Bill Richardson

thank you so much for be here todai __PUNCT__

as we stand here todai __PUNCT__ our school have again been stricken by tragedi __PUNCT__

our prayer go out to the student and parent of cleveland __PUNCT__ ohio __PUNCT__

each senseless act of violenc lessen us all __PUNCT__

everi american lose a piec of hi or her heart __PUNCT__

everi american must again griev __PUNCT__

everi american_feel a littl less safe __PUNCT__

we must do everyth possibl to ensur that school becom safe_haven __PUNCT__

i will and we must insist that nation_attent is given to prepared for school safeti at the k __PUNCT__ __NUM___level and in higher_educ as well __PUNCT__

i will requir all school to develop safeti protocol and polici to be us in an emerg __PUNCT__

and i renew my call for nation instant background_check on all gun sale __PUNCT__ includ at gun show __PUNCT__

we must keep gun out of the hand of the irrespons __PUNCT__ crimin and the mental_ill __PUNCT__

i want to talk to you about how we can fix our educ_system __PUNCT__ becaus the fact is __PUNCT__ it broken __PUNCT__

it broken from top to bottom __PUNCT__

too mani kid lack access to pre __PUNCT__ k __PUNCT__ not enough graduat high_school __PUNCT__

too mani of our young_peopl ar unprepar for colleg __PUNCT__

not enough can afford to go __PUNCT__

too mani of our worker ar fall behind the rest of the world __PUNCT__ not enough ar get the train thei need to compet __PUNCT__

there have been too mani promis __PUNCT__ and not enough leadership __PUNCT__

georg_bush promis to be the educ presid __PUNCT__

you know how far that promis got __PUNCT__ about as far as hi promis on inaugur dai to preserv __PUNCT__ protect and defend the constitut __PUNCT__

about as far as hi promis to take real action on global_warm __PUNCT__

about as far as hi promis to be fiscal_respons __PUNCT__

far from leav no child behind __PUNCT__ the bush_administr seem to have left realiti behind __PUNCT__

the presid talk about an ownership_societi __PUNCT__ then cut fund for workforc train __PUNCT__

he talk about freedom __PUNCT__ but hi action have left young colleg_graduat shackl by debt __PUNCT__

the presid talk about an america we can all believ in __PUNCT__ then he deliv polici that benefit onli a few __PUNCT__

enough is enough __PUNCT__

the past seven year have been a dark period in our nation_histori __PUNCT__

it time we turn on the light __PUNCT__

educ is the spark that light mind __PUNCT__

as we ignit school across the countri __PUNCT__ we can kindl a great fire of learn that will light the wai to the futur __PUNCT__

we must begin with educ our young_peopl __PUNCT__ but we cannot stop there __PUNCT__

learn should not end at eighteen __PUNCT__

and everi american must have a part in the basic promis of our nation __PUNCT__ that we can make everi tomorrow better than todai __PUNCT__

that start with build the best public_school_system in the world __PUNCT__

compromis will not do __PUNCT__

we must skip the caution __PUNCT__

skip the half measur __PUNCT__

what we need is bold chang __PUNCT__

my democrat_oppon have been cautiou in confront georg_bush on thi issu __PUNCT__

just as thei trust georg bush on the iraq_war and the patriot_act __PUNCT__ thei trust him on no child_left behind __PUNCT__

the result ha been a travesti for our children __PUNCT__

some sai fix it __PUNCT__ other sai tweak it __PUNCT__

senat hillari_clinton sai reform it __PUNCT__

i also have two word for no child_left behind __PUNCT__ scrap it __PUNCT__

as a governor i have seen first __PUNCT__ hand the impact of thi fail polici on our children __PUNCT__

and although senat_clinton and some of my other oppon vote for it __PUNCT__ thei should admit their error __PUNCT__ and join my call for real chang __PUNCT__

the kei to a good educ is not narrow test or washington wisdom __PUNCT__

the kei is a good_teacher in everi classroom __PUNCT__

we need to attract and retain the best and brightest for our nation school __PUNCT__

we need to start treat teacher with the profession respect that thei have earn __PUNCT__

when i am presid __PUNCT__ teacher will have a nation_averag start salari of __MONEY__

we will improv and expand teacher train __PUNCT__ and strengthen standard and account __PUNCT__

we will increas the number of nation __PUNCT__ certifi teacher __PUNCT__

i will provid bonus and creat a loan forgiv program for teacher who choos to work in under __PUNCT__ perform and high __PUNCT__ poverti area __PUNCT__

i also commit to you that i will hire __NUM__ new math and scienc_teacher __PUNCT__

it a simpl equat __PUNCT__ talent math and scienc teacher lead to inspir and success math and scienc student __PUNCT__

high __PUNCT__ qualiti math and scienc educ is not option __PUNCT__

it is essenti to hold our posit as the world_leader of progress and hope __PUNCT__

and i will set a nation goal of make_america number on in the world in math and scienc within fifteen_year __PUNCT__

i will conven a nation summit on educ standard and account __PUNCT__

we need to develop_nation gold_standard that the state can adopt __PUNCT__

we should move from a pass/fail model to a more comprehens system of measur __PUNCT__

narrow test will onli creat narrow peopl __PUNCT__

in gener __PUNCT__ we need to end the polici of punish that bush gave us with no child_left behind __PUNCT__

if a school fail __PUNCT__ we shouldn't punish that school __PUNCT__ we should help it __PUNCT__

i also promis that i will strongli and steadfastli oppos school voucher __PUNCT__

outsourc our public_educ is simpli wrong __PUNCT__

the solut to the problem with our public_school is not just give up on them __PUNCT__

we must reject voucher __PUNCT__ which divert need resourc from our public school __PUNCT__

but we must also encourag choic by support charter_school __PUNCT__

in new mexico __PUNCT__ thi philosophi ha made my state second in the nation for school_choic __PUNCT__

charter_school work __PUNCT__

voucher do not __PUNCT__

we should not try to shrink our public_school_system __PUNCT__

we should be work to expand it __PUNCT__

as presid __PUNCT__ i will provid univers access to qualiti pre __PUNCT__ k program to all four __PUNCT__ year __PUNCT__ old __PUNCT__

and i will fulli fund head_start __PUNCT__

just as an ounc of prevent is worth a pound of the cure __PUNCT__ a year of earli_educ is worth sever year of remedi educ __PUNCT__

the benefit of earli educ ar clear and extens __PUNCT__

the evid_show that those who particip in pre __PUNCT__ k end up with better earn __PUNCT__ better employ __PUNCT__ and better save later in life __PUNCT__ as well as fewer arrest __PUNCT__ fewer out __PUNCT__ of __PUNCT__ wedlock_birth __PUNCT__ and less drug us __PUNCT__

we need to get our kid into school earlier and we need to ensur that thei make it all the wai through __PUNCT__

overal __PUNCT__ our high_school school_graduat graduat_rate is onli seventi percent __PUNCT__ each year on million student drop out of high_school __PUNCT__

minor_student ar even wors off __PUNCT__ onli __NUM__ percent of african_american and __NUM__ percent of latino graduat __PUNCT__

it is just not right __PUNCT__

i will provid a billion_dollar per year to help state expand their dropout prevent program __PUNCT__

thi is a small price to pai __PUNCT__

it is estim that each class of high_school dropout cost our nation __NUM___billion billion_dollar in lost wage and tax_revenu __PUNCT__

furthermor i will devot particular attent to minor_student __PUNCT__ who ar most at risk of drop out __PUNCT__

these ar the basic __PUNCT__ and we all know that we need to get back to basic __PUNCT__

but we also got to rais the bar __PUNCT__

we have to take bold step toward a comprehens vision of learn and educ __PUNCT__

i will creat___NUM__ math __PUNCT__ scienc __PUNCT__ and innov academi __PUNCT__

these academi will offer rigor math and scienc instruct __PUNCT__ free of charg __PUNCT__ to seventh __PUNCT__ through __PUNCT__ twelfth grader who want it __PUNCT__

thei will train the next wave of american engin __PUNCT__ mathematician __PUNCT__ scientist __PUNCT__ and teacher __PUNCT__

and i will put the art back into our school __PUNCT__

student who engag in the art ar more like to get involv in commun and chariti work __PUNCT__

these student do better academ __PUNCT__

art educ is not a silver bullet __PUNCT__ but it is a light bridg __PUNCT__

it long past time the presid order a comprehens analysi of the qualiti and extent of art educ in our school __PUNCT__

i will do that __PUNCT__

i will provid __NUM___million million_dollar for the nea art in educ_program __PUNCT__

we will pai for music instrument and music teacher in underserv commun throughout the countri __PUNCT__

and we will make_art and music therapi avail for children with emot and development challeng __PUNCT__

i will fierc support state and local effort to stress art educ in their curricula __PUNCT__

the feder_govern will offer extra match fund to state that draw up their own __PUNCT__ comprehens art program __PUNCT__

in addit to reconsid what our student learn __PUNCT__ we have to reconsid how thei learn __PUNCT__

we need to redesign america high_school for the twenti __PUNCT__ first centuri __PUNCT__

we should us the best technolog to creat more flexibl learn environ __PUNCT__

we need to increas opportun for advanc placement and onlin cours __PUNCT__

we need to increas access to higher_educ by support dual enrol __PUNCT__

and we should align high_school exit and colleg entranc criteria __PUNCT__

we did thi in new mexico and it work __PUNCT__

furthermor __PUNCT__ we need to increas the rigor and relev of high school class __PUNCT__

too mani student drop out becaus thei just don't see the point of stai in __PUNCT__

and we have to creat smaller learn commun __PUNCT__ not onli smaller class_size __PUNCT__ but also smaller school __PUNCT__

and we should encourag smaller group within school __PUNCT__ like freshman academi __PUNCT__

in addit __PUNCT__ we need to promot the welfar of our nation children __PUNCT__

an essenti_part of educ better __URL__ ensur that thei ar safe and healthi __PUNCT__

as presid __PUNCT__ i will work with the state to adopt healthier nutrit polici for school __PUNCT__

i will increas particip in school breakfast program __PUNCT__

i will bring_back physic educ __PUNCT__

we did it in new mexico __PUNCT__ we took junk_food out of the school and put phy __PUNCT__ ed back in __PUNCT__

and i support fund for healthi school breakfast __PUNCT__

we also doubl the number of school __PUNCT__ base health_clinic __PUNCT__

as presid __PUNCT__ i will provid incent to open these clinic across the countri __PUNCT__

final __PUNCT__ we have to get parent __PUNCT__ all parent __PUNCT__ more involv in the educ of our nation student __PUNCT__

teacher cannot do it alon __PUNCT__ no matter how good thei ar __PUNCT__

parent involv is more import to a child success than ani test or book __PUNCT__

as presid __PUNCT__ i will issu an execut_order that provid all feder_employe with eight hour per year of paid __PUNCT__ on __PUNCT__ to __PUNCT__ on time with their children __PUNCT__

and i will encourag busi and the rest of the public_sector to do the same __PUNCT__

the republican can talk all thei want about famili valu __PUNCT__ i will do someth that actual promot them __PUNCT__

i will also help state with the type of parent outreach that ha work in my state __PUNCT__

in new mexico __PUNCT__ we creat a parent involv toolkit that provid easi and practic strategi for teacher and princip __PUNCT__

we also develop parent __PUNCT__ to __PUNCT__ parent dvd to educ parent on how thei can help their children succe in school __PUNCT__

i know that the strategi i outlin will work __PUNCT__ becaus thei have work in new mexico __PUNCT__

when i first took offic __PUNCT__ my state rank __NUM__ in the nation for teacher pai __PUNCT__

now __PUNCT__ we have jump to __NUM__ __PUNCT__

we improv salari and account by increas compens in conjunct with increas perform __PUNCT__

we provid incent for teacher to becom nation board __PUNCT__ certifi __PUNCT__

todai __PUNCT__ an averag of __NUM__ percent of our teacher ar rate highli qualifi __PUNCT__ a major increas sinc __NUM__ __PUNCT__

we move monei from administr to teach and we invest an addit___NUM__ __NUM___million million_dollar in our classroom __PUNCT__

we also put in place a full __PUNCT__ dai kindergarten program and initi statewid pre __PUNCT__ k for everi four __PUNCT__ year __PUNCT__ old in new mexico __PUNCT__

i am proud that our school_reform initi wa rank second in the nation by the fordham foundat __PUNCT__

but we didn't stop with primari educ __PUNCT__

we took the bold __PUNCT__ necessari step to increas access to higher_educ __PUNCT__

i sign legisl expand the merit __PUNCT__ base new mexico lotteri scholarship fund __PUNCT__

we creat a need __PUNCT__ base colleg afford fund and endow it with a hundr million_dollar __PUNCT__

i also enact a tax_credit for colleg_tuition and fee __PUNCT__

we improv access to higher_educ becaus it wa right for our student __PUNCT__ and it wa right for our state __PUNCT__

in the twenti __PUNCT__ first centuri __PUNCT__ colleg cannot be the provinc of the wealthi and the elit __PUNCT__

in our increasingli competit world __PUNCT__ higher educ is often an absolut requir for a decent job __PUNCT__

but these dai __PUNCT__ too mani of our young_peopl ar unprepar for colleg __PUNCT__

and too mani of those that ar prepar __PUNCT__

cannot afford to go __PUNCT__

onli __NUM__ percent of those who graduat high_school enrol directli in colleg the follow year __PUNCT__

the bush_administr ha presid over soar colleg cost __PUNCT__

between __NUM__ and __NUM__ two million high_school school_graduat will have been price out of a colleg_educ __PUNCT__

and those that do go get to go __PUNCT__ will graduat with extraordinari debt __PUNCT__

it is unaccept __PUNCT__

as a nation __PUNCT__ we cannot abid the statu_quo __PUNCT__ and we cannot afford fewer colleg_graduat __PUNCT__

the cost is simpli too high __PUNCT__

whenev presid_bush cut access to colleg __PUNCT__ he cut_back hope __PUNCT__ and he cut down progress __PUNCT__

we must do better __PUNCT__

as presid __PUNCT__ i will make colleg afford and access to everi high_school school_graduat who want to attend __PUNCT__

i will offer meaning incent for school to keep tuition cost under control __PUNCT__ includ addit grant and loan __PUNCT__

and we need to simplifi the colleg aid process __PUNCT__

the form that famili have to fill out to get colleg aid __PUNCT__ the fafsa __PUNCT__ is __NUM__ question __PUNCT__

that longer than the form to get us citizenship __PUNCT__

someth wrong when it more complic to get monei for school than it is to becom an american_citizen __PUNCT__

i will tear up the fafsa and replac it with a postcard __PUNCT__ size form __PUNCT__

thi will expand access to a consolid __PUNCT__ nation_endow for colleg afford __PUNCT__

presid_bush ha increas student_loan fund __PUNCT__ to privat_bank __PUNCT__

i will elimin hi __NUM___million million_dollar a dai subsidi to bank and privat lender __PUNCT__ and redirect that monei to student who need it __PUNCT__

and i will increas aid to student who need it the most __PUNCT__

i will expand program like leap and gear up that help student from low __PUNCT__ incom_famili __PUNCT__

final __PUNCT__ i will call on american to serv their countri and the world __PUNCT__

after 9/11 __PUNCT__ american stood readi to serv __PUNCT__

but presid_bush ask most of us to sit_back and sulk __PUNCT__

we need real leadership now __PUNCT__

the vital spirit of servic that fought the nazi in the forti and sustain the peac corp in the sixti __PUNCT__ is aliv in america_todai __PUNCT__

as presid __PUNCT__ i will creat a nation_servic program that pai two year of colleg for on year of servic __PUNCT__

we need more colleg_graduat __PUNCT__

and we need more men and women who ar will to serv their fellow_citizen __PUNCT__

so let us onc again measur our nation_great not by the hard of our wall or the easi accumul of materi_thing __PUNCT__

but by the cultiv of learn __PUNCT__ the qualiti of our nation_charact __PUNCT__ and the frank determin to make tomorrow better than todai __PUNCT__ for all mankind __PUNCT__

thi is the solemn promis of our nation __PUNCT__ that all american can make_life better for themselv and their famili and their fellow_american __PUNCT__

i believ that there should be second act in american_live __PUNCT__ and third act __PUNCT__ and fourth act __PUNCT__ and fifth act __PUNCT__

and if we ar to uphold thi solemn promis __PUNCT__ then our commit to educ cannot end with high_school __PUNCT__

it cannot end with colleg __PUNCT__

it cannot end __PUNCT__ period __PUNCT__

we have to make sure that our worker get the train thei need __PUNCT__

we have to make sure that american remain competit in a rapidli chang world __PUNCT__

presid_bush doesn't seem to understand __PUNCT__

sinc __NUM__ total fund for the employ and train administr ha declin by __NUM__ percent __PUNCT__

in new mexico __PUNCT__ we work dilig to improv workforc develop program __PUNCT__ in combin with a tax structur that encourag job_growth __PUNCT__

the result speak for themselv __PUNCT__

__NUM__ more job __PUNCT__ good_job __PUNCT__

and an unemploy_rate of about __NUM__ percent __PUNCT__ near the lowest in new mexico histori __PUNCT__

i know how to creat and maintain qualiti job __PUNCT__ and i know we can do it across the countri __PUNCT__

while workforc develop cannot be dictat by the bureaucraci in washington __PUNCT__ the presid must lead on thi issu __PUNCT__

in the face of global and lost job __PUNCT__ the govern must help work_american in transit __PUNCT__

we also have to give underserv american the opportun to learn the skill thei need to succe in the workforc __PUNCT__

i will creat a new grant program for commun_colleg of __NUM___million million_dollar per year __PUNCT__

commun_colleg must plai a central_role in american_life __PUNCT__

these satellit of higher learn project the power of educ into commun across the countri __PUNCT__ educ the workforc of thousand of busi __PUNCT__

it is essenti that we fulli support and fund them __PUNCT__

let me tell you why i care_deepli about educ and why my plan is so much bolder than what my colleagu ar offer __PUNCT__

i know first __PUNCT__ hand how a teacher can make a differ in a kid life __PUNCT__

when i came back to america at the ag of thirteen __PUNCT__ the other student were ahead of me __PUNCT__

if i had been left on my own __PUNCT__ i might have fallen through the crack __PUNCT__ as so mani student do todai __PUNCT__

it wa a teacher who made the differ __PUNCT__

everi young_american need a teacher who can make a differ in their live __PUNCT__

that what my plan is about __PUNCT__

the vision i have outlin is bold and comprehens __PUNCT__

it is also expens __PUNCT__

unlik the timid plan of other __PUNCT__ mine is a __NUM___billion billion_dollar invest in our nation_futur __PUNCT__

to those who ask how we can afford it __PUNCT__ let me be specif __PUNCT__

i will cut billion of dollar in loan subsidi to privat_bank and lender __PUNCT__

furthermor __PUNCT__ last week __PUNCT__ i outlin a detail plan for defens modern that save __NUM___billion billion_dollar by cut pentagon wast and outdat __PUNCT__ unnecessari weapon_system __PUNCT__ mani of which were design for the cold_war __PUNCT__

these ar detail __PUNCT__ respons cut __PUNCT__ some of them to nuclear_program in my own state of new mexico __PUNCT__

thi monei must be reinvest in our nation student and school __PUNCT__

i issu a challeng to everi on of my oppon __PUNCT__ be bold and be specif __PUNCT__

follow my lead and tell the countri how you will make_america educ_system the greatest in the world __PUNCT__

we can be the best again __PUNCT__

in fact __PUNCT__ we must be __PUNCT__

it will requir the effort of everi american __PUNCT__ but togeth __PUNCT__ i know we can do it __PUNCT__

thank you __PUNCT__