President Obama has a plan to invest in education now. The congress and the senate must act on his initiatives rather than focus on policies that are politically expedient. Underfunding education will result in bigger problems in the years ahead. We need to increase the number of college graduates to fill the demands as the baby boomers begin to retire. If we do not prepare the next generation companies will continue to move abroad. Companies will get employees wherever they can find them. Its important that we find ways to maximize the learning opportunities for every student.Recently, Barack Obama shocked everyone in a big gathering with his remarks that the gays and lesbians deserve equality. The crowd before him fell silent after that he needed to rephrase what he said as, I hear people saying things that I dont think are very Christian with respect to people who are gay and lesbian. After that, the crowd seemed to understand what he meant about his earlier statement.
The Pell grant program and its benefits have been showcased since attention to education has been highlighted through the Obama administration making the scholarships for moms' a must. The specifics of this federal program are very conducive for single, wo rking mothers to become students who are earning a degree. Many people are now realizing that college doesn't have to be put aside because of family conce