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Previously:
President Obama will be visiting Warrensburg, Missouri next week (July 19, 2013)
President Obama in Warrensburg: lining up for tickets (July 22, 2013)
President Obama in Warrensburg: media preset (July 24, 2013)
President Obama spoke on education and the economy today on the campus of the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg.
Photo: Jerry Schmidt, Show Me Progress
Photo: Jerry Schmidt, Show Me Progress
Photo: Jerry Schmidt, Show Me Progress
Photo: Jerry Schmidt, Show Me Progress
From the White House transcript of the press gaggle aboard Air Force One on the way to the first event of the day in Illinois:
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney aboard Air Force One en route to Galesburg, IL, 7/24/13
Aboard Air Force One
En Route Galesburg, Illinois11:16 A.M. EDT
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….I wanted to let you know that later in the day when he travels to the University of Central Missouri, home to the Missouri Innovation Campus, he will note that the Missouri Innovation Campus prepares students with the education and skills they need to succeed at an accelerated pace while lowering costs and without student debt. Established in 2012, the Missouri Innovation Campus was developed through a partnership between the University of Central Missouri, Lee’s Summit School District, Metropolitan Community College, and local companies in order to drive growth in critical areas for the regional economy, including health care, engineering, energy and infrastructure.
The Missouri Innovation Campus provides an integrated academic experience that combines real-world, on-the-job experience with rigorous academics to graduate students from high school with a diploma as well as an associate’s degree, and then allowing them to earn a bachelor’s degree in only two years. This partnership provides students with a well-aligned education and prepares them with the skills they need to succeed in the Missouri economy and graduate with sought-after skills for high-paying careers, creating a pipeline for high school students to earn their diploma and degrees and get hired by local companies.
And I think it reflects the President’s firm belief that education is a cornerstone to the foundation we need to build economically. And that’s why ensuring that as many Americans have access to higher education as possible and can afford that higher education is so important to the President….
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