Obama To NGA: America’s Students Cannot Accept Second Place | Talking Points Memo

The White House released several excerpts from President Obama’s remarks to the National Governors Association today. Read them in full after the jump.America’s prosperity has always rested on how well we educate our children – but never more so than today. This is true for our workers, when a college graduate earns over 60 percent more in a lifetime than a high school graduate. This is true for our businesses, when according to one study; six in ten say they simply can’t find qualified people to fill open positions.


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