Posted on July 17, 2009 at 12:47 pm by Alex Klein
Today’s ‘Quotable and Notable’
Quotable
“I want them aspiring to be scientists and engineers, doctors and teachers, not just ballers and rappers. I want them aspiring to be a Supreme Court justice. I want them aspiring to be president of the United States.” –President Obama, in his speech to the NAACP
AP: Obama Stresses Education in Speech to NAACP
Notable
2 : The number of Ohio standardized tests that got the axe. Leglislators agreed to drop the fifth-grade social studies and fourth-grade writing exams, which will save the state $4.4 million over the next two years.
Columbus Dispatch: Two standardized exams fail budget test
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July 20th, 2009 at 6:00 am
Strange — referring to the Obama quote – that is not the mission of compulsory er public schooling…