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  • President Obama: School year must be extended by month for US students to compete with China, India

    09/27/2010 10:48:54 AM PDT · by mlizzy · 149 replies · 1+ views
    NYDaily News ^ | 9-27-10 | BY RICHARD SISK AND CORKY SIEMASZKO
    Sorry kids, President Obama wants to extend the school year by a month. "That month makes a difference," the President said Monday in an appearance on the "Today" show. And while "that's going to cost some money," he said, "that would be money well spent." Obama's interview kicked off a special NBC News series on education. "There's nothing more important than the issue we're talking about today," he said. Students in China, India and other fast-growing countries are already leaving U.S. students in the dust, he said. "They have caught up and now in some cases have surpassed us," he...