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economic progress and educational achievement have always gone hand in hand in America.

The source of America's prosperity, then, has never been merely how ably we accumulate wealth, but how well we educate our people. This has never been more true than it is today. In a 21st century world where jobs can be shipped wherever there's an internet connection; where a child born in Dallas is competing with children in Delhi; where your best job qualification is not what you do, but what you know - education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity and success, it is a prerequisite.

of the thirty fastest growing occupations in America, half require a Bachelor's degree or more. By 2016, four out of every ten new jobs will require at least some advanced education or training.

"This is disgusting behavior and unfortunately, it goes beyond the days of graffiti on bathroom walls," Low said. "Now it has a townwide audience, a nationwide and even an international audience. I don't think kids are aware of that."

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