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Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.05,0:00:07.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The President: Over the last few weeks, I've been making the case that we
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.09,0:00:10.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,need to act now on the American Jobs Act,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.06,0:00:13.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we can put folks back to work and start building an economy
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.04,0:00:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that lasts into the future.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.00,0:00:19.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Education is an essential part of this economic agenda.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.10,0:00:23.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is an undeniable fact that countries who out-educate us
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.02,0:00:26.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,today will out-compete us tomorrow.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.02,0:00:28.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Businesses will hire wherever the highly-skilled and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.07,0:00:31.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,highly-trained workers are located.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.01,0:00:33.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But today, our students are sliding against their peers
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.09,0:00:35.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around the globe.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.06,0:00:38.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, our kids trail too many other countries in math and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.05,0:00:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,science and reading.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.08,0:00:42.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As many as a quarter of our students aren't even
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.05,0:00:44.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,finishing high school.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.01,0:00:47.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we've fallen to 16th in the proportion of our young people
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.02,0:00:51.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a college degree, even though we know that 60% of new
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.01,0:00:53.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,jobs in the coming decade will require more than a high
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.07,0:00:55.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,school diploma.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.03,0:00:57.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What this means is that if we're serious about building an
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.05,0:01:01.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,economy that lasts -- an economy in which hard work pays off with
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.02,0:01:04.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the opportunity for solid middle class jobs --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.03,0:01:06.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we had better be serious about education.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.08,0:01:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to pick up our game and raise our standards.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.04,0:01:12.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a nation, we have an obligation to make sure that all
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.06,0:01:15.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,children have the resources they need to learn --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.02,0:01:18.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,quality schools, good teachers, the latest textbooks and the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.04,0:01:20.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right technology.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.01,0:01:22.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why the jobs bill I sent to Congress would put tens of
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.07,0:01:26.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thousands of teachers back to work across the country,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.03,0:01:29.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and modernize at least 35,000 schools.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.05,0:01:32.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why Congress should pass that bill right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.08,0:01:35.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But money alone won't solve our education problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.07,0:01:37.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also need reform.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.07,0:01:40.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to make sure that every classroom is a place of high
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.01,0:01:42.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,expectations and high performance.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.08,0:01:45.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's been our vision since taking office.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.06,0:01:48.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's why instead of just pouring money into the system
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.03,0:01:51.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that wasn't working, we launched a competition called Race
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.03,0:01:52.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Top.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.09,0:01:55.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To all 50 states, we said, "If you show us the most
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.06,0:01:58.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,innovative plans to improve teacher quality and student
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.02,0:02:00.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,achievement, we'll show you the money."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.09,0:02:04.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For less than 1% of what we spend on education each year,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.04,0:02:07.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Race to the Top has led states across the country to raise
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.02,0:02:09.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their standards for teaching and learning.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.09,0:02:12.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These standards were developed, not by Washington,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.04,0:02:14.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but by Republican and Democratic governors throughout
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.10,0:02:16.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the country.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.04,0:02:19.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And since then, we have seen what's possible when reform
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.02,0:02:23.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,isn't just a top-down mandate, but the work of local teachers
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.01,0:02:27.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and principals; school boards and communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.01,0:02:29.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why in my State of the Union address this year,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.07,0:02:33.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said to Congress, you need to reform the No Child Left Behind
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.05,0:02:35.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,law based on the same principles that have guided
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.09,0:02:38.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Race to the Top.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.04,0:02:41.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While the goals behind No Child Left Behind were admirable,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.08,0:02:44.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,experience has taught us that the law has some serious flaws
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.05,0:02:47.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are hurting our children instead of helping them.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.05,0:02:50.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Teachers are being forced to teach to the test,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.02,0:02:53.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while subjects like history and science are being squeezed out.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.05,0:02:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in order to avoid having their schools labeled as
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.08,0:02:59.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,failures, some states lowered their standards in a race to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.03,0:03:00.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the bottom.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.06,0:03:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These problems have been obvious to parents and educators all
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.00,0:03:05.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over this country for years.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.05,0:03:08.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But for years, Congress has failed to fix them.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.07,0:03:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So now, I will.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.00,0:03:13.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our kids only get one shot at a decent education.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.09,0:03:16.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they can't afford to wait any longer.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.02,0:03:18.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So yesterday, I announced that we'll be giving states more
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.09,0:03:21.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,flexibility to meet high standards for teaching
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.01,0:03:22.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and learning.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.05,0:03:25.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's time for us to let states and schools and teachers come up
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.05,0:03:28.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with innovative ways to give our children the skills they need to
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.07,0:03:31.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compete for the jobs of the future.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.05,0:03:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This will make a huge difference in the lives of students all
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.04,0:03:35.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,across the country.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.04,0:03:37.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, yesterday, I was with Ricci Hall,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.10,0:03:41.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the principal of a school in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.02,0:03:43.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every single student who graduated from Ricci's school in
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.07,0:03:46.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the last three years went on to college.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.05,0:03:48.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But because they didn't meet the standards of No Child Left
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.04,0:03:53.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Behind, Ricci's school was labeled as failing last year.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.03,0:03:56.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That will change because of what we did yesterday.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.05,0:03:58.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From now on, we'll be able to encourage the progress at
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.05,0:04:00.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,schools like Ricci's.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.03,0:04:02.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From now on, people like John Becker,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.01,0:04:03.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who teaches at one of the highest-performing middle
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.08,0:04:06.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,schools in D.C., will be able to focus on teaching his 4th
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.09,0:04:10.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,graders math in ways that improves their performance
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.03,0:04:12.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of just teaching to a test.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.07,0:04:16.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Superintendents like Dave Estrop from Ohio will be able to focus
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.03,0:04:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on improving teaching and learning in his district instead
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.00,0:04:21.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of spending all his time on bureaucratic mandates from
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.06,0:04:24.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Washington that don't get results.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.09,0:04:27.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This isn't just the right thing to do for our kids --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.07,0:04:31.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's the right thing to do for our country, and our future.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.03,0:04:34.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's time to put our teachers back on the job.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.02,0:04:37.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's time to rebuild and modernize our schools.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.01,0:04:40.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's time to raise our standards, up our game,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.01,0:04:43.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and do everything it takes to prepare our children to succeed
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.05,0:04:45.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the global economy.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.07,0:04:49.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now is the time to once again make our education system the
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.04,0:04:51.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,envy of the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.06,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks for listening.