Obama Seeks Money, Interventions to Stem Dropouts

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Everyones judging Obama, yea he is the prsident, but a least he's thing about us kids, and i know where he's coimg from, I am a student in high school and i see people dropping out all the time, and i think it's the parents felt just as much as the teachers, you have to stay on them and gave support, because these days you have to have a education. No I don't like the that Obama is talking about longer school days. Because some students work hard all 180 days of school so we need the summer off. I just wished that people stop judging our prsident and look at themself, At least he's trying to do something good for us. Yea people may not agree, But I think in the end it will turn out to be good. Because we are the Furture!

Brittany Thrift of NC 11:00AM October 05, 2010

This seems to be a chronic problem for the President. When he sees that something's not working, he interprets that as an urgent need to pour more resources into the failing enterprise.
We've seen it with GM and Chrysler. We've seen it with the health care rationing bill, and now we're seeing it with failing schools. It seems like he hasn't considered the possibly of simply eliminating bad schools rather than trying something at random and hoping for the best.
The long-term solution, though, would be to simply eliminate *all* public schools. Our focus should be on making the transition from socialized education to to a system of grants. An Ivy-league-educated President should understand the value of a private education.

Greg of TN 5:57PM March 20, 2010

The one thing I do know, this clause should be examined again because it's doing just the opposite of its meaning. I don't think this plan were carefully thought out before implementing it into the schools policies. I strongly believe the children with exceptionalities are most certainly being left behind. Educators forgot to mention that the children who are forced into a regular classroom setting, will ridculed, teased, and accused because of their diagnosis, not only by classmates but teachers as well. Since some teachers don't have the skills, experience, or the know how to deal with these children, they feel it's easier to exclude them by accusing them of behaviors that the can't help due to their exceptionality. My grandson is an 8th grader with ADHD and has been cheated out of his education by Kipp Believe College Prep here in New Orleans, La. by the principal of the school, with a really serious accusation that were not handle professionally. That accusation has hindered him from going to school for 17 straight days and is causing him the loss of preparation for the Leap test. I have been trying to get help from everyone on this matter and are geting nowhere. I will be taking this up with an attorney. I just wish someone will take the time out and listen to the parents and grandparents and the situation that's leaving out a percentage of our children whom are deserving and their rights to be educated by every means necessary. I'm calling out for help not only for my grandson, but other children as well. Thank You.

Cynthia Parker of LA 11:29AM March 03, 2010

Where does Obama plan to get the money for this expenditure?
This President has no fiscal responsibility! He shows his lack of experience in running anything. All he knows is the free money tree!
If he would spend some of the slush funds stashed in the $787 billion stimulus bill to cover this would be OK. But no way will he take any of the $500 billion unspent dollars for practical things. He wants to use this money for 2010 and 2012 elections to save some Democratic derrieres.
Dems wouldn't even use $15 billion for extending unemployment benefits and COBRA assistance for the unemployed as Senator Bunning wanted to do last week.

Fed Up of IN 2:04PM March 02, 2010

The Americans need jobs...Jobs and more jobs !!
If the parents have jobs with good payment, they would help their children for school and they will pay for their health insurances.

Chau Nguyen of TX 1:45PM March 02, 2010

is to define national passing standards----much the same as the GED test--- and invite kids to pass it as soon as they possibly can and "get on outta here".
The notion you have to either stay four years, or drop out and get a GED later, is nuts. We need to let those who can pass the tests get that GED (or whatever you want to call it)at 15, 16, 17, and move on to junior college, college, or the workforce. High school is a hassle for a lot of kids. That's why they drop out. Telling them to "pass and then escape" would be the most powerful cheap incentive imaginable. It would also force the national standards we have been awkwardly lacking for decades.

Musr of NM 11:29PM March 01, 2010

It smells to me to be another union payoff,teachers union,SEIU,UAW, who's next? When the hell is enough of this blatant political payoffs going to be enough? Putting more of our tax dollars down a failing rat hole,makes me sick!!When oh when will the lame stream media ever put this out there in a journalistic way? What a dumb question.The man(I use the term loosly) nixes vouchers,which work,makes charter schools harder but then will put 900 million toward a failing system.The department of education already has a budget of 56 BILLION dollars this year,not counting our property taxes that goes towards education.Then this clown has the nerve to start a commision on deficit control..Then morons have the G.D. nerve to say Bush spent money!!This just blows me away.OUTRAGEOUS!!I SWEAR ENOUGH HAS TO BE ENOUGH!! CORUPTION!! This hope and change sucks..I'M P.O.'d ANOTHER 900 MILLION!!WHERE'S THE LEFTS OUTRAGE?? Another dumb question.

Hunter of WI 6:40PM March 01, 2010

Just out of curiousity, where is this $900 million coming from? It certainly can't be out of real government revenues since the economy is still just barely getting by. So is this part of the $13 trillion deficit that we're alread in, or is it in addition to that? Either way, I hope Obama paid attention at Hogwarts because he's going to need all the magic he can get to pull ALL of his rabbits out of OUR hats.

HP Addict of TX 5:31PM March 01, 2010