President Obama Talks Unions, Race to the Top, and Money
President Barack Obama showcased his education agenda on the "Today Show" this morning, as part of NBC's weeklong education extravaganza.
The interview gave the president an opportunity to talk about his administration's K-12 ideas before a non-wonky, outside-the-Beltway audience. Obama also briefly touched on a new federal initiative to recruit and prepare 10,000 new math, science, engineering, and technology teachers over the next two years. (Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is scheduled to be on MSNBC at 2 p.m. today. Maybe we'll hear more about this then?)
