What kind of professor was Obama?
Key quote: "I figured Obama would respect the stance I took in the paper, whether or not he agreed with it," said Escuder, now a public defender in Illinois."
Key quote: "I figured Obama would respect the stance I took in the paper, whether or not he agreed with it," said Escuder, now a public defender in Illinois."
Key quote: "Senator Barack Obama learned how hard it can be to solve America’s public education problems when he headed a philanthropic drive here a decade ago that spent $150 million on Chicago’s troubled schools and barely made a dent."
Key quote: "Democrat Barack Obama reached for middle ground on education this week, opening a debate with John McCain over who would do more to put good teachers in classrooms and help parents find alternatives to bad schools."
Key quote: "Drawing on that experience, Mr. Obama, the Democratic nominee for president, is campaigning on an ambitious plan that promises $18 billion a year in new federal spending on early childhood classes, teacher recruitment, performance pay and dozens of other initiatives."
Key quote: "Obama said that if he is elected president, he will provide parents with more schools to which they can send their children and design merit-based pay plans for teachers, a program reviled by unions but supported by Republican and some Democratic lawmakers."
Key quote: "Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday detailed his plan to strengthen the education system and charged that the Bush administration's 'failure to act has put our nation in jeopardy.' "
Key quote: "Marilyn Pace has a full ride scholarship for her dental hygiene classes at Wayne County Community College.
But the Taylor resident, who attends WCCC's northwest campus in Detroit, said she’s about $1,500 short on being able to pay for board and certification tests, leaving her unsure if she’ll be able to complete her education.
'There are costs I simply can’t afford,' she told Sen. Barack Obama today, who came to WCCC’s Taylor campus to discuss how college can be more affordable. 'I’ve already taken out the maximum amount of loans. And I’m now at a point of either being able to pay tuition or take my tests.'"
Illinois Senator Barack Obama holds students and faculty at Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts as an example for educational success in struggling schools. He visited Thornton to talk about his plans for education reform at a town-hall event.
Key quote: "School reform advocates in Chicago have of late been heralding Barack Obama as a champion of local school councils, Chicago's hyperlocal system of school governance."
Key quote: "The letter is the Illinois senator's latest move to counter what his supporters contend is a politically motivated lawsuit pushed by backers of Hillary Clinton, his rival for the Democratic presidential nomination."
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