(Chris Dodd is a candidate who deserves more attention in Iowa. To help him in that endeavor, check out Matt's post below highlighting the higher education part of Sen. Dodd's education policy announcement yesterday. Part of his plan calls for providing free community college education to every American. - promoted by Chris Woods)
Earlier this morning Senator Chris Dodd unveiled his K-12 Education Policy in a speech to the New Hampshire NEA in Bartlett, NH. The Dodd plan will:
- Provide for universal preschool
- Reform No Child Left Behind
- Ensure that there are quality, experienced teachers in every school
- Put in place world-class, but flexible, academic standards
- Create incentives to extend school learning opportunities by lengthening the school day and spend more time on academics
- Modernize schools and reduce class sizes
- Make sure that every 9th grade student in America has a plan to graduate and is on track for college
- Increase opportunities for virtual learning and online curriculae
Those are the broad strokes, but you can learn more about the details of the Dodd education plan on ChrisDodd.com.
Here's the speech:
Senator Dodd then answered questions from the teachers in the audience:
You can watch the video from Senator Dodd's round table on college education policy yesterday here.