"In
a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is
your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to
opportunity - it is a pre-requisite. Right now, three-quarters
of the fastest-growing occupations require more than a high school
diploma. And yet, just over half of our citizens have that level
of education. We have one of the highest high school dropout rates
of any industrialised nation. And half of the students who begin
college never finish. This is a prescription for economic decline,
because we know the countries that out-teach us today will out-compete
us tomorrow. That is why it will be the goal of this administration
to ensure that every child has access to a complete and competitive
education - from the day they are born to the day they begin a
career."
Hon.
Mr. Barack Obama, President of United States of America
"Education
is the most important long-term investment we can make in our
future. Education reflects our love and our belief in freedom.
It is freedom itself."
Hon.
Laura Bush, Honorary Ambassador UNESCO, Former First Lady of USA
"The
International Education charter is a declaration of fundamental
principles for building a just, sustainable educated youth of
global society for the 21st century. Created by global civil society
CCLP Worldwide, endorsed by thousands of members, volunteers ,
organizations and institutions and individual engaged endorsing
youth the Charter is not only a call to action, but a motivating
force inspiring change the world over. The international charter
is being practiced drawn from declaration of higher education
for 21st century by UNESCO ,Ten principles of United Nations Global
Compact and Declaration of Higher Education for sustainable better
livelihood."
The
Education Charter International is endorsed by citizens of 96
Countries (more than 400 Cities and 6000 Governmental, Inter governmental,Non
Governmental Organisations and Individuals across the globe)