of dedicated organizations, individuals and communities working to end the high school dropout crisis and prepare young people for college and the 21st century workforce. Registration is now open for the Summit, which is free of charge.

The 2nd annual event will bring together hundreds of community organizations, educators, local and state leaders, nonprofit organizations, businesses, youth and others at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C. to share progress and inspire action. The central theme of the 2012 summit will be the strong connection between quality education and thriving, economically sound communities.

Confirmed speakers and moderators to date include:

• Dr. Robert Balfanz, Co-Director, Everyone Graduates Center at JHU
• Maria Bartiromo, anchor, CNBC
• John Bridgeland, CEO & President, Civic Enterprises, LLC
• José Díaz-Balart, anchor, Telemundo
• Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education
• Mayor Bill Foster, St. Petersburg, FL
• Rhonda Mims, President, ING Foundation
• Mrs. Alma Powell , Chair, America’s Promise Alliance
• Michelle Rhee, Founder & CEO, StudentsFirst
• Hari Sreenivasan, Correspondent, PBS Newshour
• Governor Bob Wise, President, Alliance for Excellent Education

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 replicate successes seen elsewhere; and report on our nation’s progress on key indicators relevant to the Grad Nation goals.

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. 

• Register for the Summit
• For more details about the Summit, including the Schedule At-a-Glance and session descriptions, please visit the website America's Promise.