EducationArne Duncan has taken some downright scurrilous attacks in his short time as Secretary of Education. You’d think he had a secret child labor camp, spiriting the little kiddies off for hours of forced labor under the guise of charter schools. I mean, you know, What Would Hitler Do?
It’s astonishing to me that anybody would [...]
Thank you. Everybody, please have a seat. Have a seat. Take a load off. (Applause.) Thank you.Good morning, Urban Leaguers.
AUDIENCE: Good morning.
THE PRESIDENT: Yes. It is wonderful to be here with all of you. It is wonderful to be here. And let me begin by congratulating Marc Morial for his outstanding leadership, his great friendship. [...]
KERRY ANNOUNCES $58.6 MILLION FOR MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOLS
BOSTON – Senator John Kerry today announced that Massachusetts will receive $58,691,425 in federal funding to help turn around the state’s persistently lowest achieving schools. The funding is part of the U.S. Department of Education’s School Improvement Grants (SIG) program and is made possible through the American Recovery and [...]
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Please be seated. Hello, Giants. (Applause.) It is good - it is good to be here, and congratulations Class of 2010. (Applause.) I am honored to be part of this special occasion.AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you!
THE PRESIDENT: And I love you back. (Applause.) Let [...]
Thank you all. Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you so much.
Well, this has been a thrill for me. And let me do our winners a favor. Put those trophies down. (Laughter.) Put them down. You’ve earned the right not to hold them up. (Laughter.)
But these are the real stars. It’s just been a pleasure [...]
Today, President Obama signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, which delivered a significant down payment on the President’s ambitious agenda to make higher education more affordable and help more Americans earn a college degree.
This legislation strengthens the Pell Grant program, invests in community colleges, extends support for Historically Black Colleges and [...]
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
As the foundation that makes all other learning possible, literacy is the key to unlocking every child’s full potential.From riding a bus to opening a bank account, our everyday tasks and decisions require comprehension of the written word. On Read Across America Day, we reaffirm our [...]
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you very much. Thank you. Everybody please have a seat.Let me begin by acknowledging some of the extraordinary people who are working on this extraordinary project. First of all, I want everybody to know, in case you haven’t already met him, somebody who is working tirelessly [...]
Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Well, it is wonderful to be here. And thank you for the outstanding introduction by Mr. Smart. And I was complimenting him on his bowtie - (laughter) - as well as the excellent scholarship that he’s showing. I want to thank all the [...]
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AND THE VICE PRESIDENT
TO THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATIONState Dining Room
10:15 A.M. EST
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everyone. Well, I hope you all had a good time last night. And I kept my tradition of not making more of a fool of myself than I usually do by not letting you all see [...]