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Obama, Duncan: Value Teachers, But Insist on Results

In twin speeches this week, President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan came out swinging for our kids—and against those who would settle for halting half-measures in reforming our nation’s schools.

While pressing for “results in the classroom,” Obama urged making teaching a prized profession, calling for “a culture where we idolize the people who shape our children's future.” For his part, Duncan flagged measurement of student growth as a “game-changer” for improving all facets of the K-12 system.

"If we want success for our country, we can't accept failure in our schools."

—President Barack Obama
Speech to the National Urban League, July 29

NAACP Backs ESEA Fiscal Fairness Act, Joining Movement to Close Comparability Loophole

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) just added its voice to a growing chorus of support for fairness in education funding.

The civil rights group endorsed the ESEA Fiscal Fairness Act, which would fix a provision in Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act that often keeps schools serving low-income kids from their just share of federal funds.

The NAACP’s backing of the Fiscal Fairness Act follows close on the heels of its support last week by the National Education Association, the country’s largest teacher’s union.

Ed Trust has documented the damage done by the “comparability loophole” in its special report, “Close the Hidden Funding Gaps in Our Schools.”

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