On Education, Obama Says One Thing But Does Another

Lindsey Burke / May 16, 2011

Earlier today, President Obama delivered a commencement speech to students graduating from Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis, Tennessee. Booker T. Washington high school won the president’s Race to the Top Commencement Challenge, designed to have high schools demonstrate their commitment to college readiness as part of a competition to have President Obama speak during their graduation ceremony. The school was chosen because of performance gains and increases in graduation rates.

President Obama spoke to the graduates about the value of hard work and the importance of education. But he also took the time to note his administration’s strategy toward improving education: (more…)