people like rhonda jones. rhonda is a single mom who is raising five children on the south side of chicago. she works as a public high school counselor for a modest salary. she knows what it's like to live from paycheck to paycheck. year after year, the federal and state earned income tax credit has been her saving grace. she uses that extra money to help pay bills and support her kids through school. three of her children are now in

people like rhonda jones. rhonda is a single mom who is raising five children on the south side of chicago. she works as a public high school counselor for a modest salary. she knows what it's like to live from paycheck to paycheck. year after year, the federal and state earned income tax credit has been her saving grace. she uses that extra money to help pay bills and support her kids through school. three of her children are now in college, and two more are on the

people like rhonda jones. rhonda is a single mom raising five children on the south side of chicago. she works as a public high school counselor for a modest salary. she knows what it's like to live from paycheck to paycheck. year after year, the federal and state earned income tax credit has been her saving grace. she uses that extra money to help pay bills and support her kids through school. three of her children are now in college and two more are on the way. thank you, rhonda. thank you for being a great person. [ applause ] from the moment i took office, my goal has been to advance education for everyone. that's why we passed landmark education laws that are a model for the entire nation. laws that improve school report cards so parents have more information about the schools that educate their kids. laws that set clear benchmarks for teacher evaluation and put performance above tenure. laws that lay the ground work for a longer school day and a longer school year. our education reforms put the children o

people like rhonda jones. rhonda is a single mom who is raising five children on the south side of chicago. she works as a public high school counselor for a modest salary. she knows what it's like to live from paycheck to paycheck. year after year, the federal and state earned income tax credit has been her saving grace. she uses that extra money to help pay bills and support her kids through school. three of her children are now in college and two more are on the way. thank you, rhonda. thank you for being a great person. [applause] from the moment i took office, my goal has been to advance education for everyone. so we passed landmark education laws that are a model for the nation. laws that improve school report cards so that parents have more information about the schools that educate their kids. laws that set clear benchmarks for teacher evaluation and put performance above tenure. and laws that lay the groundwork for a longer school day and a longer school year. our education reforms put the children of

people like rhonda jones. honda is a single mom who is raising five children on the south side of chicago. she works as a public high school counselor for a modest salary. she knows what it's like to live from paycheck to paycheck. year after year, the federal and state earned income tax credit has been her saving grace. she uses that extra money to help pay bills and support her kids through school. three of her children are now in college and two more are on the way. thank you, rhonda. thank you for being a great person. [applause] from the moment i took office, my goal has been to advance education for everyone. so we passed landmark education laws that are a model for the nation. laws that improve school report cards so that parents have more information about the schools that educate their kids. laws that set clear benchmarks for teacher evaluation and put performance above tenure. and laws that lay the groundwork for a longer school day and a longer school year. our education reforms put the children of i

people like rhonda jones. onda is a single mom who is raising five children on the south side of chicago. she works as a public high school counselor for a modest salary. she knows what it's like to live from paycheck to paycheck. year after year, the federal and state earned income tax credit has been her saving grace. she uses that extra money to help pay bills and support her kids through school. three of her children are now in college, and two more are on the way. thank you, rhonda. thank you for being a great person. [applause] from the moment i took office, my goal has been to advance education for everyone. so we passed landmark education laws that are a model for th and higher nation. laws that improve school report cards so that parents have more information about the schools that educate their kids. laws that set clear benchmarks for teacher evaluation and put performance above tenure. and laws that lay the groundwork for a longer school day and a longer school year. our education reforms put the chi

people like rhonda jones. rhonda is a single mom who is raising five children on the south side of chicago. she works as a public high school counselor for a modest salary. she knows what it's like to live from paycheck to paycheck. year after year, the federal and state earned income tax credit has been her saving grace. she uses that extra money to help pay bills and support her kids through school. three of her children are now in college and two more are on the way. thank you, rhonda. thank you for being a great person. [applause] from the moment i took office, my goal has been to advance education for everyone. so we passed landmark education laws that are a model for the nation. laws that improve school report cards so that parents have more information about the schools that educate their kids. laws that set clear benchmarks for teacher evaluation and put performance above tenure. and laws that lay the groundwork for a longer school day and a longer school year. our education reforms put the children of