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AndIwantto,firstofall,thankourprincipal,Mr.--Dr.JohnWord. 

Doctor.（Applause.） 

SuperintendentofArlingtonPublicSchools,PatrickMurphy. 

IbelievethattheArlingtonCountySchoolBoardisrepresentedhere--wherearethey?

Theretheyareoverthere. 

Alldoinggreatwork. 

We'

vegotyourowncongressman,JimMoran,hereinthehouse. 

Andwe'

vegotsomebodywhoIbelieveisgoingtogodownasthefinestSecretaryofEducationwe'

veeverhad--ArneDuncan. 

Now,beforeIbegin,letmejustsaythatlikeallAmericans,IcontinuetobeheartbrokenbytheimagesofdevastationinJapan. 

AndIknowallofyou,youngandold,havebeenwatchingthefullmagnitudeofthistragedyunfold. 

IwanttoreiterateAmerica’ssupportforthepeopleofJapan,whoaresomeofourclosestfriendsandallies. 

AndI’vesaiddirectlytothePrimeMinisterofJapan,PrimeMinisterKan,thattheUnitedStateswillcontinuetoofferanyassistancewecanasJapanrecoversfrommultipledisasters,andwewillstandwiththepeopleofJapaninthedifficultdaysahead.

Now,Ijusthadachancetotalkwithsomeofyourteachers,aswellassomestudents,whotoldmeaboutyourall-schoolprojectthat’sweavingthelifeandmusicofDukeEllingtonintoyourclasses. 

Andbygettingstudentsengagedinlearning,you’reteachingthekindsofskillsabouthowtothinkandhowtoworktogetherthatyoungpeoplearegoingtoneedincollegeandbeyond. 

That’swhatallofourschoolsneedtobedoing.

Andinaneconomythat’smorecompetitiveandconnectedthaneverbefore,agoodjobandagoodcareerisgoingtodemandagoodeducation. 

Overthenext10years,nearlyhalfofallnewjobsaregoingtorequiremorethanahighschooldiploma. 

So,ifyouwantabrightfuture,you’regoingtoneedacollegedegreeoradvancedtraining.

AndasArnementioned,unfortunatelytoomanystudentsaren’tgettingaworld-classeducationtoday. 

AsmanyasaquarterofAmericanstudentsaren’tfinishinghighschool. 

Thequalityofourmathandscienceeducationlagsbehindmanyothernations. 

AndAmericahasfallento9thintheproportionofyoungpeoplewithacollegedegree. 

Understand,weusedtobefirst,andwenowrank9th. 

That’snotacceptable.

Andturningthesestatisticsaroundisn’tjusttherightthingtodoforourkids--it’stherightthingtodoforoureconomy,becausethebestjobsprogramoutthereisagoodeducation. 

Thebesteconomicpolicyisonethatproducesmorecollegegraduates. 

Andthat’swhy,forthesakeofourchildrenandoureconomyandAmerica’sfuture,we’regoingtohavetodoabetterjobeducatingeverysingleoneofoursonsanddaughters--allofthem.

Now,thatresponsibilitybeginsnotinourclassrooms,butitbeginsinourhomes. 

Itbeginswithparentswhoareinstillingintheirkidsnotonlyaloveoflearning,butalsotheself-confidenceandespeciallytheself-disciplineandworkethicsthatareattheheartofsuccessinschoolandsuccessinlife. 

We’vegottoworkhard. 

Youngpeople,I’mtalkingtoyou.I’vegotacoupleofthemathome. 

Andthetruthistheworldisgoingtobemorecompetitiveandnobodyisgoingtojustgivesuccesstoyou--you’regoingtohavetoearnit. 

Andthatmeansyou’vegottoapplyyourself.

Sothat,you’regoingtolearnathome--firstandforemost. 

Butthat'

snotwheretheresponsibilityends. 

Allofushavearesponsibility,notjustasparents,butascitizens,forgivingourkidsthebestpossibleeducation.

Now,foralongtimeweweren’tsureabouthowtogiveourkidsthatkindofeducation. 

Therewerealotofargumentsforalotofyears. 

Somepeoplethoughtifyoujustputmoremoneyintoeducationthatwouldsolvetheproblem. 

Andthentheothersidethought,moneydoesn’tmatter;

whatweneedisreform. 

Infact,therewerethosewhoarguedthatweshouldjustdismantlethepubliceducationsystemaltogether. 

Ratherthanworkingtogether,bothsidesremainedlockedinthisstalemateyearafteryear,decadeafterdecade,andnothingmuchchanged.

Andthensomethingbegantohappeninstatesandlocalschoolsdistricts. 

Insteadofgettingcaughtupintheseold,staledebates,peoplebegantoagreethat,youknowwhat,weneedbothmoremoneyandmorereform. 

Weneedmoreresourcesfortheschools,butwe’vegottoreorganizehowourschoolsaredoingbusinessinordertoassuresuccessforouryoungpeople. 

Peoplebegancomingtogether-–parents,students,teachers,administrators,reformers,localofficials-–andwestartedwitnessingamazingsuccessstoriesallacrossAmerica.

There’saschoolinDenver,BruceRandolphSchool,thatwentfrombeingoneoftheworstschoolsinColoradotograduating97percentofitsseniorslastMay. 

InCincinnati,TaftHighSchoolwentfromhandingoutonlyonediplomaforeveryfivestudentstograduating95percentofitsseniors,andpreparingthemforcareersintechnology.

Soourgoalasanadministration,mygoalasPresident,hasbeentobuildonthesesuccessesacrossAmerica. 

Weknowwhatcanwork. 

Andsotwoyearsago,westarteddoingexactlythat--tryingtofigureouthowdoweincentivizesuccessbystartingsomething,acompetitioncalledRacetotheTop. 

Sowhatwe’redoingiswe’resayingtostates,proveyou’reseriousaboutreform,andwe’llshowyouthemoney.

Andbecauseit’sacompetitionforlessthanonepercentofwhatourcountryspendsoneducationeachyear,RacetotheTophasledover40statestoraisetheirstandardsforteaching,learning,andstudentachievement--andthesestandardsweren’tdevelopedinWashingtonbuttheyweredevelopedbyRepublicanandDemocraticgovernorsallacrossthiscountry.

Sowe’vemadeenormousprogress. 

AsArnehassaid,thisisprobablythemostsignificanteducationreforminitiativethatwe’veseeninageneration. 

Butweneedtomakesurewe’rereachingeverychildinAmerica,notjustthoseinstatesordistrictsthattakepartinRacetotheTop. 

Andthat’swhynotonlydoweneedtocontinuethiscompetitionwe’vegottoopenitup. 

We’relettinglocalschooldistrictsapply. 

We’regoingtoletlocalschooldistrictsapply.

Andthat’swhyweneedtotakethesamebottom-upapproachwhenitcomestoreformingAmerica’smostimportanteducationlaw,otherwiseknownasNoChildLeftBehind. 

WehavetoreformNoChildLeftBehind. 

（Applause.）

Now,overtheselastfewweeks,duringwhatwe’vecalledEducationMontharoundtheWhiteHouse,I’vebeentravelingacrossthecountrytalkingwithfolksabouteducation. 

Infact,we’veactuallybeendoingthatforthelastcoupleofyears. 

AndwhatI’veheard,whatArnehasheard,whattherestofmyteamhasheardloudandclearfromteachersandstudentsandparentsandcommunitiesisthatNoChildLeftBehindgotsomethingsrightandgotsomethingswrong. 

ThegoalsofNoChildLeftBehindweretherightgoals:

Makingapromisetoeducateeverychildwithanexcellentteacher--that’stherightthingtodo,that’stherightgoal. 

Higherstandardsareright. 

Accountabilityisright. 

Shiningalightontheachievementgapbetweenstudentsofdifferentracesandbackgrounds,andthosewithandwithoutdisabilities,that’stherightthingtodo.

Butwhathasn’tworkedisdenyingteachers,schools,andstateswhattheyneedtomeetthesegoals. 

That’swhyweneedtofixNoChildLeftBehind. 

Weneedtomakesure--（applause）--weneedtomakesurewe’regraduatingstudentswhoarereadyforcollegeandreadyforcareers. 

Weneedtoputoutstandingteachersineveryclassroom,andgivethoseteachersthepayandthesupportthattheydeserve. 

Igotsomeapplauseforthat. 

（Laughter.）

Weneedtonotonlyholdfailingschoolsaccountable,weneedtohelpturnthoseschoolsaround. 

Inthe21stcentury,it’snotenoughtoleavenochildbehind. 

Weneedtohelpeverychildgetahead. 

Weneedtogeteverychildonapathtoacademicexcellence. 

Now,here’sthegoodnews. 

IamproudofthecommitmentbyDemocratsandRepublicansinCongresstofixNoChildLeftBehind,tomakethisreformareality--becausetheyrecognizeeducationisanareawherewecan’taffordtodragourfeet. 

AsArnesays,ourkidsonlygetoneshotataneducation,andwe’vegottogetitright. 

Sothat’swhyI’mcallingonCongresstosendmeaneducationreformbillIcansignintolawbeforethenextschoolyearbegins--（applause）--beforenextyear’sschoolyear. 

（Applause.）

IwanteverychildinthiscountrytoheadbacktoschoolinthefallknowingthattheireducationisAmerica’spriority. 

Let’sseizethiseducationmoment. 

Let’sfixNoChildLeftBehind. 

Now,lastweekwegotareminderofwhyit’ssocriticalthatwereformthislaw. 

Accordingtonewestimates,underthesystemNoChildLeftBehindputinplace,morethan80percentofourschoolsmaybelabeledasfailing--80percentofourschools. 

Fouroutoffiveschoolswillbelabeledasfailing. 

That’sanastonishingnumber. 

Andourimpulseistoeitherbeoutragedthatthenumbersaresohigh,orskepticalthatthey’reeventrue. 

Andlet’sfaceit,skepticismissomewhatjustified.Weknowthatfouroutoffiveschoolsinthiscountryaren’tfailing. 

Sowhatwe’redoingtomeasuresuccessandfailureisoutofline.

Infact,thelistofsupposedlyfailingschoolsincludesschoolsthatareactuallymakingextraordinaryprogress--includingKenmore. 

So,yes,we’vestillgotmoreworktodohereatthisschooltoclosetheach