Obama Signs “Largest Investment in Education in the Nation’s History”
On February 17, president Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law (ARRA).He wants the United States to invest more in education, by providing funds to create new generations of teachers, by supervising the application of education programs and by creating good classrooms, libraries and labs, all with the purpose of providing a better education for today’s children.
The U.S. Department of Education will receive some $115 billion over the years 2010, 2011 to realize these purposes. Although this number is far down from the original amount the House and the Senate had in mind, it’s a first step in making a better education possible.The money will be put into different education programs and funds, such as the state fiscal stabilization fund, which will use the money to prevent cutbacks and layoffs in schools, for school modernization, to supervise a better distribution of highly qualified teachers and improved academic and graduation outcomes for students and to create innovating models to prepare students for success after high school. Other education programs, such as Title I, the Teacher Incentive Fund and Impact Aid also receive a great amount.It’s a good thing Obama paid attention to the big problem of education, certainly because quick action was needed to prevent school lay-offs. By this fund, teachers will keep teaching, students will keep learning and this will certainly stimulate the country’s economy.
I think a good education is very important. It has become common sense to go to university after high school or to follow a higher education program, which leads to the fact that people who aren’t able to go to school are lost in our society. We need people with different skills to make this world a nice and good place to live in: we can’t even imagine a world without engineers, teachers, translators,…
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Dear Nicolas
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI agree with your opinion. I am definitely convinced that there is no future without education. So that’s the reason why their need to be a large investment in education. Education makes life more easier and gives people the chance to reach their target. The reason why people study is to become someone. Everyone has some or more talents that need to be used. But that’s not always easy to do, because in our society, there are still a lot of people who aren’t able to pay for an education. That means that the student of today must have the opportunity to count on a support of the government to pay for an education. I am convinced that this is the solution to prevent school lay-offs.
But learning something valuable is not that easy. According to my opinion, like Obama said, some schools need to be modernized. Their need to be qualified teachers who are not only explaining the theoretical part of the subject they are talking about, but also the practical part of a certain subject.
I can come to an end by telling you that such an investment is the only solution to stimulate the economy of a country on a positive way.