The Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act |PDF (Unknown Size)| A Letter from the President President
Barack Obama Every child in America deserves a world-class
education. Today, more than ever, a world-class education is a
prerequisite for success. America was once the best educated
nation in the world. A generation ago, we led all nations in
college completion, but today, 10 countries have passed us. It
is not that their students are smarter than ours. It is that
these countries are being smarter about how to educate their
students. And the countries that out-educate us today will out-
compete us tomorrow. We must do better. Together, we must
achieve a new goal, that by 2020, the United States will once
again lead the world in college completion. We must raise the
expectations for our students, for our schools, and for
ourselvesthis must be a national priority. We must ensure that
every student graduates from high school well prepared for
college and a career. A world-class education i