Alma and Colin Powell Blog About Education

Colin Powell may be best known for his expertise as Secretary of State and as a four-star Army general, but he and his wife Alma are equally passionate about education.

The Powells recently wrote a blog on the Huffington Post about the importance of improving education and the high school graduation rate in the U.S.:

"The recent Olympic Games reminded us about the sheer power of perseverance and hard work. What those athletes accomplished at such young ages serve as a reminder of the incredible potential of our youth and of our responsibility as adults to do everything we can to nurture them throughout each stage of their lives. Nowhere is our failure to support young people more evident than in the dismal high school graduation rate. A 75.5 percent national graduation rate won't win us any medals -- in fact, it won't even get us to the finish line."

The Huffington Post reports, "Alma and Colin Powell are chair and founding chair of America's Promise Alliance, the nation's largest partnership network devoted to improving the lives of the nation's young people."

To read the full blog post, visit the Huffington Post's website.