Building a Grad Nation co-authors John Bridgeland and Dr. Robert Balfanz, joined by Grad Nation. Executive Director Betty Morgan share a high-level overview of the report's Civic Marshall Plan for achieving a 90% national graduation rate by 2020. This session explores the unique role that national service - and City Year specifically - plays in the Civic Marshall Plan, by highlighting progress to date and examining the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Speakers include:

Dr. Robert Balfanz, Research Scientist, Center for Social Organization of Schools at Johns Hopkins University and Co-author of Building A Grad Nation

John Bridgeland, President and CEO, Civic Enterprises and Co-author of Building A Grad Nation

Dr. Elizabeth "Betty" Molina Morgan, Executive Director, GradNation