Title: Invest in education, ensure a better future
Summary: Although each president plans to reform education, Obama’s plans to reform education are one of the most well-thought out plans to come to Washington in a long time.
Topic: Should President Obama reform the No Child Left Behind law?
Category: Journalistic: Mainstream
What is it? An online version of an editorial written in the Miami Herald
Publication Information: 3/13/08, Miami Herald
Author: None Given
Location: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/337/story/63919.html
Accessed: 3/13/09
Support:
President Barack Obama is mentioned in regards to his plan on reforming education. The Department of Education is also mentioned in regards to Obama’s plan. Former US President, George W. Bush is mentioned because No Child Left Behind was an act he administered and supported. The Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan is mentioned because of his efforts to reform education.
The Miami Herald is a newspaper that serves Miami and its metropolitan area. The online version of the paper is available to the general public.
Audience and Agenda:
Usefulness:
This article had some good information. It talks about Obama’s plans for education, which include promoting competition, accountability and charter schools, among other things. The article also claims that although each US president lays out a plan for education, Obama’s seems like one of the most well-thought out ones to come in a while. Miami Herald has high hopes for Obama.
Works Cited:
http://www.miamiherald.com/677/
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/president_obama/
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arne_Duncan
Filed under: Assignments for Gateway II, Source Notes Tagged: | Assignments, Gateway, Gateway II, Journalistic, No Child Left Behind, politics, Source Notes
