March 6, 2008

Destination Graduation summit brings hope, inspiration, action
By Dr. Hank M. Bounds
State Superintendent of Education

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Recently more than 2,000 Mississippians who are committed to making a difference for Mississippi’s children filled First Baptist Church in Jackson for Destination Graduation: Adult Summit. There was energy, enthusiasm and excitement in the air. I was thrilled at both the number of committed adults present and the level of commitment expressed by them.

However, I am haunted by a question posed by our keynote speaker, Alma Powell, Chair of America’s Promise Alliance, who asked us, “Will this be a moment or a movement?” Keeping students in school through graduation is not an easy task and it is one that we, as schools, families and communities, must work on together every day. I believe that Mississippi is up to the challenge and ready to demonstrate to the rest of the country what can be accomplished through hard work and effective partnerships.

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Video from the Destination Graduation: Mississippi Adult Summituary 28, 2008

Hear comments from Gov. Haley Barbour and Alma Powell on the relationship between dropouts and Mississippi's business community and economic future.

More about Destination Graduation: Mississippi Adult Summit

Tackling the problem of Mississippi’s dropout rate, The Meridian Star, March 2, 2008

Summit Takes Aim at Dropout Rate, Clarksdale Press Register, March 4, 2008

Area Needs to Get On the Bus to Stop Dropouts, Brookhaven Daily Leader, March 2, 2008