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Where that might have way laid her information for good but there were structures in place that allowed her to go on and get a ph.d.. michelle's dad was a shift worker at the city water plant. mom worked as a secretary. they didn't go to college. but there were structures in place that allowed michelle to take advantage of those opportunities. and as michelle mentioned, our parents and grandparents made sure we knew we would have to work for it, that nobody was going to hand us something, that education was not a passive enterprise. you just took your head over and somebody pours education in ...

Only 9% earn a bachelor's degree. so if we as a nation can expand opportunity and reach out to those young people and help them not just go to college but graduate from college or university, it could have a transformative effect. there's this huge cohort of talent that we're not tapping. now, what this meeting today tells me is we've got dedicated citizens across the country who are ready to stand up and meet those challenges. and what i want to really do is highlight some of the commit ms that have been made here today. so we know that not enough low income students are taking the steps requ...

Where that might have waylayed her education for good. but there were structures in place that allowed her to go on and get a ph.d.. michelle's dad was a shift worker at the city water plant. mom worked as a secretary. they didn't go to college. but there were structures in place that allowed michelle to take advantage of those opportunities. as michelle mentioned, our parents and grandparents made sure we knew that we'd have to work for it, that nobody was going to hand us something. education was not a passive enterprise. you just tip your head over and somebody pours education into your ear...

Colleges and universities and businesses and not for profits to take part. for folks who are watching this who were not able to be here today, we want you here next time. start thinking about your commitments now. we want you to join us. for knows who are able to make commitments today, i want to thank you for doing your part to make better the life of our country. because what you're doing here today means that a bunch of young people like troy and like michelle, and like me, who suddenly may be able to see a whole new world open up before them that they didn't realize was there. i'll end wit...

The premise that we're all created equal is the opening line in our american story, and we don't promise equal outcomes. we strive to deliver equal opportunity. the idea that success does not depend on being born in a wealth of privilege, depends on effort and merit. you can be born into nothing and work your way into something extraordinary. and to a kid that goes to college, maybe like michelle the first in his or her family, that means everything. and the fact is if we hadn't made a commitment as a country to send more of our people to college, michelle, me, maybe a few of you, would not be...