First Lady Michelle Obama's Reach Higher Initiative and the U.S. Department of Education today announced five finalists in the Reach Higher Career App Challenge, a prize competition to promote the development of mobile app solutions that will help ...
Posted Wednesday, May 11th 2016 at 12:51PM
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This is not a time to act out of fear. This is a time to summon our national virtues of inclusivity, diversity, compassion and open-mindedness. What we must not do — what we must never do — is turn on our neighbors, our family members, our fellow Ame ...
Posted Wednesday, May 11th 2016 at 10:41AM
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Ensuring that everyone in this nation is equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed is crucial in our competitive, global economy. One key part of this effort is ensuring that young people and adults of all skill levels who are tra ...
Posted Tuesday, May 10th 2016 at 2:11PM
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today awarded 26 grants to help rural small businesses and agricultural producers across rural America conserve energy and develop renewable energy systems, ultimately reducing their carbon footprint, lowering ov ...
Posted Tuesday, May 10th 2016 at 2:03PM
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Watch to see why it's well past time for Senate Republicans to fulfill their constitutional responsibility on the Supreme Court. ...
Posted Tuesday, May 10th 2016 at 1:06PM
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In this week's address, President Obama recognized all mothers in celebration of this upcoming Mother's Day, including First Lady Michelle Obama. The President emphasized that we should give all parents the support they need by providing paid materni ...
Posted Monday, May 9th 2016 at 1:08PM
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Saturday that the country is "a better place today" than when he graduated from college more than 30 years ago, citing his historic election as "one indicator of how attitudes have changed."
But gaps pe ...
Posted Monday, May 9th 2016 at 12:41PM
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Late last year Vice President Joe Biden crossed the million-mile mark in his official plane, the Air Force Two. Whether it's flying home to his own backyard in to Wilmington, Delaware or to Kosovo, the official Vice Presidential Photographer David ...
Posted Monday, May 9th 2016 at 12:20PM
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HOT OFF THE PRESS!:
President Obama STILL urging Senate to VOTE on #ýSCOTUS Nominee, Bazelon Law Center on Mental Health Awareness, USDE Sharing "Why I Teach" Stories, NATION-AT-A-GLNCE featuring Rep. John Lewis ... and much more in ...
Posted Saturday, May 7th 2016 at 1:31PM
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In this week's address, the President repeated his call for Republicans in the United States Senate to give Chief Judge Merrick Garland a fair hearing and a vote. It has been 45 days since President Obama nominated Judge Garland to the Supreme Cour ...
Posted Monday, May 2nd 2016 at 2:21PM
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Pres. Obama teaches at University of Chicago Law School on #SCOTUS highlights, H&HS Secretary Sylvia Burwell on Zika, USDE Secretary Dr. John King on Early Learning ED, Grants/Deadlines, Bazelon Mental Health Law Center on Votin ...
Posted Saturday, April 30th 2016 at 1:45PM
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White House officials on Thursday announced a new rule that would extend government-funded health care to most people living in halfway houses, providing coverage to nearly 100,000 additional people.
They also clarified for states that people ...
Posted Friday, April 29th 2016 at 11:39AM
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Although it can seem a little daunting at first, interning in Washington, D.C. is one of the most formative experiences a student can have. After interning in both the private and public sector, I have found that some practices are best practices, no ...
Posted Monday, April 25th 2016 at 12:47PM
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The U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, announced today $5.7 million in new grants aimed at improving outcomes for students who have been involved ...
Posted Monday, April 25th 2016 at 12:19PM
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President Barack Obama will announce later on Monday plans to send up to 250 additional U.S. special forces troops to Syria to support local Syrian forces fighting against Islamic State, a White House adviser said.
The deployment will increase U ...
Posted Monday, April 25th 2016 at 10:57AM
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President Barack Obama will announce later on Monday plans to send up to 250 additional U.S. special forces troops to Syria to support local Syrian forces fighting against Islamic State, a White House adviser said.
The deployment will increase U ...
Posted Monday, April 25th 2016 at 10:57AM
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Pres. Obama discusses Free Market, Library of Congress Nominee, Dr. Carla Hayden, USDE on STEM and Grant Information/Deadlines, Nation-At-A-Glance featuring Reand so much more inside. Please read, learn, and then share the infor ...
Posted Saturday, April 23rd 2016 at 2:19PM
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The #SCOTUS hearings are not the only hearings being held up by the Senate according to an article appearing in the The Hill by Mario Trujillo. Dr. Carla Hayden, who could be the first African-American Librarian of Congress, has been waiting sev ...
Posted Thursday, April 21st 2016 at 1:05PM
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In this Week’s Weekly Address, President Obama discussed important steps the Administration has taken to encourage competition – the most essential ingredient in a healthy free market. Right now, too many companies are engaging in behaviors that st ...
Posted Monday, April 18th 2016 at 12:59PM
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President Obama will receive an Honorary Degree from Howard University at the May 7, 2016, Commencement!
Obama’s remarks will be delivered to about 1,300 undergraduate students, 400 graduate students, and 400 students receiving professional de ...
Posted Thursday, April 14th 2016 at 2:06PM
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President Obama will give the commencement address at Howard University’s graduation ceremonies on May 7, the school and the White House announced Thursday.
Obama’s remarks will be delivered to about 1,300 undergraduate students, 400 graduate st ...
Posted Thursday, April 14th 2016 at 1:34PM
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HEADS UP AMERICA!
In his 2015 State of the Union address, President Obama announced his plan to make two years of community college education free for responsible students. Since then, leaders in education, business, philanthropy, nonprofits, ...
Posted Monday, April 11th 2016 at 12:54PM
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You’re Invited!
Early Childhood Inclusion: Implementation of the State Recommendations
Thursday, April 14, 2016 1:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time!
The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services invites y ...
Posted Monday, April 11th 2016 at 11:51AM
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In this week's address, the President highlighted two specific steps the Administration took this week to make sure everyone plays by the same rules.
First, in order to help more Americans retire with the security they have earned, the Department ...
Posted Saturday, April 9th 2016 at 1:18PM
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U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. will make stops in Las Vegas, Nevada; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Springdale, Arkansas next week to promote the importance of a well-rounded education and to discuss the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
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Posted Saturday, April 9th 2016 at 1:02PM
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