* Strong education is the key to a vibrant economy, equipping students to become successful employers and employees, fueling technological innovation and wealth creation.
* Florida's future economic prosperity depends on its ability to train a high-wage high-tech workforce that can compete nationally as well as globally.
* We must commit to building an education system that not only works for today's problems but focuses on Florida's long term competitiveness.
* Due to his strong support of education in the Florida Legislature, Daniel Webster was appointed as a member of the UCF Board of Trustees in 2008 and continues to support education as a means of economic development.