Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Canada on Obama
Geoffrey Canada on CNN, weighing in on President Obama’s speech on education:
“This president did something I have been waiting for my entire life, have a Democratic president that absolutely touched the third rail of Democratic politics. He said, our schools are failing. We’re going to hold teachers accountable. We’re going to fund education, but we’re going to expect results. And, if you don’t produce results, out you go. This has never happened in a Democratic president before. And I think we’re getting ready for change in America.”
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This is just not true.
Bill Clinton, 1996:
“First and foremost, he must continue to hold students, teachers, and school to the highest standards. We must ensure students can demonstrate competence to be promoted and to graduate. Teachers must also demonstrate competence, and we should be prepared to reward the best ones, and remove those who don’t measure up, fairly and expeditiously.”
And more at http://www.issues2000.org/Celeb/Bill_Clinton_Education.htm