Obama’s speech to Congress; so why am I skeptical?
Obama’s speech last week to Congress has been described as a “wake up call”—with its aggressive and ambitiou
s proposals to boostspending on education – including $30 billion to avoid further teacher layoffs, and $30 billion more to renovate school facilities. These funds that are desperately needed as more than 2/3 of states and districts are suffering big cutsand increases in class size this fall- with nearly a quarter million fewer school staff employed in June 2011 compared to two years before. As the President said:
“Pass this jobs bill, and thousands of teachers in every state will go back to work. These are the men and women charged with preparing our children for a world where the competition has never
