Barack Obama actually said...

"I believe that's the right thing to do, for us to make sure to send a message to our young people: You graduate from high school at a minimum."

"We've got to do everything we can to make sure that we sustain this progress."

"Nothing more clearly signals what you value as a state as the decisions you make about where to invest."

"These regulations are necessary to prevent the inflation of the academic credits attributed to postsecondary education courses."