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On education, in order to ensure that America remains a world leader, we must create an educated, skilled workforce in the vital areas of science, math, engineering and information technology. At the same time, we must give every student access to a college degree.

We must ensure our system of higher education offers world-class quality for a world-class economy.

In today's global economy, however, it is important to raise the bar of excellence even higher. Today's students must be prepared to compete effectively on an international level.

We know that a college degree is rapidly becoming the price of admission to the global economy.

All students should have the opportunity to receive their high school diplomas and be fully prepared for college or the workplace.

We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible.

Higher education is confronting challenges, like the economy is, about the need for a higher number of more adequately trained, more highly educated citizenry.

I think people understand that if you're going to have a successful economy, you need people's potential to be realized. That means education. It means university education, sure, but it also means training, apprenticeships and various kinds of skills diplomas that we know are necessary.

A student who has excelled in the classroom should have the opportunity to attend college and become a productive, taxpaying member of society.

Global education is not a zero-sum game. The rise of universities in Asia will be a benefit to the entire world.