EDUCATION REFORMS WILL HELP POOR KIDS GET BETTER TEACHERS
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:57:36 -0700
WASHINGTON -- Living in Indonesia with her second husband, Ann Dunham Obama Soetoro couldn't afford a fancy private school for her son, Barack, but she made up for her lack of funds with discipline and dedication. Obama was only 9 years old when she supplemented his education with a U.S. correspondence course.
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Obama defends education policies
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:56:20 -0700
WASHINGTON — Challenging civil rights organizations and teachers' unions that have criticized his education policies, President Barack Obama said Thursday that minority students have the most to gain from overhauling the nation's schools. "We have an obligation to lift up every child in every school in this country, especially those who are starting out furthest behind," Obama told the ...
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