{"id":469,"date":"2014-04-23T11:54:18","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T16:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodywoodchuck.com\/?p=469"},"modified":"2014-04-23T11:54:18","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T16:54:18","slug":"education-for-k-12-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodywoodchuck.com\/?p=469","title":{"rendered":"Education For K-12 Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prerequisite To Success<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In today\u2019s global economy, a high-quality education is no
\nlonger just a pathway to opportunity\u2014it is a prerequisite
\nto success. Because economic progress and educational
\nachievement are inextricably linked, educating every
\nAmerican student to graduate from high school prepared
\nfor college and for a career is a national imperative.<\/p>\n

President’s Goal<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The President has articulated a goal for America to once
\nagain lead the world in college completion by the year
\n2020, and all of President Obama\u2019s education efforts aim
\ntoward this overarching objective.<\/p>\n

Create An Economy<\/strong><\/h3>\n

To create an economy built to last, we need to provide
\nevery child with a complete and competitive education that
\nwill enable them to succeed in a global economy based on
\nknowledge and innovation. To provide a high-quality
\neducation to all American children, President Obama has
\nadvanced reforms around four key objectives:<\/p>\n

Higher Standards<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Higher standards and better assessments that will prepare
\nstudents to succeed in college and the workplace.<\/p>\n

Ambitious Efforts<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ambitious efforts to recruit, prepare, develop, and advance
\neffective teachers and principals, especially in the
\nclassrooms where they are most needed.<\/p>\n

Smarter Data Systems<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Smarter data systems to measure student growth and success,
\nand help educators improve instruction.<\/p>\n

New Attention<\/strong><\/h3>\n

New attention and a national effort to turn around our
\nlowest-achieving schools.<\/p>\n

Designed \u00a0Initiatives<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Since taking office, the Obama Administration has designed
\nand implemented several initiatives to strengthen public
\neducation for students in every community nationwide:<\/p>\n

Race to the Top<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Race to the Top marks a historic moment in American
\neducation. This initiative offers bold incentives to states
\nwilling to spur systemic reform to improve teaching and
\nlearning in America\u2019s schools. Race to the Top has ushered
\nin significant change in our education system, particularly
\nin raising standards and aligning policies and structures
\nto the goal of college and career readiness. Race to the
\nTop has helped drive states nationwide to pursue higher
\nstandards, improve teacher effectiveness, use data
\neffectively in the classroom, and adopt new strategies
\nto help struggling schools.<\/p>\n

No Child Left Behind<\/strong><\/h3>\n

As states move forward with education reforms, some
\nprovisions of No Child Left Behind \u2014 the most current
\nversion of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act,
\nwhich is five years overdue for reauthorization \u2014 stand
\nin the way of their progress. Although NCLB started a
\nnational conversation about student achievement, unintended
\nconsequences of NCLB have reinforced the wrong behaviors
\nin attempting to strengthen public education. NCLB has
\ncreated incentives for states to lower their standards;
\nemphasized punishing failure over rewarding success;
\nfocused on absolute scores, rather than recognizing growth
\nand progress; and prescribed a pass-fail, one-size-fits-all
\nseries of interventions for schools that miss their goals.<\/p>\n

Sent Congress A Blueprint<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In March of 2010, the Obama Administration sent Congress a
\nBlueprint for Reform of the Elementary and Secondary
\nEducation Act, addressing the issues created by No Child
\nLeft Behind while pursuing high standards and closing the
\nachievement gap. But because Congress has not acted to
\nreauthorize ESEA, the Administration moved forward in
\nproviding states flexibility within the law \u2013 as authorized
\nby provisions in the law itself \u2013 to pursue comprehensive
\nplans to improve educational outcomes for all students,
\nclose achievement gaps, and improve the quality of teaching.
\nTo date, 41 states, CORE (California Office to Reform
\nEducation) Districts, and the District of Columbia have
\nreceived ESEA flexibility.<\/p>\n

Redesigning America’s High Schools<\/strong><\/h3>\n

President Obama’s High School Redesign initiative will
\nencourage America’s school districts and their partners
\nto use existing federal, state and local resources to
\ntransform the high school experience for America’s youth
\nthrough a whole school redesign effort. This effort will
\nchallenge high schools and their partners to rethink
\nteaching and learning and put in place learning models
\nthat are rigorous, relevant, and better focused on
\nreal-world experiences. These reforms will incorporate
\npersonalized learning and career and college exploration
\nand ensure that all students graduate with college-level
\ncoursework or college credit, as well as with career-related
\nexperiences or competencies.<\/p>\n

Keeping Teachers In The Classroom<\/strong><\/h3>\n

President Obama believes that our children cannot win the
\nfuture if teachers are not where they belong\u2014in our
\nclassrooms, teaching our nation\u2019s children. America\u2019s
\neducation system has always been one of our greatest
\nsources of strength and global economic competitiveness,
\nas well as an engine of progress in science, technology
\nand the arts. Our nation cannot expect to train our
\nchildren for the high-skilled jobs of today, or for the
\nopportunities of the future, without investments in a
\nworld-class education system. And America cannot build a
\nworld-class education system without teachers in our
\nclassrooms.<\/p>\n

Cuts in Education Budgets<\/strong><\/h3>\n

But cuts to education budgets nationwide put education jobs
\nat risk. These cuts force states and districts into
\ndifficult decisions, including laying off teachers and
\nother school personnel, overcrowding classrooms, reducing
\npreschool and kindergarten programs, or even shortening the
\nschool week and year.<\/p>\n

President Invested In Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n

That\u2019s why the President has invested in education,
\nproviding funding to keep hundreds of thousands of teachers
\non the job over the past three years and creating a proposal
\nto prevent further layoffs from taking place:<\/p>\n

Stabilization Funds Deployed<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In 2009, the President effectively deployed stabilization
\nfunds for state education budgets through the American
\nRecovery and Reinvestment Act, which enabled states and
\nschools districts to keep approximately 300,000 educators
\non the job in the face of budget cuts caused by the economic
\nrecession. In 2010, the President signed the Education
\nJobs Bill into law that provided states $10 billion in
\nemergency funding to keep approximately 130,000 educators
\nin the classroom.<\/p>\n

For more information on high-quality education download the following \u00a0 website:\u00a0http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/issues\/education\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cordially,
\nWoody Woodchuck<\/strong><\/em>
\n“Word of wisdom from the Prairie Dog”<\/em><\/p>\n

Prairie Dogs Prepare For K-12 Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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