To move our country forward, we must double down on our work to strengthen the heart of America \u2014 in both rural regions and in cities. As our 70 Cradle to Career Network members continue their work to improve outcomes for 10.5 million children and youth across America, let\u2019s continue to focus on what we have in common to overcome divisiveness and differences. Rather than seeking compromise, let\u2019s find urgency and ambition in shared, bold goals. And let\u2019s pair that vision with energy and action to get things done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On a brisk October weekend, I joined more than 350 change makers from across America gathered in Bentonville, Arkansas, for an event held by the Walton Family Foundation. With \u201cMeet in the Middle\u201d as the theme for the inaugural Heartland Summit, we learned and networked over four days of speakers, yoga and bike rides, local…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":10927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"categories":[216],"tags":[81],"class_list":["post-10925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insights","tag-blog","category-216","description-off"],"yoast_head":"\n