NEW : President Obama urges more respect and more pay for teachers . NEW : Obama opposes cutting education spending , as proposed by Repubicans . NEW : The president says he will veto any bill that cuts funding to schools or teacher salaries. Members of Congress are divided on how to reform the act .
NEW : President Obama urges more respect and more pay for teachers . NEW : Obama opposes cutting education spending , as proposed by Repubicans . NEW : Obama tells students at a Virginia middle school that their education is a priority . Members of Congress are divided on how to reform the act .