And maybe if he spent some time in the schools of South Carolina or St Paul , Minnesota , or where he spoke tonight in New Orleans , Louisiana , he 'd understand that we can 't afford to leave the money behind for No Child Left Behind ; that we owe it to our children to invest in early childhood education and recruit an army of new teachers and give them better pay and more support and finally decide that in this global economy , the chance to get a college education should not be a privilege for the wealthy few , but the birthright of every American .