Smart Infrastructure

Why investing in college and university construction makes clear economic sense now and in the future:

John Adams, writing the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780, envisioned the central role that educational institutions would play in our nation’s development as follows:

“It shall be the duty of legislatures and magistrates in all future periods…to cherish the interests of literature and the sciences…to encourage private societies and public institutions…for the promotion of agriculture, arts, sciences, commerce, trades, manufactures, and a natural history of the country…”

Today, 229 years later, educational institutions have redeemed in full measure this confidence and remain central to the present and future of the nation’s social, cultural and economic life.

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As the Carnegie Foundation’s Higher Education Investment Act – An Open Letter to President-Elect Obama and His Administration has stated:

“A commitment of 5 percent of the economic stimulus package—in the range of $40 to $45 billion—toward higher education facilities will provide the stimulus that will propel the nation forward in resolving its current economic crisis and lay the ground-work for international economic competitiveness and the well-being of American families into the future.”

The time to act is now. Take Action Now