Released on: October 23, 2008, 3:12 am

Press Release Author: Will Marre

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: Education in America requires new solutions. Will Marre,
founder of the ThoughtRocket.com blog and the American Dream Project, proposes
CitizenOne, a fully accredited, tuition-free, online University teaching socially
strategic leadership. It's new education for a new future.

Press Release Body: San Diego, CA, October 23, 2008 -- Education is a major issue
facing America. "Today the gate to the path to the real American Dream is
education," states Will Marre, acclaimed speaker and CEO of REALeadership Alliance,
"Yet that gate seems to be locked." In his Oct. 16th post "Free College Education
for All Americans" ( http://snipurl.com/4ma55 ) and video clip "CitizenOne" Marre
addresses this problem and offers a solution. He proposes CitizenOne,
www.WeAreCitizenOne.com, a fully accredited, tuition-free, online university
teaching socially strategic leadership.

According to "The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society" (
http://snipurl.com/4ma7d ) the more education one has the less likely one is to be
poor, unhealthy, overweight, divorced, abusive, alcoholic, or drug addicted. Yet as
Bob Schieffer stated in the Oct. 15th Presidential debate, (
http://www.debates.org/pages/trans2008d.html ) "The U.S. spends more per capita than
any other country on education. Yet, by every international measurement, in math and
science competence, from kindergarten through the 12th grade, we trail most of the
countries of the world. The implications of this are clearly obvious. Some even say
it poses a threat to our national security."

So what is the answer? Only a few minutes in the Presidential Debate were devoted to
it and the presidential candidates offered recycled answers such as charter schools,
vouchers, financial aid, and student loans. Marre states, "These solutions are the
same old thinking for the same old problems. What CitizenOne offers is a new way of
thinking, a new way of being, and a new way of daring."

Marre paints a picture of CitizenOne, all funded by advertisers. "Imagine being able
to earn a fully accredited Bachelors degree on-line for free. Imagine the courses
were fully engaging, state of the art, multi-media sessions hosted in a
Facebook-type social media environment." Marre continues, "Imagine every class
requiring students to cement their learning by doing projects that benefited the
community. Math classes would require tutoring children and science classes -
environmental clean up."

The motto of CitizenOne is "Make Your Difference that is The Difference." It is
Marre's hope that through education we will not only improve the lives of those
educated but also save our collective future.

About Will Marre
Will Marre is an Emmy Award-winning writer, speaker and coach. He is the co-founder
and former president of the Covey Leadership Center (The 7 Habits of Highly
Effective People). He is currently the CEO of the REALeadership Alliance, where he
helps leaders implement new socially-strategic business and branding models, and
Consulting Director of UC San Diego Extension's Responsible Enterprise Forum. For
more information on Will Marre, please visit http://www.willmarre.com, or visit
http://www.thoughtrocket.com to view his weekly blog. You can also email
wmarre@thoughtrocket.com; phone ThoughtRocket at 866-876-6596; or mail: P.O. Box
235180, Encinitas, CA 92023.
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Contact:

Will Marre
ThoughtRocket.com
P.O. Box 235180
Encinitas, CA 92023
866-876-6596
info@thoughtrocket.com
http://www.thoughtrocket.com/blog

Web Site: http://www.thoughtrocket.com/blog

Contact Details: Will Marre
ThoughtRocket.com
P.O. Box 235180
Encinitas, CA 92023
866-876-6596
info@thoughtrocket.com
http://www.thoughtrocket.com/blog