President Obama Calls for New Steps to Prepare Children for College and Careers

February 22, 2010 | 24:55 | Public Domain

President Obama outlines new steps to better prepare America’s children for college and the workplace at a meeting with the National Governors Association. The President is calling for a redesigned Elementary and Secondary Education Act that includes a comprehensive, new vision to help states successfully transition to and implement college- and career-ready standards by improving teacher preparation and development, upgrading classroom instruction, and supporting high-quality assessments.

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