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president obama in his weekly address tackles education. let s listen to part of what he says. the most important factor of a child s success is the person standing in front of the classroom. we will better prepare teachers, support teachers an encourage teachers to stay in the field. in short, we ll treat the people who educate our sons and daughters like the professionals they are. sounds like the president read a line from your article, what makes a difference, matters more than class size or textbook, teaching method or technology or curriculum is the quality of the teachers. so where does the president and his administration fit into this entire debate? this is one of the most interesting things. for years, the democratic party has been pretty beholden to the teachers union, afraid to rock the boat. ob has shown real political courage here taking on the teachers union. that s a surprise, i think, to the teachers union the vehemence he s done it and his education, arne d

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