President Obama call for Higher Standards in Education

At a meeting with state governors, Obama spoke about new efforts to get better education for college and for jobs.

Obama plans to make college and career-ready standards in the re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Last year the president challenged states to enlarge standards and assessments that could give confidence children to work hard to graduate from high school prepared for college and the workplace.

The president calls for a redesigned Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The act aims to better teacher preparation to get better classroom instruction. The goal is to assist states improve education to successfully prepare students for college and the workplace.

“America’s prosperity has always rested on how well we educate our children - but never more so than today,” said President Barack Obama.