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Monday, March 1, 2010

Obama Endorses Central Falls Decision This Week In Education

This Week In Education

Turnarounds: Obama Endorses Central Falls Decision

"If a school continues to fail its students year after year after year, if it doesn't show signs of improvement, then there's got to be a sense of accountability. And that's what happened in Rhode Island last week at a chronically troubled school, when just 7 percent of 11th graders passed state math tests -- 7 percent."
- President Obama in prepared remarks (see full text below) first noted by @D_Aarons
Subject: Remarks by the President at the America's Promise Alliance Education Event