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WHAT HAS PRESIDENT OBAMA LOOKING FOR YOU TO DO WHEN IT COMES TO THE NATION'S SCHOOLS? >> THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THINGS BETTER...
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| 00:00:45 |
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CHANCE TO DRAMATICALLY CHANGE THE LIVES OF STUDENTS AND I FEEL VERY LUCKY TO HAVE THAT CHANCE. >>
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| 00:00:52 |
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THANK YOU. WITH THE ECONOMIC STIMULUS PLAN, SCHOOLS ARE CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO GET THEIR HANDS ON THESE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, ESPECIALLY A LOT OF THEM...
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| 00:01:12 |
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TO GET THE MONEY? CAN YOU TELL US WHERE YOU ARE AT IN TERMS OF INCOME IN THIS GIGANTIC SPENDING PACKAGE? >> AGAIN, THIS IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY AT A FEW...
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| 00:01:42 |
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AND WE WANT TO BE SMART. AND WE ALSO MUST BE TRANSPARENT. THOSE THREE THINGS WILL GUIDE US EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. WE WILL MOVE THIS MONEY OUT AS QUICKLY...
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| 00:03:27 |
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CLASSROOMS AND GET IT INTO DISTRICTS THAT NEED THE MOST HELP. >> HOW SOON WILL WE
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| 00:03:34 |
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SEE ANY INSTRUCTIONS OR GUIDANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT TELLING THE STATES HOW TO GET THE MONEY? >> VERY SOON. I HAVE BEEN SO PROUD OF THE STAFF HERE. WE'VE...
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| 00:03:54 |
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THE GOVERNORS TO GET THE MONEY TO THE SCHOOLS MORE QUICKLY? >>
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| 00:03:58 |
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WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THEM. EVERYBODY WANTS TO THE RIGHT THING BY THE CHILDREN AND WE WILL PUSH VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE IT HAPPENS. >> WHEN...
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| 00:04:13 |
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WHO IS HELPING YOU MAKE THESE DECISIONS ABOUT THIS MONEY. THERE ARE A LOT OF KEY
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| 00:04:20 |
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VACANCIES IN YOUR DEPARTMENT. WHO IS HELPING? >> WE HAVE AN ARMY OF 4000 PEOPLE HERE WHO ARE WORKING EXTRAORDINARILY HARD AND WE ARE FINALIZING THE TEAM...
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| 00:04:32 |
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WILL BE ON BOARD VERY SOON. WE HAVE EXTRAORDINARY TALENT FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. WE HAVE A TEAM OF LIFETIME WORKERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION...
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| 00:04:45 |
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VERY EXCITED AND THEY SEE IT AS IT WON IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY. IN TIME TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME LISTENING. -- I AM A LOT OF TIME LISTENING TO THEM. WE'RE...
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| 00:05:41 |
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OPPORTUNITY. $5 BILLION IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY. THE GOAL IS SIMPLE. WE WANT TO GET BETTER. I THINK WE HAVE TO GET BETTER. I THINK WE ARE IN AN ECONOMIC...
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| 00:06:00 |
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STATE IN FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT IS TO A PROCESS TO REALLY WANTS TO CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO AND DO EXACTLY WHAT THE FUND TALKS ABOUT TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY...
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| 00:09:34 |
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SUBJECTS, ALL STATE AND NATIONAL TEST? >> THERE ARE MANY GREAT GOVERNORS OUT THERE WHO HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS. THERE IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF THOUGHTFULNESS,...
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| 00:10:01 |
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OUTSIDE PARTNERS TO ACHIEVE AND OTHERS WHO ARE PROVIDING GREAT LEADERSHIP, I WANT TO BE THE CATALYST. I WANT TO TAKE THIS HARD WORK AND MAKE IT HAPPEN...
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| 00:12:07 |
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I THINK WE KNOW WHAT WORKS. THERE ARE WONDERFUL NONPROFITS, DISTRICT LEADERS, AND GROUPS FOR WE ARE SEEING REMARKABLE RESULTS. I WANT TO SEE THEM GROW....
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| 00:12:28 |
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CHILDREN MAY NEED EXTRA SUPPORT AND WE NEED TO GET TO THEM EARLY AND SUPPORT THEM OVER THE LONG HAUL AND INVEST MORE TIME IN THEN. I THINK, MATTERS TREMENDOUSLY....
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| 00:13:23 |
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BEST TEACHERS, ESPECIALLY IN THE UNDERSERVED COMMITTEES WITH THE CHILDREN WHO ARE MOST AT RISK, THERE IS A PROVISION WITH NO CHILD OF BEHIND THAT REQUIRES...
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| 00:13:36 |
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DISTRIBUTION AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE REALLY HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS TEACHING IN ALL OF OUR
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| 00:13:42 |
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SCHOOLS, BUT IT HAS NOT REALLY BEEN IN FORCE. ARE YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION? >> I DON'T THINK WE HAD BEEN CREATIVE ENOUGH. THERE...
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| 00:14:09 |
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WITH CHILDREN FROM VERY POOR BACKGROUNDS AND DYSFUNCTIONAL HOMES THAT HAVE WHAT ONTO A SHORTER EVERYTHING'S ACADEMICALLY. I KNOW IN MY HEART AND IN MY...
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| 00:15:44 |
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EXCELLENCE AND GET THE TEACHERS TO GO WITH IT ARE NEEDED THE MOST. YOU'LL NOT FIND THAT TEACHERS WILL DO IT BY THEMSELVES, THEY WANT TO WORK WITH THE...
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| 00:15:55 |
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THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN SEND NOT JUST INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS, BUT TEAMS OF FOLKS TO GO IN THOSE COMMITTEES. PEOPLE DON'T GO INTO TEACHING IS...
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| 00:17:01 |
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IS, DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN LEARN TO READ INTO MATH AS THE LAW SAYS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO? >> DO YOU I BELIEVE ALL CHILDREN CAN LEARN TO DO MATH...
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| 00:17:32 |
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THIS AND IF WE CANNOT DO THIS YEAR PART OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE TO CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO AS HARD AS WE CAN. WE'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON GETTING THE STIMULUS...
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| 00:20:10 |
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ALL OF US, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS AND FOR PARENTS, WE ALL HAVE TO DO BETTER BECAUSE WE ARE -- WHAT WE'RE DOING IS NOT ENOUGH....
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| 00:20:28 |
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INCENTIVES. IT IS SCALING AT THE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS THAT ARE GOING ON AROUND THE COUNTRY. SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON THE GREAT EXAMPLES. AND WHEN THINGS...
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| 00:21:45 |
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EDUCATE OUR WAY
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| 00:21:47 |
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NOT, AT THIS TO A BETTER ECONOMY, BUT TO A FAIR AND JUST SOCIETY. I SEE THIS AS A CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE OF OUR GENERATION. WE DO A GREAT JOB OF EDUCATING...
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| 00:22:29 |
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WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A GAME HERE IN WASHINGTON. IT IS A LOT OF FUN. HE IS
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| 00:22:35 |
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A GOOD PLAYER. >> T THINK YOU WILL GET ABOUT PARTISANSHIP -- DO YOU THINK YOU WILL GET THE BIPARTISANSHIP? >> WE ARE GOING TO WORK ON IT. EVERYBODY KNOWS...
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| 00:22:58 |
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INTEREST. WHERE WE HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS AT, EVERYBODY WANTS THIS TO SUCCEED. IT IS ABOUT CHILDREN. IT IS ABOUT GIVING THEM A CHANCE TO FULFIL THEIR
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| 00:23:12 |
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POTENTIAL. I AM VERY HOPEFUL THAT THIS WILL BE A BIPARTISAN EFFORT. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH POLITICS. IN THE LEAST POLITICAL GUY YOU'LL MEET HERE...
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| 00:24:23 |
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THAT THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION DID AS FAR AS EDUCATION? >> A FEW THINGS WE'RE UNDOING AS PART OF THE STIMULUS PACKAGE IS ADDING MORE MONEY. OVER $10...
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| 00:24:50 |
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I HAVE BEEN ALREADY ADDRESSED IT IN IN THE FIRST MONTH. I TALKED ABOUT THINGS LIKE THE IDEA OF CHOICE IN WHERE SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES TO NOT MAKE MUCH...
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| 00:26:24 |
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OLD AND WE HAVE ALREADY HEARD THE SAME
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| 00:26:29 |
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MESSAGES AND THE SAME THING THAT I THINK WE WILL KEEP HEARING. IT IS NOT THAT
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| 00:26:33 |
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HE DID NOT SAY ANYTHING, HE SEEMS TO HAVE SOME CLEAR IDEAS ON WHERE TO GO. HE IS A DIFFICULT
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| 00:26:39 |
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POSITION BECAUSE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND IN PARTICULAR HAS MADE EDUCATION MORE OF A PARTISAN ISSUE THAN IT WAS WHEN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION BEGAN. THE QUESTION...
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| 00:27:31 |
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IF YOU WANT TO HEAR MORE SPECIFICS, I THINK HE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AWHILE. >> HE REPEATED INCENTIVES. THE SUPPAN SAID WE HAVE HEARD BEFORE PATRICK HE TALKED...
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| 00:28:01 |
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TO DO THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT HE WANTS TO DO. IF HE IS ABLE TO DO THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT HE MIGHT TO DO, HE COULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. HE TALKS ABOUT...
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| 00:28:19 |
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COUNTRIES WHICH HAS BEEN UNPOPULAR. -- HE HAS TALKED ABOUT WANTING THE STATES TO HAVE THE SAME ACADEMIC STANDARDS AS OTHER COUNTRIES. THE ONLY WAY ANYBODY...
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| 00:29:30 |
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FOR HIM TO DO THINGS THAT WE MIGHT NOT HAVE SEEN BEFORE. THERE IS A LOT OF POTENTIAL FOR HIM TO TAKE THINGS TO SCALE. >> WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT WILL HE...
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| 00:30:03 |
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REFORMS ABOUT IN THE STIMULUS BILL. THE REFORMS HE'S TALKING ABOUT IS NOT. THEY LOVE THE IDEA IS THAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT. THE IDEA
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| 00:30:12 |
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OF STATE'S TRACKING THE PERFORMANCE OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. NOT ALL OF THOSE LIKE THE IDEAS HE IS TALKING ABOUT. TEACHERS HAVE TREAD CAUTIOUSLY ON THE...
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| 00:31:11 |
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TO LIKE HIM AND I THINK THIS GOES VERY WELL FOR BOTH CHILD LEFT BEHIND AND THE OF THE THINGS HE WANTS TO DO GOING FORWARD. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.