--- title: Colin Powell on Education, Mentoring and the Administration description: General Powell talks about America's Promise Alliance, a nonprofit that works to improve the lives of children canonical: https://time.com/4737968/colin-powell-americas-promise-alliance/ author: Claire Howorth article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-13T10:11:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T04:23:09.545Z article:section: Ideas og:title: Gen. 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The nonprofit, aimed at improving the lives of children, is holding a summit for its 20th anniversary on April 18 in New York City._ **What is the single most important thing we can do for our kids?** Research shows that the presence of stable, trusting adult relationships in the lives of young people is a key factor — perhaps the key factor — in keeping them in school. Children need to get a high-quality education, avoid violence and the criminal-justice system and gain jobs. But they deserve more. We want them to learn not only reading and math but fairness, caring, self-respect, family commitment and civic duty. **What have been the watershed moments in terms of progress and regression?** The high school [graduation rate](http://time.com/4533092/high-school-graduation-rate-83-2/), now 83.2%, is higher than it’s ever been. High-quality [early-childhood programs](http://time.com/4648574/early-childhood-education-is-a-great-investment/) and health coverage have expanded, and the number of mentoring relationships for at-risk youth has risen dramatically. That progress is encouraging, but it’s not evenly distributed. **Are your efforts more necessary under the new Administration?** We hope and expect that it will make opportunity for all young people a real priority. Standing in support of children is something we should all be able to get behind, regardless of party affiliation. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4737968/colin-powell-americas-promise-alliance/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4737968/colin-powell-americas-promise-alliance/"},"headline":"Gen. 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