Obama Reaffirms Old Education Promises in State of the Union Address

By Allie Bidwell. The president again vowed to expand access to preschool, and 'shake up' higher education.
President Barack Obama again called for increased access to early childhood education and more affordable college costs in his 2014 State of the Union address. Although President Barack Obama did not lay out any new plans for education reform in his State of the Union address Tuesday, education leaders from the early childhood education arena, through the higher education community, said they were pleased with the sign of his renewed commitment to education issues. More...