On the recordMarch 9, 2009
We've let our grades slip. Our schools crumble. Our teacher quality fall short. And other nations outpace us.
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transcripts.cnn.com“We've let our grades slip. Our schools crumble. Our teacher quality fall short. And other nations outpace us.”
President Obama addresses the decline in education standards and the need for accountability in schools.
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