1. Children in the Budget: America’s Promise Alliance GROUNDED IN THE FIVE PROMISES Caring Adults Safe Places A Healthy Start An Effective Education Opportunities to Help Others FOUNDING CHAIRS COLIN AND ALMA POWELL 1 Leadership of Colin and Alma Powell 400+ national businesses and non-profit partners with affiliates in communities nationwide Network of 30,000 community leaders engaged through 50 state and 55 city Dropout Prevention Summits Policy advocates in 45 states working with First Focus, our bi-partisan policy affiliate

2. Children in the Budget: Our Most Ambitious Campaign 2 “Dropping out is quitting on yourself. It’s quitting on your country, and it’s not an option - not anymore.” PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA March 1, 2010 Gen. Colin and Mrs. Alma Powell Launched the Grad Nation Campaign with President Obama and Education Secretary Duncan

3. Children in the Budget: Our Lowest Performing Schools 3

4. Children in the Budget: Accountability - Milestone Indicators ›Health care access ›Pre-school enrollment ›Fourth grade reading scores ›Eighth grade math and science scores ›Promotion from ninth to tenth grade ›Youth service participation ›Out-of-school time participation ›Adoption of common core standards for college and career readiness ›High school graduation ›Minimum two-year post secondary education 4

5. “ Let there be no doubt: the future belongs to the nation that best educates its citizens.” PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA 5