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Obama Announces Education Program

   VOA News 13 March 2010
   US  President  Barack  Obama delivers the weekly radio address, 13 Mar
   2010

Photo: White House/Samantha Appleton

   US  President  Barack  Obama delivers the weekly radio address, 13 Mar
   2010

   U.S.  President Barack Obama says he is bringing Congress an ambitious
   overhaul of the country's education system.
   In  his weekly internet and radio address Saturday, Mr. Obama says his
   plan  will  help  ensure  all  students graduate high school ready for
   "college and a career."
   The  plan  will  be  a  major  overhaul  to  the education plan of his
   predecessor, George W. Bush.  Mr. Bush's program, called No Child Left
   Behind,   has   been   controversial  because  it  relies  heavily  on
   standardized  testing  and penalizes schools that do not meet national
   standards.
   Mr.  Obama  says his plan will decentralize education reform.  He said
   the  federal  government will set a "high bar," but that local schools
   and districts will have "flexibility" in how they reach it.
   He says he will present his plan to Congress on Monday.

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