Even In A Time Of Fiscal Austerity,

Borrowing To Pay For College Used To Be The Exception; Now It's The Rule.

Whether You Look At These Recent Pisa Results, Which We Are Mediocre At Best, Whether You Look At A 25 Percent Dropout Rate In This Country, Whether You Look At, In One Generation, We're Not Doing What We Need To Be Doing To Keep America Great.

Historically The Department Of Education Hasn't Been Doing Enough To Drive The Sustainability Movement, And Today, I Promise That We Will Be A Committed Partner In The National Effort To Build A More Environmentally Literate And Responsible Society.

The Factory Model Of Education Is The Wrong Model For The 21st Century. Today, Our Schools Must Prepare All Students For College And Careers-and Do Far More To Personalize Instruction And Employ The Smart Use Of Technology.

We've Seen More Reform In The Last Year Than We've Seen In Decades, And We Haven't Spent A Dime Yet. It's Staggering How The Recovery Act Is Driving Change.