Education Week: Watching for Education Themes in the State of the Union Speech

It remains to be seen how often—and how specifically—education will come up in President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address tonight, which many advocates and observers speculate will touch on early-childhood education and college access, among other issues.

In some of Obama’s previous State of the Union speeches, K-12 education, in particular, has gotten a lot of attention. But, now that the Obama administration’s has given more than 30 states waivers under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, K-12 policy may take a back seat to pre-K.

via Watching for Education Themes in the State of the Union Speech.

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