to significant progress in
georgia, in atlanta, in houston
and in alabama show us the
pathways forward on how these
states and school districts are
beating the odds.
i want to thank the leadership
council members of the civic
marshall plan to build a grad
nation.
all the organizations listed
here for their extraordinary
work over the last year working
in partnership.
this is their civic marshall
plan.
it was developed in partnership
with them.
to get a better sense of how
organizations are putting a
stake in the ground aligning
with the civic marshall plan and
achieving real results, we're
now going to hear a few of the
boldest and most promising what
we call big institutional plays
this year which are also
featured in the report.
our first big institutional
alignment with the civic
marshall plan is the corporation
for public broadcasting's
american graduate initiative
presented by pat harrison, their
dynamic president and ceo.
i can tell you, i think it's one
of the most...