Obama's Weekly Address:Everyone Should Be Able To Afford Hi(共6页)3600字.docx
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EveryoneShouldBeAbleToAffordHi
hi,everybody.overthenextcoupleweeks,schoolsallacrossthecountrywillbeopeningtheirdoors.studentswillsuitupforfallsports,marchingband,andtheschoolplay;momsanddadswillsnapthosefirst-day-of-schoolpictures--andthatincludesmeandmichelle.
andsotoday,iwanttotalkdirectlywithstudentsandparentsaboutoneofthemostimportantthingsanyofyoucandothisyear--andthat’stobeginpreparingyourselfforaneducationbeyondhighschool.
weknowthatintoday’seconomy,whetheryougotoafour-yearcollege,acommunitycollege,oraprofessionaltrainingprogram,somehighereducationisthesuresttickettothemiddleclass.thetypicalamericanwithabachelor’sdegreeorhigherearnsover$28,000moreperyearthansomeonewithjustahighschooldiploma.andthey’realsomuchmorelikelytohaveajobinthefirstplace–theunemploymentrateforthosewithabachelor’sdegreeislessthanone-thirdoftherateforthosewithoutahighschooldiploma.
butfortoomanyfamiliesacrossthecountry,payingforhighereducationisaconstantstruggle.earlierthisyear,ayoungwomannamedelizabethcooperwrotetotellmehowharditisformiddle-classfamilieslikeherstoaffordcollege.asshesaid,shefeels“notsignificantenoughtobeaddressed,notpoorenoughforpeopletoworry[about],andnotrichenoughtobecaredabout.”
michelleandiknowthefeeling–weonlyfinishedpayingoffourstudentloanstenyearsago.andsoaspresident,i’mworkingtomakesureyoungpeoplelikeelizabethcangotocollegewithoutrackingupmountainsofdebt.wereformedastudentloansystemsothatmoremoneygoestostudentsinsteadofbigbanks.weexpandedgrantsandcollegetaxcreditsforstudentsandfamilies.wetookactiontooffermillionsofstudentsachancetocaptheirstudentloanpaymentsat10%oftheirincome.andcongressshouldpassabilltoletstudentsrefinancetheirloansattoday’slowerinterestrates,justliketheirparentscanrefinancetheirmortgage.
butaslongascollegecostskeeprising,wecan’tjustkeepthrowingmoneyattheproblem--collegeshavetodotheirparttobringdowncostsaswell.that’swhyweproposedaplantotiefederalfinancialaidtoacollege’sperformance,andcreateanewcollegescorecardsothatstudentsandparentscanseewhichschoolsprovidethebiggestbangforyourbuck.welaunchedanew$75millionchallengetoinspirecollegestoreducecostsandraisegraduationrates.andinjanuary,morethan100collegepresidentsandnonprofitleaderscametothewhitehouseandmadecommitmentstoincreaseopportunitiesforunderservedstudents.
sincethen,we’vemetwithevenmoreleaderswhowanttocreatenewcommunity-basedpartnershipsandsupportschoolcounselors.andthisweek,mysecretaryofeducation,arneduncan,announcedaseriesofcommitmentstosupportstudentswhoneedalittleextraacademichelpgettingthroughcollege.
thisisachallengeitakepersonally.andtoallyouyoungpeople,nowthatyou’reheadingbacktoschool,youreducationissomethingyouhavetotakepersonally,also.it’suptoyoutopushyourself;totakehardclassesandreadchallengingbooks.scienceshowsthatwhenyoustruggletosolveaproblemormakeanewargument,you’reactuallyformingnewconnectionsinyourbrain.sowhenyou’rethinkinghard,you’regettingsmarter.whichmeansthisyear,challengeyourselftoreachhigher.andsetyoursightsoncollegeintheyearsahead.yourcountryiscountingonyou.
anddon’tforgettohavesomefunalongtheway,too.
thankseverybody.goodluckontheyearahead.
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