Monday, May 17th, 2010 CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — A school district that gained the support of President Barack Obama for promoting accountability after it fired all its teachers from a struggling school announced on Sunday it had reached an agreement with the union to return the current staffers to their jobs.
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Monday, May 10th, 2010 HAMPTON, Va. — For the first time as president, Barack Obama on Sunday delivered a commencement address to a historically black college, Hampton University, telling graduates that they have “a separate responsibility” to become mentors to other young African-Americans to help close a persistent gap in educational achievement.
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 President Obama on Wednesday will highlight education reform efforts in 10 states where governors and lawmakers are maneuvering for a piece of the $4.35 billion to be awarded in the "Race to the Top" competition that will begin in the next several weeks.
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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO — A Northern California teenager who was mentioned in President Barack Obama's education speech said Tuesday the experience has been "pretty cool."
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Monday, September 7th, 2009 Arlington, Virginia, September 8, 2009
The President: Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through twelfth grade. I’m glad you all could join us today.
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Saturday, September 5th, 2009 Those who are whipping up hysteria over the president's address are playing a dangerous game with an unhinged segment of public opinion.
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Friday, August 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan is joining forces with two unlikely allies, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Republican former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, to push cities to fix failing schools.
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Friday, July 24th, 2009 Reform Sought on Charter School Constraints, Performance Pay
President Obama launched a competition Friday for $4.35 billion in federal education funds, urging states to ease restrictions on charter schools, link teacher pay to student achievement and adopt common national academic standards to be eligible for the money.
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Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 President Obama will propose a $12 billion investment in the nation's community colleges today, arguing that the money will drive expansions and reforms in the system that are needed to help people get educated in the struggling economy.
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Monday, July 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jobs in the healthcare and environmental sectors are growing at a faster rate than those of the U.S. economy as a whole, President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers will say a report to be released on Monday.
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