21st century Quote by Mark Pocan

Supporters of this fundamental change in immigration policy say we need to import more well-educated talent if we're to stay competitive. But exactly whose…

— Ronald Reagan

Like many others, I have deep misgivings about the state of education in the United States. Too many of our students fail to graduate…

— Bill Gates

By 2018, an estimated 63 percent of all new U.S. jobs will require workers with an education beyond high school. For our young people…

— Bill Gates

It is U.S. workers who lose out when employers cannot get the high-tech graduates they need to compete with foreign companies in the 21st…

— Anonymous

Let's also make sure that a high school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job. Right now, countries like Germany…

— Barack Obama

Apart from finding a first job, college graduates seem to adapt more easily than those with only a high school degree as the economy…

— Derek Bok

On education, in order to ensure that America remains a world leader, we must create an educated, skilled workforce in the vital areas of…

— John F. Tierney

For a competitive and sustainable economy, the U.S. must have a skilled and well-trained workforce that can meet the evolving needs of industry, such…

— Tae Yoo

We need the best educated workforce in the world. Hundreds of thousands of bright, young, qualified people who want to go to college or…

— Bernie Sanders

Most high-income people in our country do not realize that their incomes are being subsidized by their protection from competition from highly skilled people…

— Alan Greenspan

Higher education is one of few areas where this country competes with the rest of the world and wins. The best of American higher…

— Donna Shalala

A report released by the Partnership for a New American Economy and the Partnership for New York City predicts that by 2018, there will…

— Marvin Ammori