US Presidency
2013

We're also pursuing an aggressive strategy to promote innovation that reins in tuition costs. We've got lower costs so that young people are not burdened by enormous debt when they make the right decision to get higher education. And next week, Michelle and I will bring together college presidents and non profits to lead a campaign to help more low income students attend and succeed in college. But while higher education may be the surest path to the middle class, it's not the only one. So we should offer our people the best technical education in the world. That's why we've worked to connect local businesses with community colleges, so that workers young and old can earn the new skills that earn them more money. And I've also embraced an idea that I know all of you at the Center for American Progress have championed and, by the way, Republican governors in a couple of states have championed and that's making high-quality preschool available to every child in America.