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Watching Children: A History of America's Race to Educate Kids and the Creation of the "Slow-Learner" Subject
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Frenkiewich, Jeffrey C. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
On January 25, 2011, United States President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address to Congress and to the nation. As part of that address, President Obama articulated his vision for American education and stated that America had "to win the race to educate our kids" (Obama, 2011, state of the union). Mr. Obama's speech…
Descriptors: Slow Learners, Standardized Tests, Federal Programs, Educational Improvement