Pharrell, Ludacris, Hilson, and Sway Kick Off Get Schooled National Challenge and Tour (PHOTOS)

Every 26 seconds a student drops out of high school; a third of all students fail to graduate high school; most low-income students who start, never finish college.

According to a College Board report in a generation, America has moved from first to twelfth place in the proportion of adults aged 25 to 34 with postsecondary degrees.

Recognizing America's need to get its children and adults back on track, Get Schooled National Challenge and Tour was created to 'energize, inspire, and engage Americans' to take action, and  improve high school and college graduation rates.