My organization, The National Black Child Development Institute.
I still have not received any information about my subscription to their newsletter so I re-submitted my information. However I did go to their website for this assignment and read their lastest news information which was their CEO, Carol Brunson Day attended a speech at Kenmore Middle School in Arlington, VA with President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. She reported that President Obama expressed his support for education at the federal level and that he does not support any cuts to education funding. He stated that he "wants every child in this country to head back to school in the fall knowing that their education is America's priority".
It is wonderful to know that we have a president that believes in education and the importance to having funds to meet a quality education for America's children. I trust and believe that our president listens to his economic advisors and research scientist in regard to education and take their advise and research and then put a plan together that will benefit our children. As being an educator himself as well as a father, he understands the importance of a quality education and that is why he has proposed an extensive budget for early care education.
NBCDI will be working to ensure that our country prioritize strategies that promote the elimination of achievement gaps and focus on: effective leadership, culturally & linguistically responsive assessments, parent & family engagement, and supportive transitions for children and families.
I am excited about the commitment by NBCDI, President Obama, and Secretary Duncan.
Resource:
NBCDI (2011). "NBCDI CEO attends President's speech on education". Retrieved from http://nbcdi.org/blog/2011/03/14/.
Barbara,
ReplyDeleteI am also excited to hear that our President is taking a stand for Education as well! I mean it is education that helped him get to where he is at today to. I know that he can not implement these changes himself, but it is reassuring for many that our country is backed by a President who values education especially early childhood!
I love knowing the fact that our president is an advocate for education. Just like the rest of us, he believes every child deserves a quality education.
ReplyDeleteI am happy that our President is being supportive and focusing on education. I just wish that more could be done currently to end the budget cuts and needed programs from closing. It kills me knowing that many successful programs are going away due to funding issues.
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