A Discussion on Education Reform with Arne Duncan

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[tnguyen318]

Nobody left them behind, they left them self behind!! LOL

[Devin0357]

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[geofiles]

President Obama truly did something that was astonishing and miraculous, he took the already toxic culture of American politics and made it even more partisan and poisonous. When the facts are considered the only conclusion that one can reach is that he did this on purpose. He didnt have to pursue health care, in fact, a half competent politician would have avoided it at all costs and done something with wide popular support, like focus on the economy and trying to lower unemployment.

[Calsummersishere]

Arne Duncan is one of the best Secretaries in Obama's cabinet.

Clinton, Gates, and Duncan are great!

[JackBassbusinessteam]

The addtion of government stimulus funds is working but full effect has yet to be seen.

[mpatt76]

go Arne!

[sonyaedith]

This guy is a joke...

[AgentxOfxChaos]

Read the tenth amendment and educate yourself on why this is wrong

[Waranle]

@AgentxOfxChaos how about i shove the tenth amendment in your ass, and you can read it for yourself redneck piece of shit.

[MrAdolfoSandoval]

@jalexander3 Not everyone is able to pay taxes because not everyone can find a job, taxes should be payed according to the money earned by the person and also jobless people not because they have no money should not recieve health and education. If you deny those rights to the people then you're discriminating and dooming them. Your last paragraph does not make sense at all. You didn't said anything just laugh at nothing.

[MrAdolfoSandoval]

@jalexander3 The right to good education and health is universal and all human beings must have it since they're born. You're saying that you have to work to earn those so... should babies and little kids have to work to earn those rights? Besides what, in your opinion, are you stealing and from who? You must really check your arguments before posting it.

[bnjones28]

I thought ACORN was dead. You know where obama worked.

[p3ntacle]

I totally support this. I took the SAT at thirteen and passed with high scores. Now I'm twenty-one and a college freshman still trying to succeed. I am attending a WV College because I can't afford to take out loans. Colleges should also be pro-active in getting students more involved. There needs to be an outreach to help students in college find a solid career. You can't be expected to know everything when you start college. It shouldn't be a dog-eat-dog world.

[mpatt76]

@p3ntacle

needs to be better counciling for those of us who might not know what we want to do with ourselves at 17 or 18 yrs old!  Then need to reach out to them, not just let them be responsible.....they're 18, they're not responsible

[p3ntacle]

I totally support this. I took the SAT at thirteen and passed with high scores. Now I'm twenty-one and a college freshman still trying to succeed. I am attending a WV College because I can't afford to take out loans. Colleges should also be pro-active in getting students more involved. There needs to be an outreach to help students in college find a solid career. You can't be expected to know everything when you start college. It shouldn't be a dog-eat-dog world.

[mmcdonald2k]

Educated....for what jobs?

[franzjoseph31]

@mmcdonald2k the job surge that will occur when the baby boomers "retire".

[Battelkeks]

Now they should start cutting military budget by 50%, even then they would still be the biggest power in the world (in terms of military power) and put the money actually in good use best would be to start funding science programs (and education) to get rid of the fossil problem.

Let's face it, energy will be the biggest issue in about 20-30 years and if we don't start now we will go to each other throats in the end of it.

[truthforamerica]

Best way to reform education is bust up the teacher's unions. Ha ha, you think the community rabble rouser in chief would allow that to happen? No way!

[dawncomestoosoon]

Proper education of the United States' youth/future to improve or nation & compete globally is the responsibility of EVERY citizen & person aiming toward citizen. Education exists as important as Defense. A moore educated population equals less economic strife, equals less crime, equals a better society!

[dawncomestoosoon]

True Education Reform in two steps.:

1-Shorten High School by 2 years.

If children of other countries are college ready by our Sophomore year, so can ours!

2-Nationalize Higher Education Tuition.

Work requirements are increasingly in need of college/vocational graduates. High School diplomas & G.E.D largely haven't been cutting it anymore since the early 1990s.

[blondescience]

A good chunk of this is very general rhetoric and but does not show specifics of his ideas. Arne Duncan, and President Obama's education policy is based on putting it more into the "free market". In Chicago he was key to pushing charter schools and closing public schools. Privatizing schools is the worst choice because it forces parents to find the best school and puts added pressure on them to have their child be accepted by those schools lest they be left with lower quality schools.

[veggiemuncher86]

This guy is barely answering their questions... It makes me sad. wheres obama when you need him

[voyeurdug]

Don't feed the trolls.

[MrAdolfoSandoval]

Health and Education is a right that should be universal because all human beings are equal and it's escential in order to increase our quality of life. What else is to say?

Good work Mr. Obama, I know it's not easy to push this reforms but I hope that you continue doing such a great work

[josh1422]

@MrAdolfoSandoval it is not a right. you must earn it

[MrAdolfoSandoval]

@josh1422 first, why should you earn that right? aren't all humans born the same or do you feel special? and second: how is that right earned?

[josh1422]

@MrAdolfoSandoval by paying for it. privatization all the way baby! no government control. only companies in control

[MrAdolfoSandoval]

@josh1422 I hope you're joking or being sarcastic

[KeyboardOwner]

@josh1422 you want education to be.... privatized? You best be trolling.

[josh1422]

@KeyboardOwner with competition quality goes up. with one thing in control aka the government then the quality goes down. go crawl back into your hole you filthy socialist!

[riiad]

@josh1422

This is a dogm that has no research backing it. And all evidences show the opposite is true.

[KeyboardOwner]

@josh1422 mate... I'm not sure you're right in the head so I'll just leave you alone... enjoy yourself.

[josh1422]

@KeyboardOwner how is government control a good thing?

[lildwayne21]

@MrAdolfoSandoval I agree

[YOWHATTHEHELLUP71]

Wow, now were really fucked.

[seannn10]

@YOWHATTHEHELLUP71 Why do you say that?

[YOWHATTHEHELLUP71]

@seannn10 Well I say that because I don't trust a word that comes out of a Democrat or a Republicans mouth. I don't trust news media, or internet media. I make my own conclusions and look to outside "civillian" resources for information. Today, its really hard to think that anything a politican does is legitmate, or rather in the best intrest of the people. Its really banks that run the show, not the president, or congress, or the senate. If you want to really find out how the world works, BANKS

[baboumayl31]

Health and education reforms are fondamental.

It s good thing for people and it s very important for the future.

[RealCaptainAmerica]

@SolideoNetwork Really? The budget cost is troubling? What IS the current budget cost? What was the budget cost last year? What about the year before that?

People are concerned all of a sudden because Republicans are now complaining about the spending since they're not in charge anymore. When they were in charge, they WASTED our money. Now, we're INVESTING our money. There's a big difference.

[simonruane]

I didn`t know how far back America was stuck in Politics until Obama.

First the health reforms and now the education reforms...

Here in Europe most countries had reforms like that many Years ago and are totally happy with it.

I can`t believe how many Americans are fighting against all these positive changes!

[YOWHATTHEHELLUP71]

@simonruane There is Europe, and then there is America. We are not Europe. Get that out of your head. What our "president" is doing is following orders, orders from his puppet masters. You'll see, this will all go sour in a few years, so many more problems will arise. Nothing is changing its only getting worse.

[simonruane]

@YOWHATTHEHELLUP71

So then tell me, what is the big difference between Europe and USA, that makes those things not work out well in the USA?

Let me know when the first dramatic problems arise. I bet there will be none.

[YOWHATTHEHELLUP71]

@simonruane youre a fucking idiot, youve been fooled.

[TheMetalPerson]

@simonruane

Europe has loan forgiveness on a union level?

[TheMetalPerson]

Loan forgiveness is going to cause tuition prices to skyrocket!! Mister president, please stop taking on domestic issues on a federal level!!

No offense, but some of your economic polices are seriously damaging the fundamentals of a prosperous economy. If you truly have our best interest in mind, you should spend a lot more time thinking about the policies you implement, and less time about popularity.

Do the right thing already Obama. You know deep inside what you're doing is wrong!

[lilondra]

@TheMetalPerson I'm pretty sure that 1/3 americans hate obama with the passion of 10 suns because of these changes. I'm pretty sure he does it anyway because he knows THOSE AMERICANS will benefit from it aswell (not the really rich ones obv but they'll be fine anyway). And tbh just because you think its wrong doesn't mean he has to think its wrong.

[YOWHATTHEHELLUP71]

@TheMetalPerson He knows it, and hes doing it because he is being told. There is always some kind of agenda that a president and his leaders have. The thing people have to realize here is that Obama isn't calling the shots here, neither did Bush or Clinton, or Bush sr., or Reagan. None of them. Up to Kennedy at least, and they killed him.

[Onodera1980]

Down with "No Child Left Behind"!

[TheMetalPerson]

This is terrible....