According to the article published in the New York Times "Head Start Is Given New Rules for Grants" by Mark Landler, President Obama visited a schoolhouse in the suburb of Philadelphia on Tuesday November 8, 2011 to announce the stricter standards the government's Head Start program which offers preschool training for children from low income fmailes. President Obama declared that investment in early childhood education is critical to the future of competitiveness of the United States, which reflects to his plans for the Dream Act.
"If a program isn't giving children the support they need to be ready for school then other organizations will be able to compete for the grant. We will take money from programs that don't work and put it into programs that do", the president told teachers and administrators. President Obama wants to continue his mission to make the United States students leaders in math, science, technonoolgy. We are falling behind in that area. A reason that children don't have a fighting chance is because their school does not have the funding or teachers available to broaden students horizons. The children of the United States of American do not deserve to be victims of poorly funded education systems and school districts.
President Obama criticized the Republican Party claiming that members voted in favor of cutting the financing of the Head Start and the Pell Grant program, "The Republican have been trying to gut out investments in education" the president said.
President Obama made a four hour visit to the Yeadon, Pennsylvania school. The state was a good choice foe one of three reason, first, it is a political swing state, second, educators are a great crowd to inspire and lastly, he looks wonderful behind 3 to 5 year old children. These children are the perfect candidates for a more comprehensive education.
Before his speech he was in a room full of children playing with blocks, legos, puzzles, toy cars and trucks. These children, are the next generation. They should have the potential to become the next teachers, doctors, lawyers and journalists that represent the United States. They deserve a chance to have the best education and be a part of a growing intellectual community. "There is no substitution for Congress doing it's job. If Congress continues to stand only for dysfunction and delay, then I'm going to move ahead without them." As I write my final blog series, I truly hope that advancements are made in improving the educators and students all over America.
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