President Obama Speaks about Higher Education in the United States

As part of the 2011 State of the Union Address President Barack Obama touched on the United State's Higher Education System.

"We are home to the world's best colleges and universities, where more students come to study than any other place on Earth. What's more, we are the first nation to be founded for the sake of an idea -- the idea that each of us deserves the chance to shape our own destiny. "