![General Colin L. Powell on Education General Colin L. Powell on Education](https://s3.amazonaws.com/thumbnails.thecrimson.com/photos/2012/05/02/222441_1276533.jpg.800x520_q95_crop-smart_upscale.jpg)
General Colin L. Powell, former Secretary of State and founding chairman of America’s Promise Alliance, discusses the importance of improving education in the US and outlines the goals of Grad Nation at the Graduate School of Education. Grad Nation is a movement that aims to raise the national high school graduation rate to 90 percent by 2020.