Question

"We're providing more funding for our schools–a 36 percent increase since 2001. We are requiring higher standards. We are regularly testing every child on the fundamentals."–President George W. Bush, 2004 State of the Union Address

"For less than one percent of what our nation spends on education each year, we've convinced nearly every state in the country to raise their standards for teaching and learning -- the first time that's happened in a generation."–President Barack Obama, 2012 State of the Union Address

Answer 1

Based on the quotes above, it is reasonable to assume that

A. President Bush failed to achieve his policy goals related to improving education
B. President Obama does not carefully study the history of past presidents' policies
C. President Bush thought testing was not important as a measure of school success
D. President Obama considers earlier efforts in reforming education to be unsuccessful

Answer 2

@maniacpokemon43

Answer 3

@dtan5457

Answer 4

C Bush sound as if he doesnt care about tests

Answer 5

i thought it would be A

Answer 6

@maniacpokemon43

Answer 7

@skyphos please help me

Answer 8

@Ashleyisakitty can you please help me??

Answer 9

im still going with C

Answer 10

@SolomonZelman can you please help me

Answer 11

what do u think @skyphos

Answer 12

im just tagging other people for conformation for the answer @maniacpokemon43

Answer 13

i know

Answer 14

You're quite incorrect @maniacpokemon43 and please next time don't just give the answer.

Answer 15

but can u explain why im wrong

Answer 16

so am i right?? @skyphos

Answer 17

is my answer correct??

Answer 18

president obama is ruining the US economy lowering the cost on gas, just to ruin Russian economy.
He is one of the worse presidents US have ever had!!!!!
I am not a PRO for this quote.

Answer 19

Bush said that "We are regularly testing every child on the fundamentals."...if bush believed testing was not important...why would he test kids regularly?

Answer 20

ok

Answer 21

yes, C is indeed incorrect:D

Answer 22

Is A correct because i answered A

Answer 23

I would generally consider anything good said about Obama to be incorrect. He is so awful.....!
D. President Obama considers earlier efforts in reforming education to be unsuccessful

Answer 24

I am thinking so, because,
`the first time that's happened in a generation`

Answer 25

^

Answer 26

So he is saying that previous times are fails.

Answer 27

Obama suc(k)s don't take his words!!!

Answer 28

Consider everything he has done for his current term. Wouldn't wish to my biggest enemy what he did to the US economy, and is still doing now,

Answer 29

I am not kidding, every time I have a chance I say this....

Answer 30

yw

Answer 31

im confused so is the answer A or D?? @SolomonZelman @skyphos

Answer 32

I am saying it is D

Answer 33

because,
Obama is saying "the first time in the generation" implying that nothing happened before.

Answer 34

Meaning, that prev. efforts failed.

Answer 35

The gas went down for now -- good news.
It will go up even more, most likely -- because of the gap in the economy he is causing by this "fake" gas-cost-decrease.