Obama: Community Colleges Are Underappreciated Asset
Calling community colleges "one of America's underappreciated assets," President Obama has named community college professor Dr. Jill Biden, wife of the Vice President, to head a national effort to raise awareness about the administration's plans to open the doors of community colleges to the unemployed and undereducated. Unemployment should be an opportunity to prepare for a better job, Obama said. "Education is the single best bet we can make," he said, stating that every American should have more than a high school education. The President called for programs to allow unemployed persons to return to school and acquire new and better skills. Watch online coverage of his announcement.
Posted: May 15, 2009
