Posted: Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:31 PM by Chuck Todd From NBC/NJ's Athena Jones In his speech via satellite to a meeting of the American Federation of Teachers, Barack Obama spoke about strengthening the country's education system by providing more support for teachers and working with them on ways to reward success. The group announced it was endorsing Obama just before he began speaking and he said “thank you, thank you,” adding, “I am honored to have your endorsement", according to the print pool report. "It’s time to start treating our teachers properly," Obama said, according to his prepared remarks. The senator laid out his plans for residency programs that supply strong teachers to high-need schools, mentoring programs that pair experienced, successful teachers with new ones and service scholarships that will pay for a...
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