Democratic National Convention: Obama Outlines Education Goals
President Obama highlighted a number of his education policy initiatives in his speech at the Democratic National Convention Thursday, although the official titles and acronyms were nowhere to be found.
Obama briefly referenced the Common Core State Standards that are being ramped up in nearly all of the nation's states, a successful push to freeze college loan interest rates for millions of students, and even the controversial "deferred action" program, which offers a limited number of undocumented youth and young adults the opportunity to avoid deportation and secure work permits, provided they stay in school and out of trouble.
However, there was no direct mention of his two most costly, and aggressive, initiatives: Race To The Top, the $4 billion competitive grant program in which states (and now districts) are eligible to compete for a share of
Obama briefly referenced the Common Core State Standards that are being ramped up in nearly all of the nation's states, a successful push to freeze college loan interest rates for millions of students, and even the controversial "deferred action" program, which offers a limited number of undocumented youth and young adults the opportunity to avoid deportation and secure work permits, provided they stay in school and out of trouble.
However, there was no direct mention of his two most costly, and aggressive, initiatives: Race To The Top, the $4 billion competitive grant program in which states (and now districts) are eligible to compete for a share of