What will President Obama say about education?

And can you play bingo while you watch his state of the union address? If you're planning to watch, and you want to add some element of excitement, the Washington D.C. based Alliance for Excellence in Education has crafted State of the Union bingo cards so you can keep track of what the Prez says about education. As the folks at the Alliance write, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), currently known as No Child Left Behind, is long overdue for a revamp. Will the president call on Congress to reauthorize NCLB in 2011? And will he offer any specific proposals on what changes should be made -- or not?

Will the president mention a high school dropout crisis that claims approximately 1.3 million students every year or the recent results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) that showed American fifteen-year-olds ranked 14th in reading, 17th in science, and 25th in mathematics among the thirty-four member nations of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development?

Playing bingo may make for a more interesting watch. You can download the cards here.