Education among the nations is key for their success among other economies. The United States under the Obama administration it seems that it has focused on two goals:
•We will raise the proportion of college graduates from where it now stands [39%] so that 60% of our population holds a 2-year or 4-year degree.
• We will close the achievement gap so that all students – regardless of race, income, or neighborhood – graduate from high school ready to succeed in college and careers.
(http://www.ed.gov/sites/default/files/NETP-2010-final-report.pdf page V)
The plan uses continue improvement plan to make education more productive. It is looking to transform education based on technology infrastructure, learning resources, to lead the education to the 21st century and beyond.
It is interesting how these goals were established, These looks pretty aggressive goals, in times where there is budget cuts and where populations have changed. I see these college graduates so low, because a big part of the population can not simply get into college, because they are illegal citizens. That population has increased as they are looking for the American dream.
Another fact is the budget crisis that has been happening over the past days, if the Obama administration don't prioritize education in this budget crisis as a lead for reducing their debt in the future, students would have a hard time graduating from collegue.
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