Barack Obama Education

    • Does not support the No Child Left Behind act
    • Opposes vouchers for use at private schools
    • Supports merit pay for teachers
    • Believes in the expansion of summer learning opportunities
    • Wants to make college education more affordable
  • In November of 2007, President Barack Obama introduced a plan for educational reform featuring a dramatic increase in education spending. The $18 billion annual education plan would be substantially funded by a decrease in NASA funding.
  • Obama on EducationBarack Obama Official Site: [http://www.barackobama.com/issues/education/ Education]

    1. Improve teacher recruitment and support
    2. Move toward voluntary, country-wide preschool
    3. Provide affordable, high-quality child care
    4. Reform the No Child Left Behind act
    5. Support college outreach programs
    6. Improve math and science education
    7. Address America's dropout problem

  • Quotes

    "When our children dream about their future, they need to know that those dreams are within their reach." Southern Illinoisian: Obama pushes for more affordable education (November 29, 2005)

    "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 Official Site: Education

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