What it is is the coming of age. Our economy is evolving in ways that generations before us could have never imagined. That means that we have to redouble our efforts when it comes to the education of our young. We have to come up with the winning strategies for Americans to be able to move our Nation forward. This is the way to go. This is the way to go.
Yvette Clarke: “What it is is the coming of age. Our economy is evolving in ways that generations before us could have never imagined.…”
On the recordApril 14, 2008
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Discussing the importance of education in relation to the evolving economy.
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