For all the talk of how the already overdue reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act will present a major test for President-elect Obama and the newly beefed-up Democratic majority in Congress, some in Washington are betting that the first education item on their to-do list will be expanding pre-K programs.
Congratulations on your impressive victory last evening. For the past two years, you have spoken to the nation about the need for hope, the need to dream, and the need to do things differently.Your message of change is not only one that should take hold of government itself, but it is also one that should serve as the cornerstone of your education policy. You now have a mandate for real change, with the Congress and the national will to support it.
Last night Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the presidential election to become 44th president of the United States. During the campaign, Obama made early education a cornerstone of his education policy agenda, and even highlighted early education as an important investment in our country's economic future. Let's take a closer look at the early education proposals Obama put forward during the campaign.
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov 05, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Educators celebrate success of unprecedented, aggressive GOTV effort Yesterday's historic election delivered more than a few winners--perhaps the biggest being public education, say North Carolina educators. Thanks to wins by pro-public education candidates like Barack Obama, Kay Hagan, Bev Perdue, Walter Dalton, Heath Shuler and Larry Kissell, significant progress will be made in the cause of ensuring great public schools for every student.
As the economy constricts, with workers losing jobs or scrambling to retain them, pressures intensify at home, too. What do presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama propose to ease Americans’ work-family tensions?
PITTSBURGH -- In her first policy address since joining the Republican ticket, Sarah Palin called for parents of special needs children to use federal funding to pick the school of their choice, and she suggested that Obama would raise taxes on federal trusts designed to pay for medical and education costs for disabled children.
BOB SCHIEFFER: 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. Do you feel that way and what do you intend to do about it?
The day after his 18th birthday, Jackson Fuhrman will go to the polls and cast his first vote for president.
LAS VEGAS, Nev., Oct 10, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- To boost the currently low visibility of the unmet needs of children, youth, and families in the 2008 election process, Every Child Matters Nevada will host a candidate forum October 13, 2008 at 3 p.m. PDT at the Spring Valley Library.