Obama gives notice of big education push
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March 14, 2010, Sunday
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US President Barack Obama, already battling for health care reform, jobs and financial regulation, said yesterday he was also about to push forward on a major overhaul of US education.
Obama said he would send a blueprint to Congress on Monday to update the country's elementary and secondary schools, in an effort to raise standards and redo the lapsed "No Child Left Behind" law of his predecessor George W. Bush.
Obama has delayed a trip to Asia to rally support for a final drive for health care reform, and is also urging Democratic lawmakers to advance a radical shake-up of the county's financial regulation to make the economy safer.
Acknowledging in his weekly address the country faced many challenges, Obama said improving education was vital to ensuring wider national success.
"As a nation, we are engaged in many important endeavors: improving the economy, reforming the health care system, encouraging innovation in energy and other growth industries of the 21st century," he said.
"But our success in these efforts - and our success in the future as a people - will ultimately depend on what happens long before," he said.
US students have slipped in international tables of accomplishment, particularly in math and science.
Policy makers worry this will dent the ability of US businesses to compete for industries of the future, damaging job creation and growth.
"Not only does that risk our leadership as a nation, it consigns millions of Americans to a lesser future," he said.
Obama outlined a new vision for education in his 2010 budget, where he announced adding US$3 billion to federal allotments for education.
Obama said he would send a blueprint to Congress on Monday to update the country's elementary and secondary schools, in an effort to raise standards and redo the lapsed "No Child Left Behind" law of his predecessor George W. Bush.
Obama has delayed a trip to Asia to rally support for a final drive for health care reform, and is also urging Democratic lawmakers to advance a radical shake-up of the county's financial regulation to make the economy safer.
Acknowledging in his weekly address the country faced many challenges, Obama said improving education was vital to ensuring wider national success.
"As a nation, we are engaged in many important endeavors: improving the economy, reforming the health care system, encouraging innovation in energy and other growth industries of the 21st century," he said.
"But our success in these efforts - and our success in the future as a people - will ultimately depend on what happens long before," he said.
US students have slipped in international tables of accomplishment, particularly in math and science.
Policy makers worry this will dent the ability of US businesses to compete for industries of the future, damaging job creation and growth.
"Not only does that risk our leadership as a nation, it consigns millions of Americans to a lesser future," he said.
Obama outlined a new vision for education in his 2010 budget, where he announced adding US$3 billion to federal allotments for education.
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