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All 4-year-olds. >> study after study shows that the earlier a child begins learning, the better he or she does down the road. here tees thing. we are not doing enough to give all of our kids that chance. in states like georgia that made it a priority to educate our youngest children, states like oklahoma, students dont just show up in kindergarten, first grade more prepared to learn, they are also more likely to grow up reading and doing math at grade level, graduating from high school, holding...

Preschool available to every single child in america. [ applause ] in states that make it a priority to educate our youngest children, like georgia or oklahoma, studies show students grow up more likely to read and do math at grade level, graduate high school, hold a job, form more stable families of their own. >> president obama took that proposal on the road, visiting a prek class, pre-kindergarten class in decatur, georgia. he played a game of i spy with the kids there and noticed the magnify...

And republicans, you may have heard, like to think that they do not think much of the policy ideas of barack obama. which is why it was so interesting to hear the two states that president obama mentioned as models when he announced his state of the union plan for preschool. >> tonight i propose working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every single child in america. [ applause ] in states that make it a priority to educate our youngest children, like georgia or oklahoma, s...

Grow up more likely to read and do math at grade level, graduate high school, hold a job. i propose working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every single child in america. >> "the atlanta journal-constitution" reports that the college heights early child learning center is on break and will convene today just for the purpose of the presidents vote. the school wrote to president, we are offering a one-day experience for pre-k and head start on the day of the presidents visi...

Students grow up more likely to read and do math at grade level, graduate high school, hold a job, form more stable families of their own. we know this works. so lets make sure none of our children starts the race of life already behind. lets give our kids that chance. [applause]. lets also make sure that had a high school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job. right now, countries like germany focus on graduating their high school students with the equivalent of a technical degree from ...

Students grow up more likely to read and do math at grade level, graduate high school, hold a job, form more stable families of their own. we know this works. so lets make sure none of our children starts the race of life already behind. lets give our kids that chance. [applause]. lets also make sure that had a high school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job. right now, countries like germany focus on graduating their high school students with the equivalent of a technical degree from ...

>> her friends said she had lost hers. >> i have two kids, two daughters, 9 and 12. and they -- i put them in the d.c. public schools. >> the schools were a disaster. test results among the worst in america. the chancellor quickly learned although only 8% of d.c.s kids were on grade level there was something odd about how the teachers were ranked. >> when i looked at the per are form manti teo evaluations of the adults in the system. >> how good is the adult doing. >> how good are the teachers d...

Mind. >> her friends said she had lost hers. >> i have two kids, two daughters, 9 and 12. and they -- i put them in the d.c. public schools. >> the schools were a disaster. test results among the worst in america. the chancellor quickly learned although only 8% of d.c.s kids were on grade level there was something odd about how the teachers were ranked. >> when i looked at the per are form manti teo evaluations of the adults in the system. >> how good is the adult doing. >> how good are the teac...

And lulling me into a sense of complacency when she doesnt have what she needs. so while i think that we shouldnt have an overemphasis on the test and that is happening in some places, we have to have some accountability. >> and that leads to the yes question of standardized testing. its a one size fits all measureme measurement. what do you say to that? >> i think we can always do a better job of making sure that we have great assessments, but we have to have a starting point. and we cannot con...

Of view. rate his appearance from a to f. where did he falling in the grade level? >> i think its a b. i will tell you why. >> laura: b? you grade on a curve. [ laughter ] well, maybe. i wish i took classes from you. >> he will be appointed secretary of defense. sea combat veteran. he would being the first enlisted man who became secretary of defense. two purple hearts. saved a mans life. took shrapnel to the chest. he could be an action hero. instead is he going to be secretary of defense. >> b...