but last month, thanks to the great support of teachers and innovative tutoring program, he led a march of his classmates through a crowd of cheering parents and neighbors from their high school to the post office where they mailed off their college applications. and this son of a factory worker just found out he s going to college this fall. five years ago we set out to change the odds for all our kids. we worked with lenders to reform student loans and today more young people are earning college degrees than ever before. race to the top with the help of governors from both parties has helped states raise expectations and performance. teachers and principals in schools from tennessee to washington, d.c., are making big strides in preparing students with the skills for the new
of course, it s not enough to train today s workforce. we also have to prepare tomorrow s workforce by guaranteeing every child access to world class education. as steven rodriguez couldn t speak a word of english when he moved to new york city at age 9. last month, thanks to the support of great teachers and innovative tutoring program, he led a march of his classmates. through a crowd of cheering parents and neighbors from their high school to the post office where they mailed off their college applications. and this son of a factory worker just found out he s going to college this fall. five years ago, we set out to change the odds for all our
last month, thanks to the support of great teachers and innovative tutoring program, he led a march of his classmates. through a crowd of cheering parents and neighbors from their high school to the post office where they mailed off their college applications. and this son of a factory worker just found out he s going to college this fall. five years ago, we set out to change the odds for all our kids. we worked with lenders to reform student loans and today more young people are earning college degrees than ever before. race to the top, with the help of governors from both parties, has helped states raise expectations and performance. teachers and principals in schools from tennessee, to washington, d.c., are making big strides in preparing students with the skills for the new economy.
playbook, the white house just organized a college opportunity summit where already 150 universities, businesses, nonprofits have made concrete commitments to reduce inequality and access to hire education, and help every hardworking kid go to college and succeed when they get to campus. and across the country we re partnering with mayors, governors and state legislatures on issues from homelessness to marriage equality. the point is, there are millions of americans outside of washington who are tired of steal political arguments and who are moving this country forward. they believe, and i believe that here in america, our success should depend not on accident of birth, but the strength of our work ethic, and the scope of our dreams. that s what drew our forebearers here, that s how the daughter of a factory worker is ceo of
heights expeditionary learning schools, or wheels. last week he and his classmates put on their shirts, unfurled a banner and marched through washington heights in front of cheering crowds. you would have thought it was macy s parade. but the crowds were parents and teachers, the flags were college pennants. the march was to the post office where they mailed in their college applications. [ applause ] and he just heard back, the son of a factory worker who didn t speak much english just six years ago won a competitive scholarship to attend dickinson college this fall. [ applause ] everywhere you go you ve got