http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=109812
The American Presidency Project
Barack Obama
XLIV President of the United States: 2009 - present
177 - Remarks Following a Meeting With the Council of the Great City Schools
March 16, 2015
And the idea that we'd go backwards on that progress, in some cases for ideological reasons, as opposed to because of what the evidence says
10800_DSC01105.JPG
10800_DSC01107.JPG
From 9/14/2002 ( at Overlake hospital in Bellevue Washington State the announced birth of Phoebe Gates the daughter of Microsoft Bill Gates the transvestite and Microsoft Bill Gates the 100% female gender as born and Microsoft Bill Gates the Soviet Union prostitute ) To 3/16/2015 is 4566 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 5/4/1978 ( premiere US TV series episode "The Runaways"::"Melinda and the Pinball Wizard" ) is 4566 days
From 7/3/1985 ( premiere US film "Back to the Future" ) To 3/16/2015 is 10848 days
10848 = 5424 + 5424
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 9/8/1980 ( Willard Libby deceased ) is 5424 days
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=109812
The American Presidency Project
Barack Obama
XLIV President of the United States: 2009 - present
177 - Remarks Following a Meeting With the Council of the Great City Schools
March 16, 2015
Okay, well, I want to thank the Council of the Great City Schools. This is an organization that represents superintendents and board members and educators from some of the largest school districts in the country. And we just had a terrific conversation about some of the extraordinary progress that's being made at the local levels.
The good news is that we are seeing, as a consequence of some of the reforms that we've initiated and partnered with at the State and local levels—we're seeing improved reading scores, improved math scores, improved graduation rates. We're seeing improvement in some of the previously lowest performing schools.
And this organization, I think, has taken on the challenge and has been able to begin a process of turning school districts around and making sure that young people are getting the kind of education that they need to be able to compete in the 21st century. That's the good news.
The challenge that we face is that this is a monumental task, and it requires resources. And I'm very proud of what we've been able to do in terms of helping schools to initiate improvements in how they train teachers, in how they engage kids in the classroom, in how they start moving education around math and science and technology, how they reach populations that are particularly difficult to reach, how they're bringing new technology into the classroom. But all that is dependent on a budget and an approach at the Federal level that says we care about all kids and not just some.
Now, the Republican House and Senate are about to put forward their budget. My hope is that their budget reflects the priorities of educating every child. But I can tell you that if the budget maintains sequester-level funding, then we would actually be spending less on pre-K to 12th grade in America's schools in terms of Federal support than we were back in 2000. And that's adjusting for inflation. The notion that we would be going backwards instead of forwards in how we're devoting resources to educating our kids makes absolutely no sense.
In addition, we've got a major debate obviously taking place about the reauthorization of the major education act that shapes Federal policy towards our schools. There is, I think, some useful conversations taking place between the chairman of the relevant committee, Lamar Alexander, and Patty Murray. But there's some core principles that all the leaders here believe in. Making sure that we continue to provide resources to the poorest school districts and not creating a situation where we can suddenly shift dollars from wealthy districts—or from poorer districts to wealthy districts, or alternatively, that education aid suddenly can start going to sport stadiums or tax cuts at the State level. That's something that these school districts feel very strongly about.
Making sure that we continue to focus on low-performing schools and that they are getting additional resources. Making sure that we are continuing to assess in a smart way, on an annual basis, how young people are performing, and that we're disaggregating so that we can see in various subgroups how young people are performing to make sure they're on track. That's something that people here care very much about. Making sure that we've got high standards and high expectations for all our kids, and making sure that we are providing the resources to teachers and principals to meet those high standards. That's going to be important.
Making sure that we are investing in special education and English learning for large portions of our student population that may need extra help. That's going to be critically important.
So there are a set of principles that are reflected in my budget and I hope will be reflected in the Republican budget. But if it is not, then we're going to have to have a major debate. We are making too much progress now in terms of graduation rates, improved reading scores, improved math scores, increasing standards, increasing access to the resources the kids need for us to be going backwards now. And this is something worth fighting for.
So I am very grateful for all the folks here for the work they're doing. I hope that people will get familiar with some of the stories of progress that have been made. If you look at what's happened in the DC public schools, or you look at the efforts that are being made in places like Fresno, which—it's a poor city in a poor school district, but despite that is seeing real strides. You look at what's going on in Cleveland, where I'll be visiting tomorrow [Wednesday]*. These are school districts that, despite enormous challenges, have made real progress.
And the idea that we'd go backwards on that progress, in some cases for ideological reasons, as opposed to because of what the evidence says, that's something that—that's not the kind of legacy we want to leave for the next generation. And I'm going to continue to fight to make sure that this progress continues.
So I want to thank everybody who's around this table and know that they're going to have a strong partner in my administration.
All right? Thank you very much, everybody.
NOTE: The President spoke at 11:51 a.m. in the Roosevelt Room at the White House.
JOURNAL ARCHIVE: posted by H.V.O.M at 12:06 AM Sunday, May 13, 2007 - http://hvom.blogspot.com/2007/05/libby-libyan.html
Libby --- Libyan
[JOURNAL ARCHIVE 13 May 2007 excerpt ends]
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1960/libby-facts.html
Nobelprize.org
The Official Web Site of the Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1960
Willard F. Libby
Willard Frank Libby
Born: 17 December 1908, Grand Valley, CO, USA
Died: 8 September 1980, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Affiliation at the time of the award: University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Prize motivation: "for his method to use carbon-14 for age determination in archaeology, geology, geophysics, and other branches of science"
Field: nuclear chemistry
http://www.tv.com/shows/ncis-new-orleans/touched-by-the-sun-3249864/
tv.com
NCIS: New Orleans Season 2 Episode 3
Touched by the Sun
Aired Tuesday 9:00 PM Oct 06, 2015 on CBS
AIRED: 10/6/15
http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts.php?tv-show=ncis-new-orleans-2014&episode=s02e03
Springfield! Springfield!
NCIS: New Orleans
Touched by the Sun
[ Sebastian: Great Scott! ]
http://www.tv.com/shows/operation-runaway/melinda-and-the-pinball-wizard-63495/
tv.com
Operation: Runaway Season 1 Episode 2
Melinda and the Pinball Wizard
Aired Thursday 9:00 PM May 04, 1978 on NBC
AIRED: 5/4/78
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0691511/releaseinfo
IMDb
The Runaways (TV Series)
Melinda and the Pinball Wizard (1978)
Release Info
USA 4 May 1978
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0691511/
IMDb
The Runaways: Season 1, Episode 2
Melinda and the Pinball Wizard (4 May 1978)
TV Episode
Release Date: 4 May 1978 (USA)
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/pinkfloyd/time.html
PINK FLOYD LYRICS
"Time"
Far away, across the field, tolling on the iron bell
From 3/16/2015 to 10/8/2015 is 206 days
http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/movie_script.php?movie=independence-day
Springfield! Springfield!
Independence Day (1996)
David,...
...you unlocked part of their technology.
-You cracked the code.
-Oh! No, no. All I did was stumble on their, um...
...signal.
1996 film "Independence Day" DVD video:
01:18:00 'Special Edition'
Dr. Brackish Okun: What code?
- posted by H.V.O.M - Kerry Wayne Burgess 10:22 PM Pacific Time Spokane Valley Washington USA Thursday 08 October 2015
