Boosting College Graduation Rates

“Right now we’ve got an education system that works like a funnel when we need it to work like a pipeline,” said Vice President Biden. “We have to make the same commitment to getting folks across the graduation stage that we did to getting them into the registrar’s office. The dreams and skills of our college graduates will pave the way to a bright economic future for our nation.”

Joseph Biden, Vice President of the United States, March 22, 2011

March 22, 2011

Vice President Biden Issues Call to Action to Boost College Graduation Rates Nationwide
Vice President Releases College Completion Tool Kit to Help Chart the Path

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Vice President Joe Biden today issued a call to action to boost college graduation rates across the country and help the nation meet President Obama’s goal for the United States to have the best-educated workforce and the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020.

MPA - Milwaukee Professionals Association committed to President Obama's Call to Service and launched All Hands on Deck, WE, Not Me Initiative-Plan-Program on January 23, 2010. It is the engagement of the 3-tier public education system -Education and Technology Attainment TRIFECTA - K-16 and above. It also included a BOTTOM-Up Recovery at the neighborhood-level for a NEW Middle Class in Milwaukee - a city "trapped" in ECP/Enduring Concentrated Poverty.

We will be in touch with Governor Scott Walker post haste to PUSH his support.
Visit the link below to become familiar with today's outreach for each Governor to provide support for this initiative.
http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/vice-president-biden-issues-call-action-boost-college-graduation-rates-nationwid