http://thepage.time.com/remarks-obama-biden-to-national-governors-association-february-22-2010/
Above is a link to a transcript of speeches given by both Vice President Biden and President Obama. Their words clearly lay out what is happening now in education in America and have set the tone for what will be our tenure as educators. In his portion of the speech, Obama goes into detail describing the failings of the current educational system and his plans for fixing it by explaining the workings of his new "Race to the Top" program:
“We put $4 billion on the table and challenged states to compete for it, saying that if you embrace reforms that raise achievement, if you track and respond to student needs; if you evaluate and reward great teachers and principals and turn around failing schools, then we're going to help you make those reforms a reality. Many of you and your states already have, and that's why we're going to expand the Race to the Top program.”
I cannot help but think that this system will continue to hinder schools that are already struggling. We'll all have to wait and see how "what's happening now in education?" continues to change.
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