Posted on 12/10/2015 3:34:19 PM PST by re_tail20
Last week, the White House released a fact sheet praising House passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) with strong bipartisan support and calling on the Senate to do the same. Today, as President Obama signs that bill into law, the White House is releasing an analysis of progress made in elementary and secondary education since the President took office and how ESSA will cement that progress. The full report is available HERE.
Every Student Succeeds Act: A Progress Report on Elementary and Secondary Education
A core element of strengthening the middle class is building stronger schools. Over the past seven years, President Obama has invested more in our schools, provided flexibility from one-size-fits-all mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act, and supported school reforms across the country. Today, as President Obama signs the Every Student Succeeds Act, he is releasing a report that summarizes the progress the country’s schools have made since 2008, including:
Adopting higher academic standards in nearly every state, putting our schools on par with their international competitors and our children on track to graduate from high school ready for college and career.
Reaching the highest high school graduation rate on record at 81 percent, with the highest gains among students of color.
Investing billions of dollars in high-quality early education to help our youngest learners succeed.
Reaching more than halfway to the President’s goal of training 100,000 excellent STEM teachers, ahead of schedule.
Expanding access to high speed Internet to 20 million more students. The legislation that President Obama will sign today, which Congress passed with strong bipartisan support, will help our schools build on this progress. Specifically, it will:
Ensure states set high standards so that children graduate high school ready for college and career...
(Excerpt) Read more at whitehouse.gov ...
This is really a waste of time and money. Some students always will be losers and degenerates irrespective of how much money is spent on them or how much effort is made for them to succeed. What stupidity.
The way FNC is telling it; that’s exactly what it does!
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