The education blueprint doesn't yet have a price tag, but in newly released documents, Mr. Obama said he was proposing a "series of investments" to establish a continuum of care for children from birth to age 5.

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In the blueprint for secondary education in England, published on Monday, students will have to pass tests in three "core" skills needed for the workplace - literacy, maths and information and communications technology.

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They have become the blueprint for a 21st Century education.

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Lord Mandelson is to launch a framework for higher education in the autumn, setting out a blueprint for its future.

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And on Monday, my administration will send to Congress our blueprint for an updated Elementary and Secondary Education Act to overhaul No Child Left Behind.

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In March of 2010, the Obama Administration sent Congress a Blueprint for Reform of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, addressing the issues created by No Child Left Behind while pursuing high standards and closing the achievement gap.

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