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WATCH: Biden on why U.S. needs 'the best education system in the world' | 2024 State of the Union

In his State of the Union address March 7, President Joe Biden highlighted his investments in education. " To remain the strongest economy in the world, we need to have the best education system in the world," he said. That includes reducing student loan debt, of which he has canceled $138 billion over the last three years. He also pointed to prioritizing giving children access to high-quality preschool, expanding summer learning and tutoring, giving high school students hands-on workforce experience and making college more affordable. "While we're at it," he said, "I want to give public school teachers a raise." Subscribe: Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour

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To remain the strongest economy in the world. We need to have the best education system in the world. And I like I suspect all of you. I want to give a child every child a good start. By providing access to preschool for three and four years old. No. I think I pointed out last year. I think I pointed out last year. Children coming from broken homes where there's no books not read, do not spoken to very often. Start school kindergarten or first grade here in having heard a million fewer words spo
ken. Well, studies show. The Children to go to preschool and nearly 50% more likely to finish high school go on to earn a two and four degree, no matter what their background is. Met a year and a half ago with the leaders of the Business Roundtable. They were mad that I would ever angry. I said well, they were discussing it. Why I wanted to spend money on education. I pointed out to them as vice president. I met with over eight. I think it was 180 to those folks. Don't hold me the exact number A
nd I asked them what they need Most the C E. O s And you've had the same experience both sides of the aisle, they say, a better educated workforce, right? So I looked at them. I say I come from Delaware, DuPont used to be the eighth largest corporation in the world. And every new into enterprise. They bought the educated the workforce to that enterprise. But none of you do that anymore. Why are you angry with me, providing you the opportunity for the best educated workforce in the world. They al
l looked at me and said. I think you're right. I want to expand high quality tutoring. And some are learning to see that every child learns to read by for grain. Connecting local businesses and high schools. So students get hands on experience in the path, the good paying job whether or not they go to college. And I want to make sure that colleges more affordable. Let's continue increasing the pell grants to working and middle class families and increased record investments. PCU. Minority servin
g institutions, according Hispanic institutions. And I was told I couldn't universally just changed the way in which you did that was student loans. I fixed to student loan programs that already existed to reduce the burden of student debt. For nearly 4 million Americans, including nurses, firefighters. And others in public service. Jones Public Education Minnesota. For sharing with us tonight. Keaton. Where are you? Thank you. He's educated hundreds of students so they can go to college. Now he
's able to help after debt forgiveness. Get his own daughter to college. And much more. Such a relief is good for the economy because folks are now able to buy a home. Start a business start a family. While we're at it. I want the public school teachers are raise.

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