Investing in Foster Youth Education

The greatest achievement investment America can make

is not in technology, infrastructure, or capital

markets. It's our children.

We are at the beginning of an era defined by artificial

intelligence, robotics,

and industries that have yet to be imagined.

But America's greatest competitive advantage remains

in its own people.

Tomorrow's leaders are sitting in classrooms today,

including those growing up in foster care.

Their capability is no less remarkable.

Fostering the Future elevates America's youth based on

merit and talent, lifting them beyond

economic circumstance and every other

condition that may limit opportunity.

Our mission is simple yet transformational:

provide every young person from the foster care community

the chance to earn a college education,

launch a meaningful career, and achieve lasting

financial independence.

Today,

Indiana University and Purdue University

join Fostering the Future's growing coast-to-coast

alliance of leading academic institutions.

Congratulations and thank you.

Together, they expand a national network of

twenty-six universities that prepare our foster youth

to shape America's growth.

I'm very proud to share that as-- that this last spring,

Fostering the Future scholarships supported the education of

our first doctor.

He will change the lives of so many people.

Tomorrow, thanks to visionary partners such as

IndyCar and Fox, Fostering the Future

graduates will build new companies, launch new

industries, and redefine what is possible

for all Americans.

Fostering the Future is more than an educational

initiative.

It is generational investment in America's talent

pipeline.

Every student who graduates strengthen our

workforce, accelerates innovation,

expands economic opportunity, and reduces

long-term def-- dependence on government assistance.

The return of this investment is measured not only in

lives changed for the better, but in stronger

communities,

a more competitive nation, and a future powered by

American ingenuity.

Education is the on-- one asset that

can never be taken away.

It is the foundation upon which confidence is built,

opportunity is created, and the future is

invented.

And finally,

look at this incredible race car. Gorgeous

and powerful. I'm sure we cannot wait to see it start

its engine.

Good luck to all of the drivers and teams on

Sunday's race.