"Government Can Rebuild the Pipeline to the American Middle Class and the Belief in the American Dream"

"For years, reformers have focused on the impact that pre-k can have on young people as they grow into adulthood. Now, cities and states are working quietly to revolutionize public education again. More than a century ago, America sparked an explosion of social mobility by creating a robust system of public schools that run to 12th grade. By adding community colleges to the nation's public-school systems and educational requirements, we can do the same today." 

Rahm Emanuel at The Atlantic argues that "associate's degrees should be as accessible for the next 80 years as high-school diplomas have been for the past 80."