Obama Administration: What are the Next Steps in Education Reform?
By Hope Gillette, Voxxi
President Barack Obama put an emphasis on education reform during his first term as president, and as he prepares to start off his second term, many people are wondering what the next education goals will be.
According to Education News, the President has a number of initiatives yet to be implemented, and he will push for more education reform allotments within the budget. With debt at an all-time high, however, experts feel there will be little windfall in the form of government funding.
Some purposed education reforms for 2013 include:
Change.gov, the Office of the President-Elect, lists the primary goals for the Administration as
President Barack Obama put an emphasis on education reform during his first term as president, and as he prepares to start off his second term, many people are wondering what the next education goals will be.
According to Education News, the President has a number of initiatives yet to be implemented, and he will push for more education reform allotments within the budget. With debt at an all-time high, however, experts feel there will be little windfall in the form of government funding.
Some purposed education reforms for 2013 include:
- $1 billion in funding for a college “Race to the Top” program
- $55 million dollars to fund the “First in the World” college program which encourages productivity in the classroom
- A 7 percent increase for research grants
- Funding for paid internships for low-income college students
- $8 billion plan to encourage colleges and business to work together to train students in high-demand areas
- Stricter rules for all for-profit colleges
- Denial of certain grants for for-profit colleges
- An $85 increase to the maximum Pell grant amount, to $5,635.
- A 15 percent spending increase for the federal work study program
- A 390 percent increase in funds allocated for teacher education, particularly those teaching math and science.
Education reform starts now
The 2013 education proposals are just the beginning of what the Obama Administration would like to see change in the country’s school system.Change.gov, the Office of the President-Elect, lists the primary goals for the Administration as