Obama Outlines Education Plan

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In this video, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama talks about his education plan at Washington Junior High School in Washington, Iowa.

This event took place on Dec. 21, 2007.

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[stevan5]

obama is the fresh change america needs to get their act together

[JayB0gg]

I Was There And Took Pics With This Guy. He Has His Act Together. Obama '08!

[kountryvaudeville]

County commissioners and city councils have the authority for funding new community colleges owned and operated by the counties. "Communities with good educational opportunities end up having good economic opportunities"._Ronal Noonan

[kountryvaudeville]

You are correct ! However if every county commissioner proposed a New College for his county and got one started, the local economy would benefit as well. It has been proven that communities that have good education opportunities end up having good economic opportunities. I proposed to county mayors in Tennessee to take charge and do it-(County commissioners and city councils are the only one with funding authority- Ron Noonan

[MachShot1337]

This speech sounds like a great idea. Too bad the actual plan seems to contrast with it. Increasing school days by 33% or adding day on Saturday. Shortening the summer break. Teachers pay based on student merit. Who the hell kidnapped the president and replaced him with a super-bush look alike. I would take the no child left behind act any day over Obama's actual proposal.

I voted for the man, I believed in what he said, but this video is just absolute proof he is a damn liar.

[MachShot1337]

drugs yes, thats a problem dagnemrth, but hold your tongue on throwing in single parent status into cause of delinquency.

[CAVY66]

hahaha education? hes giving more money to people who dont work from the people who do.. who needs a education and a job when the government is giving out free money. stupid ass " ya its our education""ya we shoud extend school days" that would make more people drop out and not want to go. this will be like everything else he has passed either it wont or it will fail miserably in the first few months, exept trilions of dollers cheaper.

[cnychu]

I can't think of one Presidential candidate in the last century that WASN'T the education President. They've all included higher teacher pay, better funding, merit pay, etc. as a promise. NONE of them have followed through. Look at the media. The same problems have festered for decades. it will never change people. Remember, these narcicists campaign in poetry and govern in prose. Public shools will always have the same issues. It gets them elected.

[rev66blessu]

Like the police being taught that the founding fathers were "terrorists".

[rev66blessu]

" good citizens"?

[LambJerky]

What has he done at all?

[dagnemrth]

American teachers are teaching to tests? You got to be kidding me right? if that's the problem, then why is the college entrance rate, which is based on tests, less than 50%?

The problem is not with the education system, its with the entire social structure that supports the kids. you can throw a billion dollars into a single state and if the kids go home to a single parent, gets hooked on drugs, etc, they won't be learn much no matter what you teach him.

Good luck Obama, you will need it.