Topic: Education Issues

Obama: US cannot accept second best in education

Obama says US still lags others in math and science skills, urges states to do betterPresident Barack Obama says America's "primacy in the world" is at stake in the quest to substantially improve educational quality and global competitiveness. Speaking to governors gathered at the White House Monday, Obama said ...
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Special session politics might be at play in ÔRace to the TopÕ approach

Although qualifying Nevada for the ÒRace to the TopÓ education initiative doesnÕt appear on the governorÕs preliminary agenda for next weekÕs special session, a spokesman for Jim Gibbons said Tuesday that making Nevada eligible for as much as $175 million in federal education funding remains a priority. To compete for ...
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Obama to students: See you at graduation

<div id="subtitle">Obama kicks off education competition, will speak at winning school's graduation</div><div><p>Coming to a high school graduation near you: President Barack Obama.</p&gt ...
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First Grandmother

First Grandmother
FILE - In this July 22, 2009 file photo, Education Secretary Arne Duncan listens at left, as Marian Robinson, mother of first lady Michelle Obama, reads books to children gathered at the Education Department in Washington. President Barack Obama's mother-in-law lived in Chicago all her life, so it was only ...
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