President Barack Obama was interviewed this morning by Matt Lauer on NBC's "Today" program as a part of NBC's "Education Nation" special programming event. Full 30 minute interview is featured below.
Beginning with several sobering statistics, the President and Lauer discussed a wide range of hot-button topics within education including teacher unions, the incremental Race to the Top initiative, teacher training, drop-out rates, college readiness, parental involvement, charter and public and private schools, the education documentary "Waiting for Superman", global competitiveness, accountability, and the role of money in education.
Beginning with several sobering statistics, the President and Lauer discussed a wide range of hot-button topics within education including teacher unions, the incremental Race to the Top initiative, teacher training, drop-out rates, college readiness, parental involvement, charter and public and private schools, the education documentary "Waiting for Superman", global competitiveness, accountability, and the role of money in education.
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