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Defining ‘College Ready,’ Nationally
From Insidehighered.com: “That too many young people come out of high school ill-prepared for college or the work force is little disputed. The questions of why that’s so and how to fix the situation, however, have too often resulted in finger pointing, with many college faculty...
Remarks of the President at the National Academy of Sciences
THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you so much for the wonderful welcome. To President Cicerone, thank you very much for your leadership and for hosting us today. To John Holdren, thanks, John, for the outstanding work that you are doing. I was just informed backstage that Ralph and John both are 1965 graduates of MIT — same class. And so I’m...
Privatization of Public Higher Education Will Not Solve Any Problem!
In the May 1 issue of the Chronicle of Education, an article appeared with the headline: “Public Colleges Consider Privatization as a Cure for the Common Recession.” The article was written by Eric Kelderman (for those with access the article can be found here)....
Remarks by the President on Higher Education
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. That was excellent — we might have to run her for something some day. (Laughter.) That was terrific. Thank you, Stephanie. I want to also introduce Yvonne Thomas, who is Stephanie’s proud mother. And we appreciate everything that you’ve done. And Stephanie’s father, Albert, is around here as...
Secretary Arne Duncan Speaks at the 91st Annual Meeting of the American Council on Education
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan delivered remarks today at the American Council on Education’s (ACE) 2009 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The ACE represents accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities and higher education in the U.S. Together, ACE member institutions represent almost 80 percent of today’s college students. Good...
Remarks of President Barack Obama — Address to Joint Session of Congress
As Prepared for Delivery Address to Joint Session of Congress Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 Madame Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and the First Lady of the United States: I’ve come here tonight not only to address the distinguished men and women in this great chamber, but to speak frankly and directly to the men and women who sent...
"The Political Economy of Educational Restructuring: On the Origin of Performance Pay and Obama’s “Blueprint” for Education," in The Phenomenon of Obama and the Agenda for Education Can Hope Audaciously Trump Neoliberalism? (Information Age Publishing)
