And arguably the answer to this point has been no. In Tarrant county, only 23% of our students actually make it to a two year or four year credential after high school graduation. Compare that to 70% of the jobs require in North Texas, some type of post secondary credential. That was a crisis. But thankfully a lot of organizations, including the nonprofit I was incredibly proud to start, the Tarrant 2 and 3 partnership, we started that work to … (12:48–12:53)
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