General Petraeus Talks About Educating Soldiers

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

General David Petraeus says before Congress that it is important for soldiers to have an expanded understanding of Afghanistan, so that the army can function better as a whole. (01:18)
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Great universities need great applicants.

Coffee Brown, University of New Mexico, Talk Radio News

Tom Cochran, CEO of the United States Conference of Mayors, contrasts the excellence of American universities with the quality of earlier education.
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Pelosi attends Maria Leavey Breakfast with Media

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico - Talk Radio News Service

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) Speaks at the annual Maria Leavey Breakfast in the US Capitol. Pelosi talks about health care, education, working with President Obama, and the speed at which the economic recovery package was rushed through. The Speaker said jokingly about the recovery package that if she had wanted to, she "could have fast tracked it much faster". (56:41)
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Boccieri: Obama's speech showed bold leadership

By Suzia van Swol and Candyce Torres, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service
Congressman John Boccieri (D-Ohio) says that President Obama's Address to the Congress, "showed the type of bold leadership that was required for a nation in crisis."
Boccieri says that investing in healthcare and education are going to be what propels us towards prosperity. (0:38)


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Shaping the future of education

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico - Talk Radio News Service

On Tuesday night following the president's address to Congress, Michael Ruhl interviewed Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY). Guthrie was very interested in what the President had to say about improving education, and is hopeful in Republican being brought into the discussion. (01:26)
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Obama a great dose of "reality" and "inspiration"

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico - Talk Radio News Service

Michael Ruhl interviewed Representative Russ Carnahan (D-MO) in Statuary Hall following the President's address to Congress. He is confident in the President being bipartisan, and said that his speech was a dose of "reality" and "inspiration". He said that Energy, Education, and Healthcare are all intertwined with the economic solutions the President is putting forward. (02:07)
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Funding for education needed now more than ever

Randi Weingarten, the newly elected president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), argues why funding for education is essential for American economic competition.
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Century Foundation discusses problems with No Child Left Behind

Lauren Resnick speaks about the problems with No Child Left Behind at a panel discussion hosted by the Century Foundation
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'No Child Left Behind is the most negative brand in America'

Claudio Sanchez discusses the negative opinion most Americans hold on No Child Left Behind.
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America's position as global leader threatened, says professional golfer

Dr. Phil Mickelson, professional golfer and co-founder of Mickelson Exxon Mobil Teachers Academy, says that there has been a decline in math, science and engineering graduates. Mickelson says that in America, only 15 percent of graduates are in science and math fields as opposed to Singapore's 67 percent and China's 50 percent. Mickelson says this can threaten the U.S. as a global leader. (0:36)
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Millions of U.S. children lack access to health care, says founder of Every Child Matters

Founder of Every Child Matters Michael Petit says that millions of U.S. children lack access to health care. Petit says that the child investment gap is costing America billions of dollars in productivity and that children are lacking the opportunity to make the most of their lives. Petit notes that Americans want more investment in their children and that the government has a moral responsibility towards providing for health, education and safety of children. (0:58)
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Sen. Dodd: We can all point to the reasons why childhood obesity is increasing

Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) talks at the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions’ hearing on child obesity and says that the reasons are clear as to why childhood obesity is growing into an epidemic. Dodd explains that the lack of a nutritious diet, an increase in TV watching, and a decrease in physical activity has caused childhood obesity to become a problem that “affects us all.” (1:31)
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McCain campaign calls for education reform

Policy advisers from the McCain Campaign Phil Handy, Lisa Graham Keegan, Doug Holtz Eakin, and Nancy Pfotenhauer discuss Sen. John McCain’s remarks on education at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. Participants in the conference say McCain’s proposals like bonuses to recruit highly qualified teachers can have an immediate effect and help to lessen unnecessary bureaucracy. Participants also explain McCain’s support for school vouchers as an alternative to low-performing public schools. (20:02)
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Senator Reid wants to pass the Dream Act

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) recounts a story of a young lady he encountered in Nevada who was the smartest student in her class but could not go to college because her parents came to America illegally. Reid says he wants to pass the Dream Act so that people like her are not denied citizenship and education. (0:55)
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George Lucas outlines his plan for "Edutopia"

At a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, George Lucas describes Edutopia, which is his deal learning environment, and the rapid growth of broadband technology throughout the world. The U.S. has fallen to 15th in broadband ranking. (1:14)
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"Children beg for an education" says pop-star Shakira

International pop-star Shakira discusses the importance of passing education legislation to help children around the world at press conference. (0:52)
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Pop-star Shakira on supporting the Education for All Act

Pop-star Shakira discusses how the Education for All Act can improve the lives of children all over the world. (0:36)
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Romer offers his suggestion to the next president on education collaboration with states

Gov. Roy Romer says the next president should work with chief state education officials to find a way to have “the correct expectation and the best measurement we can get toward that expectation” for education. He thinks the people will be "joyous" if the states got together to decide “this is how good is good enough, and here’s how we’re going to measure against it.” (0:45)
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Romer links education to the solution of economic problems

Gov. Roy Romer says the key to getting out of the “economic malaise that we are in as a nation or as an individual family” is to increase productivity, which is rooted in education and skill level. (0:30)
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Young people aren't being taught the country's founding principles, says Justice Kennedy

Justice Kennedy of the U.S. Supreme Court, testifying before a House Appropriations Committee hearing on the Supreme Court's budget request, says that we are in danger of having a generation of young people ignorant of our country's principles and history, and "you cannot preserve what you don't understand; you cannot defend what you do not know." (0:36)
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