'Educate Our Way To A Better Economy'

All Things Considered by Melissa Block | Feb. 4, 2009 (Interview)

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"Long-term, the best way we bring ourselves back to economic health and really strengthen the economy is to have an educated workforce," he tells Melissa Block. "So these investments are tremendously important, and we have to continue to push very, very hard to make sure that ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Education
Topics: Obama Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Dale Penn - Feb 4, 2009 - 3:00 PM PST
Reviewed by: Dale Penn (review), Kristin Gorski (review), Norman Rogers (review)
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Dale Penn
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 by Dale Penn - Feb. 4, 2009

Perhaps it's too soon to expect much in the way of policy details from the new Secretary of Education, but this interview left me feeling that his policy can be boiled down to one word "pragmatic." This offers little consolation to the listener as the interviewer presses for answers to the concerns of those who wonder what will happen when the stimulus money for education runs out. His answers remind me, chillingly, of those of the former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's, as ... More »

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Kristin Gorski
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 by Kristin Gorski - Feb. 4, 2009
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Norman Rogers
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 by Norman Rogers - Feb. 5, 2009

Nothing concrete in this story except that Obama wants to blow $140 billon on he education establishment.

The federal department of education has proved itself useless over the years. That trend is continuing, but with much more money to waste. Education has not improved since the department was established. The opposite.

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