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Obama Administration Launches College Scorecard

Buldog sumitted ago via http://www.whitehouse.gov (Views: 84, Clicks: 15)
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The interactive College Scorecard gives students and families five key pieces of data about a college: costs, graduation rate, loan default rate, average amount borrowed, and employment.

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Community College to Career Bus Tour

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.whitehouse.gov (Views: 123, Clicks: 4)
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Hit the open road with Dr. Jill Biden and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis at they travel through Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia stopping at community colleges along the way to see examples of programs where the private sector is partnering with Community Colleges to build the workforce of the future.

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Strengthening the American Education System

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.whitehouse.gov (Views: 126, Clicks: 6)
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President Obama explains that states will have greater flexibility to find innovative ways of improving the education system, so that we can raise standards in our classrooms and prepare the next generation to succeed in the global economy.

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“Digital Promise” Factsheet

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.whitehouse.gov (Views: 124, Clicks: 5)
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Digital Promise is a new national center created by Congress with bipartisan support to advance technologies that can transform teaching and learning.

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Reinvesting in Arts Education: Winning America’s Future Through Creative Schools

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.whitehouse.gov (Views: 105, Clicks: 2)
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The President and the First Lady believe it’s imperative that the best, the brightest and the most creative should share their talents, their secrets, their successes – their failures -- and teach and inspire the next generation, like Elizabeth Alexander, Rita Dove, Billy Collins, Kenny Goldsmith, Alison Knowles, and Aimee Mann did yesterday at an afternoon student poetry workshop in the State Dining Room.

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How To Get the President to Speak at Your Graduation

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.whitehouse.gov (Views: 131, Clicks: 7)
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Arne Duncan -- "At the beginning of the school year, the President encouraged students to take responsibility for their education, study hard and graduate from high school. That’s why the President and I are proud to announce the Race to the Top High School Commencement challenge. The challenge encourages schools to show how they are making great strides on personal responsibility, academic excellence and college readiness."

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Educate to Innovate (video)

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.whitehouse.gov (Views: 192, Clicks: 29)
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President Obama has launched an “Educate to Innovate” campaign to improve the participation and performance of America’s students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This campaign will include efforts not only from the Federal Government but also from leading companies, foundations, non-profits, and science and engineering societies to work with young people across America to excel in science and math.

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Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama Back to School Event

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.whitehouse.gov (Views: 108, Clicks: 1)
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THE PRESIDENT'S BACK-TO-SCHOOL MESSAGE TO AMERICA'S STUDENTS

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