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>>GERRY: WE HEAR A LOT ABOUTSTRUGGLES TO RAISE THEGRADUATION RATES IN INDIANA HIGHSCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.

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BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHOACCOMPLISH BOTH AT THE SAMETIME, AND UNDER EXTREMELYDIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES?

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I'M PLEASED TO BE JOINED BYKEVIN TEASLEY, FOUNDER ANDPRESIDENT OF THE GEO FOUNDATION,AND RAVEN OSBORNE, WHO HAS DONE

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THE AMAZING - GRADUATING FROMHIGH SCHOOL AND ALSO FROM PURDUEUNIVERSITY WITH HER BACHELOR'SDEGREE...

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WELCOME!THIS IS A STORY GETTING A LOT OFATTENTION NATIONALLY FOR WHATRAVEN, YOU HAVE DONE AND KEVIN,

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THE 21ST CENTURY CHARTER SCHOOLIN GERRISH HAS A CAMPUS.GIVE US THE MODEL AND WHAT THIS21ST CENTURY CHARTER SCHOOL IS

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ALL ABOUT.>> IT'S A K-12 SCHOOL IN GARY,INDIANA SERVING CHALLENGINGPOPULATION.

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100 PERCENT MINORITY,100 PERCENT POVERTY AND OUR GOALIS TO BEAT POVERTY AND WE DOTHAT BY GETTING STUDENTS

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PREPARED TO GO TO COLLEGE SO WEGO BEYOND THE TALK OF COLLEGEAND PUT STUDENTS IN COLLEGE WHENTHEY ARE STARTING AS EARLY AS

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NINTH-GRADE.THE GOAL OF THEM ARE EARNING ANASSOCIATE DEGREE ALL START SHOWTHAT IF THEY EARN ANY COLLEGE

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CREDITS WHATSOEVER THEY GAINMORE CONFIDENCE THEY WILLCOMPLETE COLLEGE.SO THE MORE COLLEGE I CAN GET

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THEM IN HIGH SCHOOL THE MORELIKELY THEY ARE TO COMPLETECOLLEGE.>> SO TALK ABOUT RAVEN AND HER

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ACCOMPLISHMENT.YOU'VE HAD STUDENTS WHOGRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL WITHASSOCIATE DEGREE IS.

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RAVEN HAS A BACHELORS DEGREE.HOW DOES THAT WORK?>> SHE'S AN EXTRAORDINARYYOUNG LADY.

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SHE IS DRIVEN AND COMMITTED TOHER EDUCATION AND HER GOAL.WHAT WAS DIFFERENT?SHE ACTUALLY IS PROOF POSITIVE

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THIS MODEL WORKS.SHE STARTED IN NINTH GRADETAKING THE TEST AND PASSED ATTHIS THE ENTRANCE EXAM FOR IVY

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TECH.TO YEARS OF COLLEGE WHILE INHIGH SCHOOL AT IVY TECH.SHE FINISHED BY THE TIME SHE WAS

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A SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR, THATSUMMER.AND SHE CAME TO ME AND THIS WASA LIFE-CHANGING MOMENT FRANKLY,

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WHERE SHE SAID I'VE GOT APROBLEM.I HAVE AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE.MY REACTION WAS TO CELEBRATE.

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YOU CAN GRADUATE.SHE SAID THAT'S MY PROBLEM.I WANT TO STAY IN MY SCHOOL BUTCAN I CONTINUE TO TAKE MORE

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COLLEGE CREDITS AND CLASSES?I HAD TO LITERALLY SCRATCH MYHEAD BECAUSE I DON'T KNOWANYBODY SAYS THAT BEFORE.

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I CALLED THE DOE AND THEY SAIDTHERE IS NO UPPER LIMIT SO ISAID YOU ARE ON.SHE GOT HERSELF ACCEPTED INTO

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PURDUE.>> SO RAVEN HOW DID YOU DO IT?A LOT OF WORK OBVIOUSLY.TALK ABOUT WHAT IT TOOK TO GET

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THROUGH THE PROCESS.>> I RECEIVED A LOT OF HELPFROM EVERYONE SO I'M VERYGRATEFUL FOR THAT FROM MY MOM,

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SHE WOULD ENCOURAGE ME[INAUDIBLE] SO I'VE HAD HELPFROM EVERYONE.>> WE TALKED OFF-CAMERA AND

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THIS IS A GOAL OF YOURS BUTYOU'VE REALLY GOT TO HAVE ABURNING DESIRE TO DO SOMETHINGTO PUT IN THAT EFFORT.

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YOU ALSO WORKED FOR A TIME ITHINK MIDNIGHTS IN A JOB DURINGTHAT PROCESS.WHAT REALLY DROVE YOU DURING

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THAT PROCESS?>> I JUST KNEW THAT COLLEGEWAS SOMETHING I NEEDED AND IJUST WANTED THE BEST.

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I KNEW THIS WAS A GREATOPPORTUNITY THAT VERY FEW HAVESO I WANTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OFIT AND I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THE

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OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.>> YOU GRADUATED FROM PURDUENORTHWEST.YOU WILL BE STARTING A JOB IN

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THE FALL.'S TALK ABOUT YOUR FUTURE ANDWHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO.>> I PLAN ON -- I WOULD LIKE

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TO BE A TEACHER.SO I DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD TOTHAT.>> THIS, KEVIN, AT RAVEN'S GOT

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A LOT OF NATIONAL ATTENTION FROMCBS NEWS AND OTHERS THAT HAVEPROFILED THIS.SHE'S COMING OUT 18 SOON TO BE

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19 WITH HER DEGREES, NO DEBT.WHICH IS A BIG THING.>> IF YOU LOOK BACK AT LASTYEAR'S POLITICAL PRESIDENTIAL

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CAMPAIGN THEY TALKED ABOUT FREECOLLEGE AND THEY TALK ABOUTGETTING KIDS THROUGH COLLEGE.HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE

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COUNTRY CAN DO A BETTER JOB NOTJUST PREPARING FOR PROVIDING THEOPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO GETREAL EXPERIENCE IN COLLEGE WHILE

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IN HIGH SCHOOL.IF WE DO THAT, WE HAVE THE MONEYFOR IT.WE ARE NOT GETTING EXTRA MONEY

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TO SUPPORT HER COLLEGE.WE ARE USING STATE SUPPORT SOK-12 DOLLARS ARE GETTING K-16RESULTS IN GARY, INDIANA.

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>> I KNOW YOU THINK THIS CANBE A STATE MAY BE A NATIONALMODEL SO TALK ABOUT THAT.KEVIN FROM THE GL FOUNDATION AND

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RAVEN OSBORNE, CONGRATULATIONS