Schools That Can

Posted by swhited on Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 at 10:35 am

Watch Cory Booker’s Inspiring Speech at STC’s Forum

The wait is over! Schools That Can had the pleasure to listen to Newark’s Mayor Cory Booker’s inspiring speech about America and our educational system in person last May at our Forum in Newark, and now you can experience it too.

Listen as he discusses the failure of the American education system and the urgent need for the country’s citizens to work together to fix it. After recalling a story in which he was told, “you can always go three inches further,” Booker challenges the citizens of America to push for transformative change, and encourages the education sector to build on the successes of high performing schools by creating more. As Booker points out, schools can create radical transformation in children’s lives — but only those children who are lucky enough to get into one of the “good” schools. Those entering underperforming schools are often more likely to go into prison that to secure full time jobs. New Jersey alone spends billions of dollars each year as a result of the failed education system; indeed, consulting firm McKinsey conducted a study that declared that the country’s GDP would grow by trillions of dollars if it were able to increase graduation rates.

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