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Louisville 55,000 Degrees program is honored

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LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Louisville's plan to get more people to graduate from college is getting national attention.

55,000 Degrees is being honored as a national model of community commitment and vision.  The program pledges to add 55,000 more college graduates to the city by 2020.

Partners for Livable Communities will present the mayor and the executive director with the Entrepreneurial American Community Award tonight in Washington D.C.

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