“To compete in a global economy, our students must continue their education beyond high school. To make this expectation a reality, we must give students the tools they need to succeed, including the opportunity to take a college entrance exam.” NeedsGivingRealitySchoolOpportunityEconomyStudentsCollegeSucceedExpectationsHigh SchoolToolsIncludingEntrancesExamGlobal EconomyWorld Economy Author:Jennifer Granholm
“If we expect our children to thrive at our colleges and universities, and succeed in our economy once they graduate - first we must make quality, affordable early childhood education accessible to all.” IfsFirstsChildrenQualityEconomyChildhoodCollegeSucceedOur ChildrenUniversityThriveGraduatesAffordableEarly ChildhoodColleges And UniversitiesEarly Childhood Education Author:Kirsten Gillibrand
“We talked about and that has always been a puzzle to me why American men think that success is everything when they know that eighty percent of them are not going to succeed more than to just keep going and why if they are not why do they not keep on being interested in the things that interested them when they were college men and why American men different from English men do not get more interesting as they get older.” IfsThinkingKnowsMenDifferentAmericaSuccessInterestingCollegeSucceedPercentAgingKeep GoingPuzzlesEighty Author:Gertrude Stein
“I am going to do my best to try to create a country in which children are not living in poverty, in which kids can go to college, in which old people have health care. Will I succeed? I can't guarantee you that, but I can tell you that from a human point of view it is better to show up than to give up.” PeopleGivingTryingHumansChildrenI CanCountryShowsCareKidsViewsPovertyCollegeSucceedGiving UpPoint Of ViewHealth CareGuaranteesOld PeopleGiving Up Is Not An Option Author:Bernie Sanders
“Some boys go to college and eventually succeed in getting out. Others go to college and never succeed in getting out. The latter are called professors.” BoysCollegeSucceedLatterProfessors Author:H. L. Mencken
“College is a time in life where you get to know yourself as a player on the pitch and off the pitch. My coaches at USF were instrumental in making me understand the discipline it takes to succeed at the next level. Those were four special years for me.” KnowsYearsNextLevelsFourPlayerSpecialCollegeDisciplineSucceedCoachesKnow YourselfAnd OffNext Level Author:Jeff Cunningham
“We want to build the most entrepreneurial postsecondary system in North America. That's why we're pleased that academic institutions, like Algonquin College, University of Ottawa and Carlton University are working to make that happen through the Campus-Linked Accelerator program. They are helping nurture our business visionaries and igniting their entrepreneurial spirit, helping them to succeed and to expand our economy.” WantHelpingHappensAmericaSpiritEconomyCollegeSucceedProgramInstitutionsUniversityAcademicNurtureLinkedVisionariesEntrepreneurialCampusNorth AmericaEntrepreneurial SpiritOttawaAlgonquins Author:Bob Chiarelli
“In America, we then made a commitment, particularly after World War II with the GI Bill, to massively expand our commitment to college education, and that meant we had more engineers and we had more scientists and that meant we had better technology, which meant that we were more productive and we could succeed in the global marketplace.” WorldMadeWarAmericaTechnologyCollegeSucceedCommitmentScientistBillsWar Of The WorldsProductiveWorld War IiWorld War IEngineersMarketplaceCollege EducationGis Author:Barack Obama
“In America, we've set up a system whereby when you take on college debt, you will never have to pay more than 10 percent of your income in repayments. And what that will do is make sure that you will never be prevented from going to school just because of money. We want to make sure that you and others like you can succeed.” WantSchoolAmericaPayCollegeLike YouSucceedPercentDebtIncomeRepayment Author:Barack Obama