- Highlights
- Full Text
[1:14] ..." and then over 31 billion dollars to increase access and affordability to higher education -- to universities. Before your college's. Trade school locations school really trying to make sure the students who worked hard even the"...
[1:53] ..." very difficult for people to compete without some sort of education after high school whether it is advanced training in a particular trade to which -- referred war. The traditional a college degree weather its associates"...
[2:48] ..." but that's like you've never seen this kind of money going to higher education is the biggest investment that the GI bill. And while not speak for everyone on the community college side on average that this tax credits that will be. And done the more we have students as you said your high school diploma simply isn't enough to get a decent job in you know the best during its cases today. And as you know the"...
[5:44] ..." we thank -- Lewis the US Department of Education secretary. And a former Harvard basketball star but he Duncan thank you mr. secretary."...
[0:00]" 100 days after his inauguration Barack Obama is being measured for a variety of different promises and in this the first three months plus. Accomplishments. Among the things that he talked about in the campaign was public education the federal government. Has historically played relatively small financial role. Leaving up to the local municipalities in the states the standards war and financing of public education. But with the stimulus package whose big money on the table and joining us this morning to talk a bit about that is the US education secretary. But he -- formerly the superintendent of schools in Chicago. And you have stimulus package is -- 100 billion twice Europe usual annual budget."
[0:45]" That's absolutely right it's just an unprecedented. Investment in education and the present leadership promises support has been extraordinary. And we're going to protect children and -- hundreds of thousands -- jobs around the country and -- very strong reform agenda this investment touches every part. The education continue over five billion dollars to increase access and opportunity for three and four year old with a pre kindergarten level. Almost seventy billion dollars from located twelve side and then over 31 billion dollars to increase access and affordability to higher education -- to universities. Before your college's. Trade school locations school really trying to make sure the students who worked hard even the family to the struggling financially today. Those students have a chance to chase their -- go on to college -- met -- massive investment. And with that -- present resources we're gonna put some very very strong reform agenda I'm convinced we got to educate our way to better economy."
[1:44]" Mr. secretary Indian military post secondary education in this time the sort of post information -- that we are in now. Indignation very difficult for people to compete without some sort of education after high school whether it is advanced training in a particular trade to which -- referred war. The traditional a college degree weather its associates are two a doctorate. It used to be that in some places a college education was -- New York City for example. For years with city university system was able to admit everybody had to give -- me. A college education is some sort of a free public college education war. A post secondary education something which this country can afford and with the government the federal government help up."
[2:29]" Look if you stick to what we did on the tuition tax -- will raise that to 2500 dollars that basically makes community college is -- on average around the country so we we're not quite to what you said but the idea that every child have to have that opportunity. Is insisted driving forces driving principle. To all of us but that's like you've never seen this kind of money going to higher education is the biggest investment that the GI bill. And while not speak for everyone on the community college side on average that this tax credits that will be. And done the more we have students as you said your high school diploma simply isn't enough to get a decent job in you know the best during its cases today. And as you know the president said we want to become the most educated work no country in the world by twenty point. And frankly out of that the group locked away as a country with sort of stagnated in the area while other countries have kept investing kept you know. Pushing this this colts who education matters tremendously. That -- real costs the country today and we have to you know but the Mellon reversed that. Make sure these massive investments lead to dramatic reform but you educate our way to better economies -- only we're going to get there."
[3:41]" As you know mister secretary there was quote of the controversy about the No Child Left Behind program which was. A promoted by the Bush Administration by the -- on a bipartisan basis yet. And that whole business of testing to see how children are doing is something which have been embraced a lot of plays including here in Massachusetts with the MCAS. Tennis is that a good idea or are we forcing teachers and their students to spend too much time trying to. Pass a test as oppose to using their mind assume explorer. You know the university education."
[4:12]" Yeah I think in many places we are open -- test and I do believe that we should evaluate students annually I think that's important where you see kids taking you know two or three -- four high stakes -- a year that doesn't make sense to me -- a big believers sworn to have an annual. An annual tests. He should have ongoing evaluation where there's no states we've just getting real time data real time information to students who parents. Two principals so that it a child knows the strengths and weaknesses and work on them. And then we -- taking the basic he would SAT is is to do here is being you're prepared to go to college. The effect should be no -- of those tests because you know all the way along the continuum. We know what you're doing well what you're not and we need to work harder so you know making sure these tests make that. Not -- but having real valuation throughout school year so that we can best help that child mark I think that's part of -- report to get better."
[5:06]" Finally Arnie -- you would be a Coke after the Harvard basketball team play professional ball on Australia for awhile and you've been known to have a couple of pickup games with the president and had a chance to play with a lately and which -- abuse of their player. But don't remember a lot of people here Amos."
[5:21]" The that the that the -- lot of fun together -- say it would -- played a couple of times I was to -- a little too -- and not -- any kind of you know rhythm rhythm we keep they would like to. Do more often but that hasn't happened yet but on the -- real good break here and it was the and we enjoyed throughout the campaign. And it's a bit of stress leads on camaraderie and the president -- it's it's a lot of fun."
[5:44]" we thank -- Lewis the US Department of Education secretary. And a former Harvard basketball star but he Duncan thank you mr. secretary."
Del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
