No One Is Mandating Merit Pay.

If The Goal Is To Dramatically Improve College Completion Rates, Not College-going Rates By Itself But College Completion, It's Not Just A College Problem. We Need A Big Focus On Early Childhood Education. Our Early Childhood Education System Is Pretty Good In This Country. Not Enough Students Have Opportunity. And, Very Discouragingly, They Lose Their Advantage Because They Go To Poor Schools After That. So, Let's Focus On Our Babies.

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 Cost Of College Should Never Discourage Anyone From Going After A Valuable Degree.

There's So Much That We're Doing Wrong Today. And Studies Show We're One Of Three Countries That Doesn't Invest More In Disadvantaged Communities.

Schools And Districts And Unions Are Working Together On Some Really Innovative Things.