Obama wants big education change
Obama takes on yet another massive challenge.
President Barack Obama is heading up a major overhaul of the nation’s financial system and has also promised huge changes in the health care system. Now he is taking on another huge, nationwide system: education.
Obama says the nation’s education system needs a far-reaching overhaul and it can’t wait, despite the urgency of the financial crisis and other pressing issues, according to the Associated Press.
Obama backs merit-based pay
Among the other changes Obama is pushing for, he is encouraging that teachers receive merit-based pay. This statement will no doubt be very unpopular with a large faction within the Democratic Party: teachers unions.
Teachers unions have long been opposed to merit-based pay, instead encouraging equal pay for teachers based on number of years in the field. Obama says merit-based pay will improve education.
“Too many supporters of my party have resisted the idea of rewarding excellence in teaching with extra pay, even though we know it can make a difference in the classroom,” he said.
Early education
Obama also believes government money will be well spent if it is invested in early education. About $5 billion in the stimulus package is slated for growing Head Start, expanding access to child care and helping children with special needs. He insists quick loans should be given to these programs to improve them.
More goals
He also stressed the importance of adopting higher standards that are more on par with global standards. He says he will put forth efforts to reduce high school dropout rates. he reissued his call for every American to dedicate at least one year to higher education and to put the United States back in the top spot when it comes to number of residents with college degrees.
He also advocates that states remove caps on the number of charter schools allowed within their borders.
Yes, if is a constant in this world, that is CHANGE.
When we are talking about education, but, not just education at any level, we are talking about education for the future, the education that with today’s seeds, tomorrow, we will collect high knowledge, high minds,well educated adults to be individuals,ready to start in a very competitive workforce, our children!
If we, cannot comply with change for a better education today, what is left for tomorrow?
Change for our children, to have a better education, is good!, and as parents, we have the obligation to comply and achieve,to be proud of the choice we make for them.
I am pretty sure that we are going to attain a higher quality of educacion.
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