Speaking with refreshing candor and knowledge about the State of our Education, President Obama officially laid out his plan for ending the "race to the bottom" in our public schools, promising a more rigorous and creative approach than the lackluster and underfunded No Child Left Behind Act. Among his many points:
- End limits on the number of charter schools while closing those that are not working
- Replace fill-in-the-bubble tests with more sophisticated examinations that better measure problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Increased pay for teachers who work in math and science and are shown to produce the largest achievement gains over time
- $5 billion investment in Head Start and Early Head Start programs
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