Launched by President Barack Obama in February 2014, the program is perhaps the most significant modern application of the concept.
The Obama White House structured the program around: Entering school ready to learn. Reading at grade level by third grade. Graduating high school ready for college and career. Completing postsecondary education. Successfully entering the workforce. Reducing violence and providing second chances.
Cain’s question was a deflection of responsibility, but it has since been reinterpreted as a universal call to empathy and compassion .
