Tamara Draut Quotes

In America today, a young person needs more education after high school just to have a chance to make it in the middle class. Not a guarantee, just a chance to make it.

I want my kids to graduate from high school. But that's not enough. I also want them to go to college. Why? Because rich people's kids go to college. And if that's good enough for them, it's good enough for my kids. Because you know what? College graduates don't tend to go to jail as frequently as nongraduates.

A postsecondary education is the ticket to economic success in America.

College education is the engine of social mobility in this country.

The unemployment rate today for people with our-year college degrees is 4.1%, which is almost none. That's people switching jobs basically. That tells you that education is the only way up and the only way out. If that is the fact, then we've got to get more of it for more people.

There is no greater ladder into the middle class than education.

I didn't go to college, I went straight from high school to working on I'll Fly Away, I was very, very lucky.

I don't know how you can move out of one's socioeconomic category if you don't have education.

Apart from finding a first job, college graduates seem to adapt more easily than those with only a high school degree as the economy evolves and labor-market needs change.

A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.

The middle class is a group defined by more than just money: it also leans on credentials, education, aspirations, assets, and, of course, household income.

I grew up in a middle-class family. I went to law school.

My parents never went to college. My dad started as an hourly worker.

When they tried to draft me, I earned a college degree.

A high school and college degree are linked to greater employment prospects, higher earning potential, and the ability to contribute more to our communities.

More than ever, a college diploma unlocks economic opportunity, provides students with a wealth of new skills and knowledge, and encourages innovation and growth. But more than ever, it also comes with a mountain of student loan debt.

After completing a Delaware State education, they were afforded opportunities beyond anything they might have imagined - and they opened doors for themselves that surely would have remained closed if they only had a high school education.

It is virtually impossible to compete in today's global economy without a college degree.

The American Dream is one of success, home ownership, college education for one's children, and have a secure job to provide these and other goals.

Comfort came in with the middle classes.

Really, the potential for, first of all, any college graduate today is enormously good. These are good times for anyone with a college degree today, particularly African Americans. With a college degree today, you really breach the unemployment rate.

I wasn't going to be an actor. I was going to be a lawyer. I came from a family just above working class, just below middle class, a great family of wonderful values. The idea of me having a chance for a law degree was enticing. Enticing to me but also very enticing to my family.

Community colleges provide higher education where people live, helping to build strong ladders of opportunity that allow people to secure a foothold in the middle class.

It’s harder and harder to get a job if you just have a strong back. You need an education.

90% of the fastest growing jobs require some form of post-secondary education.