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A
World
class
education
“I
don't
want
to
send
another
generation
of
American
children
to
failing
schools.
I
don't
want
that
future
for
my
daughters.
I
don't
want
that
future
for
your
sons.
I
do
not
want
that
future
for
America.”
—
Barack
Obama,
Jefferson-Jackson
Dinner,
Des
Moines,
Iowa,
November
10,
2007
At
a
Glance
Early
Childhood
Education
K-12
Recruit,
Prepare,
Retain,
and
Reward
Teachers
Higher
Education
Speak
your
mind
and
help
set
the
policies
that
will
guide
this
campaign
and
change
the
country.
Present
your
ideas
Watch
Videos
The
Problem
No
Child
Left
Behind
Left
the
Money
Behind:
The
goal
of
the
law
was
the
right
one,
but
unfulfilled
funding
promises,
inadequate
implementation
by
the
Education
Department
and
shortcomings
in
the
design
of
the
law
itself
have
limited
its
effectiveness
and
undercut
its
support.
As
a
result,
the
law
has
failed
to
provide
high-quality
teachers
in
every
classroom
and
failed
to
adequately
support
and
pay
those
teachers.
Students Left Behind:
Six million middle and high school students read significantly below their grade level. A full third of high school graduates do not immediately go on to college. American 15 year olds rank 28th out of 40 countries in mathematics and 19th out of 40 countries in science. Almost 30 percent of students in their first year of college are forced to take remedial science and math classes because they are not prepared.
High Dropout Rate:
America has one of the highest dropout rates in the industrialized world. Only 70 percent of U.S. high school students graduate with a diploma. African American and Latino students are significantly less likely to graduate than white students.
Teacher
Retention
is
a
Problem:
Thirty
percent
of
new
teachers
leave
within
their
first
five
years
in
the
profession.
Soaring
College
Costs:
College
costs
have
grown
nearly
40
percent
in
the
past
five
years.
The
average
graduate
leaves
college
with
over
$19,000
in
debt.
And
between
2001
and
2010,
2
million
academically
qualified
students
will
not
go
to
college
because
they
cannot
afford
it.
Finally,
our
complicated
maze
of
tax
credits
and
applications
leaves
too
many
students
unaware
of
financial
aid
available
to
them.
Barack
Obama's
Obama and Joe Biden's
Plan
Early
Childhood
Education
Zero
to
Five
Plan:
Obama's
The Obama-Biden
comprehensive
"Zero
to
Five"
plan
will
provide
critical
support
to
young
children
and
their
parents.
Unlike
other
early
childhood
education
plans,
Obama's
the Obama-Biden
plan
places
key
emphasis
at
early
care
and
education
for
infants,
which
is
essential
for
children
to
be
ready
to
enter
kindergarten.
Obama
and Biden
will
create
Early
Learning
Challenge
Grants
to
promote
state
"zero
to
five"
efforts
and
help
states
move
toward
voluntary,
universal
pre-school.
Expand
Early
Head
Start
and
Head
Start:
Obama
and Biden
will
quadruple
Early
Head
Start,
increase
Head
Start
funding
and
improve
quality
for
both.
Affordable,
High-Quality
Child
Care:
Obama
and Biden
will
also
provide
affordable
and
high-quality
child
care
to
ease
the
burden
on
working
families.
K-12
Reform
No
Child
Left
Behind:
Obama
and Biden
will
reform
NCLB,
which
starts
by
funding
the
law.
Obama
believes
and Biden believe
teachers
should
not
be
forced
to
spend
the
academic
year
preparing
students
to
fill
in
bubbles
on
standardized
tests.
He
will
improve
the
assessments
used
to
track
student
progress
to
measure
readiness
for
college
and
the
workplace
and
improve
student
learning
in
a
timely,
individualized
manner.
Obama
and Biden
will
also
improve
NCLB's
accountability
system
so
that
we
are
supporting
schools
that
need
improvement,
rather
than
punishing
them.
Support High-Quality Schools and Close Low-Performing Charter Schools:
Barack Obama and Joe Biden will double funding for the Federal Charter School Program to support the creation of more successful charter schools. An Obama-Biden administration will provide this expanded charter school funding only to states that improve accountability for charter schools, allow for interventions in struggling charter schools and have a clear process for closing down chronically underperforming charter schools. An Obama-Biden administration will also prioritize supporting states that help the most successful charter schools to expand to serve more students.
Make
Math
and
Science
Education
a
National
Priority:
Obama
and Biden
will
recruit
math
and
science
degree
graduates
to
the
teaching
profession
and
will
support
efforts
to
help
these
teachers
learn
from
professionals
in
the
field.
He
They
will
also
work
to
ensure
that
all
children
have
access
to
a
strong
science
curriculum
at
all
grade
levels.
Address
the
Dropout
Crisis:
Obama
and Biden
will
address
the
dropout
crisis
by
passing
his
legislation
to
provide
funding
to
school
districts
to
invest
in
intervention
strategies
in
middle
school
-
strategies
such
as
personal
academic
plans,
teaching
teams,
parent
involvement,
mentoring,
intensive
reading
and
math
instruction,
and
extended
learning
time.
Expand
High-Quality
Afterschool
Opportunities:
Obama
and Biden
will
double
funding
for
the
main
federal
support
for
afterschool
programs,
the
21st
Century
Learning
Centers
program,
to
serve
one
million
more
children.
Expand Summer Learning Opportunities:
Obama's "STEP UP" plan addresses the achievement gap by supporting summer learning opportunities for disadvantaged children through partnerships between local schools and community organizations.
Support
College
Outreach
Programs:
Obama
supports
and Biden support
outreach
programs
like
GEAR
UP,
TRIO
and
Upward
Bound
to
encourage
more
young
people
from
low-income
families
to
consider
and
prepare
for
college.
Support
English Language Learners:
Obama supports
College Credit Initiatives:
Barack Obama and Joe Biden will create a national "Make College A Reality" initiative that has a bold goal to increase students taking AP or college-level classes nationwide 50 percent by 2016, and will build on Obama's bipartisan proposal in the U.S. Senate to provide grants for students seeking college level credit at community colleges if their school does not provide those resources.
Support English Language Learners:
Obama and Biden support
transitional
bilingual
education
and
will
help
Limited
English
Proficient
students
get
ahead
by
holding
schools
accountable
for
making
sure
these
students
complete
school.
Recruit,
Prepare,
Retain,
and
Reward
America's
Teachers
Recruit
Teachers:
Obama
and Biden
will
create
new
Teacher
Service
Scholarships
that
will
cover
four
years
of
undergraduate
or
two
years
of
graduate
teacher
education,
including
high-quality
alternative
programs
for
mid-career
recruits
in
exchange
for
teaching
for
at
least
four
years
in
a
high-need
field
or
location.
Prepare
Teachers:
Obama
and Biden
will
require
all
schools
of
education
to
be
accredited.
He
Obama and Biden
will
also
create
a
voluntary
national
performance
assessment
so
we
can
be
sure
that
every
new
educator
is
trained
and
ready
to
walk
into
the
classroom
and
start
teaching
effectively.
Obama
and Biden
will
also
create
Teacher
Residency
Programs
that
will
supply
30,000
exceptionally
well-prepared
recruits
to
high-need
schools.
Retain
Teachers:
To
support
our
teachers,
Obama's
the Obama-Biden
plan
will
expand
mentoring
programs
that
pair
experienced
teachers
with
new
recruits.
He
They
will
also
provide
incentives
to
give
teachers
paid
common
planning
time
so
they
can
collaborate
to
share
best
practices.
Reward
Teachers:
Obama
and Biden
will
promote
new
and
innovative
ways
to
increase
teacher
pay
that
are
developed
with
teachers,
not
imposed
on
them.
Districts
will
be
able
to
design
programs
that
reward
accomplished
educators
who
serve
as
a
mentor
to
new
teachers
with
a
salary
increase.
Districts
can
reward
teachers
who
work
in
underserved
places
like
rural
areas
and
inner
cities.
And
if
teachers
consistently
excel
in
the
classroom,
that
work
can
be
valued
and
rewarded
as
well.
Higher
Education
Create
the
American
Opportunity
Tax
Credit:
Obama
and Biden
will
make
college
affordable
for
all
Americans
by
creating
a
new
American
Opportunity
Tax
Credit.
This
universal
and
fully
refundable
credit
will
ensure
that
the
first
$4,000
of
a
college
education
is
completely
free
for
most
Americans,
and
will
cover
two-thirds
the
cost
of
tuition
at
the
average
public
college
or
university
and
make
community
college
tuition
completely
free
for
most
students.
Obama will also ensure that the tax credit is available to families at the time of enrollment by using prior year's tax data to deliver the credit when tuition is due.
Recipients of the credit will be required to conduct 100 hours of community service.
Simplify
the
Application
Process
for
Financial
Aid:
Obama
and Biden
will
streamline
the
financial
aid
process
by
eliminating
the
current
federal
financial
aid
application
and
enabling
families
to
apply
simply
by
checking
a
box
on
their
tax
form,
authorizing
their
tax
information
to
be
used,
and
eliminating
the
need
for
a
separate
application.
Barack
Obama's
Record
Record
of
Advocacy:
Obama
has
been
a
leader
on
educational
issues
throughout
his
career.
In
the
Illinois
State
Senate,
Obama
was
a
leader
on
early
childhood
education,
helping
create
the
state's
Early
Learning
Council.
In
the
U.S.
Senate,
Obama
has
been
a
leader
in
working
to
make
college
more
affordable.
His
very
first
bill
sought
to
increase
the
maximum
Pell
Grant
award
to
$5,100.
As
a
member
of
the
Health,
Education,
Labor,
and
Pensions
committee,
Obama
helped
pass
legislation
to
achieve
that
goal
in
the
recent
improvements
to
the
Higher
Education
Act.
Obama
has
also
introduced
legislation
to
create
Teacher
Residency
Programs
and
to
increase
federal
support
for
summer
learning
opportunities.
For
More
Information
about
Barack's
Plan
Read the Pre-K to 12 Plan
Read the Pre-K to 12 Plan
Read
the
College
Affordability
Plan
Read the Education Reform Plan
Speech
on
Pre-K
to
12
Education
Speech
on
College
Affordability
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