Obama on Preschools

As we applaud the President's renewed focus on young children, let's carefully consider how we want to nurture these complex, robust creatures. Links to differing vantage points, supportive evidence appear below.

http://factcheck.org/2013/02/obamas-preschool-stretch/ 

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/02/24/5210705/new-preschool-push-more-about.html 

Study finds Latino workers trapped under 'blue-collar ceiling'

A study condcuted by DePaul University as part of the New Journalism on Latino Children project, which is led by the University of California's Institute of Human Development and receives funding from the McCormick Foundation, found that educational gaps have led Chicago area's Latino workers to become trapped in low-paying, low-skill industries.

For more information: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-1215-workforce-survey-20111215,0,3680378.story

Obama asks Congress for education bill by September

In an effort to promote his educational agenda, President Obama asked Congress to send him a new education law by September 2011. He noted that while the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law set the "right goals," measuring student progress and the labeling of schools portions fall short. Obama wants an educational system that focuses on preparing students for post graduation that includes critical thinking, creativity and collaboration in addition to reading and math proficiency. Moreover he supports rewarding good teachers while showing little leniency for bad teachers. Although agreed upon by the House education chair that the law needs improvement, he feels it is unlikely that Congress will be able to meet Obama's deadline.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/03/14/state/n030207D06.DTL#ixzzlHXN7qNw7

President Obama-New funding for young children

President Obama unveiled his first federal budget in early May, including new education funding for young children. This, on top of a $3 billion increase in Head Start and child care spending contained in his economic stimulus package, approved in February.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/budget2010/agency_by_agency_050709.html?sid=ST2009050702048

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