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It's not that our high school system was not designed well, but that it was designed in 1906 when the country was just out of the industrial era. There hasn't been a substantial systemic change the way we do high school since then.

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How about we agree upon what our common American values are, which is let's make this a true land of opportunity.

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To do what you wanna do, to leave a mark - in a way that you think is important and lasting - that's a life well-lived.

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There is a huge gap between what students want for their future and what their schools are offering.

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I started getting more and more active around immigration reform because this was such a waste of lives, such a waste of potential, such a waste for our country not to have the human capital that we developed - geared toward improving our entire society.

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My relationship with money is that it's a tool to be self-sufficient, but it's not something that is a part of who I am.

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I came across this circumstance of undocumented students. These are kids who were brought to this country as youngsters, who are raised as Americans and go to American schools, and then when they graduate high school, they have no prospects in front of them because they are undocumented and illegally in the United States.

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That's why our country is such a beautiful, beautiful experiment: We manifest, we allow freedom if you follow certain rules and if you work really hard. That's at the root of our cherished values.

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Whether someone signs something is not what's important. It's what they do and how they do it that matters.

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It's our privilege to work with College Track students as they chart their course toward a college degree - they bring persistence, creativity, and extraordinary discipline throughout their academic journey.

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