Obama Visits North Dakota

BARACK OBAMA ADMITS WINNING North Dakota IN THE GENERAL ELECTION WILL BE A CHALLENGE. WHILE THE...  More »

BARACK OBAMA ADMITS WINNING North Dakota IN THE GENERAL ELECTION WILL BE A CHALLENGE. WHILE THE STATE SENDS DEMOCRATS TO Washington, IT'S BEEN OVER 40-YEARS SINCE A DEMOCRAT CARRIED NORTH DAKOTA. FOLLOWING HIS SPEECH, BARACK OBAMA TALKED WITH REPORTER KEVIN WALLEVAND ABOUT HIS EFFORT TO MAKE ELECTION HISTORY IN THE STATE BY WINNING HERE. [TAKE PKG OUTCUE: STANDARDIZED TEST DURATION:0:41] {***PKG***} <I THINK THAT IS PART OF THE CHALLENGE. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TWO WONDERFUL DEMOCRATIC SENATORS AND DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN SO I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU CAN'T GET A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT WINNING HERE IN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE TIME IS RIGHT BECAUSE LIKE ACROSS THE COUNTRY PEOPLE WANT CHANGE. KW-TALK A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT WHERE WE NEED CHANGE IN education. I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT REDESIGNING OUR SCHOOLS, AND FIRST OF ALL WE HAVE TO CHANGE No Child Left Behind. WHICH IS PUTTING A LOT OF BURDEN ON SCHOOLS AND FORCING TEACHERS TO TEACH TO THE TEST. I WANT HIGH STANDARDS BUT I DON'T THEM MEASURED BY HIGH STAKES STANDARDIZED TEST.>  « Less