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EARLIER TODAY. WE REACH HIM LIVE NOW AT THE NGA'S CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON. |
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Announcer: THIS IS LIVE COVERAGE HERE ON C-SPAN. |
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-- I'D BE WITH LANCE ARMSTRONG RIGHT NOW ON THE TOUR. BUT IT IS A GREAT HONOR FOR ME TO BE HERE IN... |
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MR. CHAIRMAN, SO MOVED. |
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MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. MEANING RULES HAVE BEEN ADOPTED. ANYONE WHO WANTS... |
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MARK, THANKS VERY MUCH, FOR THOSE KIND COMMENTS. AND, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE GOVERNORS... |
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I WANT TO JUST TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY, MARK HAS FORDED -- AFFORDED TO ME TO THE FACT THAT WITH US... |
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THANK YOU, TOM. AND LET ME, AGAIN, THANK YOU AND CHRISTIE AND ALL THE IOWAIANS FOR THEIR HOLT TALLET.... |
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THAT'S CALLED A LITTLE PRECURSOR OF WHAT'S TO COME, IF THAT GOT YOU EXCITED, I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH... |
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Announcer: WELL, WE ARE HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES OF OUR LIVE COVERAGE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF... |
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Announcer: IT APPEARS WE'VE CORRECTED OUR TECHNICAL PROBLEM. WE'LL GO BACK LIVE NOW TO IOWA FOR COVERAGE... |
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WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PRESENCE HERE AGAIN THIS YEAR. WITH THAT I'LL ASK US TO LOWER THE LIGHTS AND... |
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Announcer: THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT YEAR FOR THE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL. |
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A YEAR THAT HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE. |
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GOVERNORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE TAKING NOTICE. |
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TO MAKE OUR FUTURES BETTER. |
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TO GIVE US MORE CHOICES. |
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TO HELP US SUCCEED. |
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OUR VOICES ARE BEING HEARD. |
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THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. THIS IS OUR STORY. |
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LAUNCHED A YEAR AGO BY NGA CHAIRMAN VIRGINIA GOVERNOR MARK WARNER, REDESIGNING THE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL... |
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ACROSS THE COUNTRY, GOVERNORS ARE TAKING NOTICE AND MAKING CHANGES. |
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WE'RE FACING A MAJOR COMPETITIVE CHALLENGE, CHINA, INDIA, THE REST OF THE WORLD. WE'VE GOT MEASUREMENT... |
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I WOULD LIKE TO STOP THIS WHOLE PHENOMENON OF THE DROPOUT AND HAVE ALL STUDENTS DROP INTO A PROGRAM... |
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POOR CURRICULUM THAT STUDENTS NEED REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO COLLEGE OR WHETHER THEY'RE... |
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EDUCATION IS THE FOUNDATION. MY PARENTS TAUGHT THE EIGHT OF US THAT IT'S A FOUNDATION, WE CAN HANG... |
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IF WHAT YOU'RE TAKING IN -- AND WHETHER IT'S EVEN FREE-K LEADS TO YOUR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, WHAT... |
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I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR EVERY AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR TO GO TO A FOUR YEAR... |
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EDUCATION IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS BEING TRAINED... |
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IT'S IMPORTANT TO GRADUATE BECAUSE EDUCATION IS WHAT YOU NEED FOR YOUR FUTURE AND YOU CAN GO SO MANY... |
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I COULDN'T IMAGINE NOT GRADUATING AT ALL JUST BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE SUCH A CULMINATION OF SO MUCH... |
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IT'S A STANDARD IN MY FAMILY AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE A STANDARD FOR EVERYONE TO JUST GRADUATE. IT'S... |
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ALTHOUGH IT IS INDEED UNACCEPTABLE, THE REALITY IS 30% OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DON'T GRADUATE. |
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AND IF THOSE OF US WHO DO GRADUATE, HALF OF US ARE UNPREPARED FOR COLLEGE OR THE WORKPLACE. |
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THE TIME FOR CHANGE IS NOW AND THE FUTURE HOLDS PROMISE. |
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THERE IS ONE SINGLE ISSUE WORTHY OF YOUR FOCUSED ATTENTION. IT IS THE STATE OF AMERICA'S HIGH SCHOOLS.... |
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THREE YEARS AGO ONLY THREE GOVERNORS IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY WERE TALKING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL REFORM. NOW,... |
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OUR GOVERNORS BELIEVE IN US AND THEY KNOW THINGS HAVE TO CHANGE. |
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MY HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO CHANGE. |
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MY HIGH SCHOOL IS CHANGING. |
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MY HIGH SCHOOL HAS CHANGED. |
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I FEEL GREAT ABOUT IT BUT WE'VE GOT TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING. WE'RE NOT -- I'M NOT GOING TO BE... |
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TODAY I'M GRADUATING. |
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IT'S THE END OF ONE JOURNEY. |
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BUT THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER. |
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MY FUTURE BEGINS TODAY. |
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THE RACE REALLY IS ON FOR WHO IS GOING TO OWN THE FUTURE, WHO'S GOING TO GET THERE FIRST. |
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I'M GOING TO COLLEGE. |
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I'M GOING TO A TECHNICAL SCHOOL. |
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I'M STARTING MY YEAR. |
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I'M GOING TO A COMMUNITY COLLEGE. |
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I WILL SUCCEED. |
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I WILL SUCCEED. |
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I WILL SUCCEED. |
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MANY PATHS, ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES. |
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THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. |
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I THINK YOU SEE FROM THAT VIDEO A LITTLE -- [APPLAUSE] I'LL GET WITH THE MAKERS OF THE VIDEO A LITTLE... |
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GOOD AFTERNOON, DEAR GOVERNORS. GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GOVERNOR,... |
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I'LL WRITE THAT DOWN. |
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IN CHINA, WE HAVE A SAYING. WE HAVE TWO VERY EXCITING, VERY EXTREMELY HAPPY MOMENTS IN ONE'S LIFE.... |
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EXCELLENT PRESENTATION AND WE'RE GOING TO -- I'M GOING TO HAVE OUR OTHER FIRST SPEAKER SPEAK AND THEN... |
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GOVERNOR VILSACK, THE PEOPLE OF IOWA, GOVERNOR WARNER AND MEMBERS OF THE NGA, I'M REALLY HAPPY TO... |
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THANK YOU. TWO PROVOCATIVE SPEAKERS. TAKE AWAY TWO QUICK COMMENTS. ONE THAT WHILE WE SOMETIMES LOOK... |
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THANK YOU, MARK. I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO INTRODUCE TOM -- ACTUALLY, I ASKED, I BEGGED TO INTRODUCE TOM... |
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I WAS JUST HOPING TO LET THAT INTRODUCTION JUST KIND OF GO ON AND ON AND ON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,... |
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THEIR NAMES. I'D LIKE THOSE NAMES OF THE 29% IN INDIA. I WANT TO TAKE THE NEXT HALF HOUR OR SO TO... |
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WOW. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HAD THREE EXTRAORDINARY PRESENTATIONS. AND WE COME AWAY WITH THE SENSE OF... |
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TOM, IF I MIGHT, IN YOUR BOOK, YOU ALSO TALK ABOUT THE NONFLATTENING PART OF THE WORLD AND HOW NOT... |
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THANK YOU, GOVERNOR PATAKI. AND THAT'S AN IMPORTANT QUESTION, AND I DO HAVE A CHAPTER IN THE BOOK... |
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THANK YOU. THE ONE THING WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO IN THIS FLATTENING OF THE WORLD AND I WILL TAKE... |
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ONE OF THE REASONS WHY, OF COURSE, THIS IS A PROVOCATIVE BOOK IS BASICALLY WHAT YOU HAVE SAID RELATED... |
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FIRST OF ALL, I REALLY HAVE TO THANK GOVERNOR GRANHOLM BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN SUCH A WONDERFUL EVANGELIST... |
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LET ME ASK -- THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] LET ME THANK ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS. AND LET ME -- OUR SPEAKERS FROM... |
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THANKS, MARK. |
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Announcer: LIVE COVERAGE OF THE PLENARY SESSION OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.