Now were going to talk about education, which is at least more commonly thought of as investment in Human Capital and shouldnt be as controversial and something well hear a lot about politically in coming months and years. We welcome sarah turner who has written paper which is posted on our website, university of virginia. Thank you very much. Sarah . Okay, let me get started. As everyone is coming in to sit down. First, we need to thank david and louise and kerry who just together a Wonderful Program and theyve been good at nudging various people to do what they should on time. So i want to just start out with general comment and turn to specifics. First off, education is an excellent investment. Both for individuals and for society. I think we can i want to make this case in terms of an efficiency argument. Okay. Failure to close the gaps which are really big and growing in Educational Attainment is likely to both hinder Economic Growth and increase the burden on taxpayers over the l
This community. And you started writing that when you were in college. Yeah. Hinojosa so did you ever imagine, yeah, its going to end up on broadway, or was that just like an illusion . Oh, i imagined it laughing i mean, you wouldnt write it if you didnt feel like it was. It was worth something, but i imagined it in the way that you imagine being a jedi when you are three years old, you know . Its in the realm of possibility, and sure, maybe one day. But you know, i just. I knew that i wanted to write, i knew that i wasnt good at anything else, and i just. I knew there werent enough musicals to keep me employed as a latino actor if i wanted to go into theater. And i. And i just sort of started writing everything id always wanted to see in a musical, musically speaking. Just hip hop music and latin music and all the stuff id sort of grown up with. Hinojosa and you were able to translate that. What i love is that you had these images of broadway, and youre able to take hip hop and salsa,
All about in terms of postsecondary education. I am delighted to be with you today. I have been with you on other occasions but i want to thank you and all the members of chia for what you do on behalf of students, families and institutions across this country and by extension for what you do for our country. You are here representing a wide varieties of schools, organizations and associations but you share a common goal of working hard to strengthen americas Higher Education system. As chairwoman of the house committee, a chart of education policy is something you and i have in common. There is one more thing you have in common, and understanding of how difficult strengthening Higher Education can be. That is something i learned in congress, as many of you know, my career has been spent as an educator and administrator in north carolina. Those experiences gave me a unique understanding of how the Higher Education system works. They also provided perspective that helps me understand th
Kind introduction and jim, for setting the stage and indicating what it is you are all about and what we all ought to be about in terms of postsecondary education. Im delighted to be with you today. I have been with you on other occasions. I want to thank you and all of the members of chia what you do on behalf of students, families and institutions across the country. And my extension for what you do for our country. You are here representing a wide friday of schools, organizations and associations. But you share a common goal of working hard to strengthen americas Higher Education system. As chairwoman of the House Committee in charge of education policy, that is something you and i have in common. Im willing to bet there is one more thing that we have in common, thats an understanding of how difficult strengthening Higher Education can be. Is something i learned long before my time in congress. As many of you know and judith indicated my career has been spent as an educator and admi
Sara. Okay. Let me get started as everybody is coming in to sit down and make sure first we need to really thank david and carrie have put together a Wonderful Program and theyve been good at nudging people to do what they should on time. I want to just start out with some general comments and then turn to specifics. So first off, education is an excellent investment, both for individuals and for society. I think we can i want to make this case in terms of an efficiency argument. Failure to close the gaps, which are really big and growing in Educational Attainment is likely to both hinder Economic Growth and also increase the burden on tax payers over the long term. I think there are just two big takeaways from this first. Money matters enormously in education, but thats a necessary, not a sufficient condition. Secondly funding really needs to be matched to a commitment to accountability and in the education space innovation. The federal government has a big role here. Okay. That said,