You may know that I started professional life as a teacher. So last week it was a pleasure to spend an afternoon back in the classroom as part of Teach For America Week . And the kids in Ms. Voskuil’s 7th grade reading class at Hart Middle School were great. They were enthusiastic about their work, and they […]
Ed. Note: At 3:40PM EST, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Health Reform Director Nancy-Ann DeParle will take your questions about the President’s proposal and remarks in a live video discussion. Watch here at WhiteHouse.gov/live, or join the discussion through Facebook. Click here to see the video. Today the President made it exceedingly clear that he […]
I’m on the road today, joining San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and San Francisco CIO Chris Vein for an event to highlight San Francisco’s Open 311 API (Application Programming Interface) initiative. This is a great approach that ties together efforts in San Francisco, Boston, the District of Columbia, Portland, and Los Angeles to open more […]
In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, the First Lady read “The Cat in the Hat” aloud at the Library of Congress during the National Education Association’s Read Across America event. She was joined by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, and students who all sported red and white hats like the […]
Have a look at some raw footage we got back from the President’s trip to Savannah, shot just a few hours ago: var params = { allowscriptaccess: “always”, allowfullscreen: “true” }; swfobject.embedSWF(“http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/qAtcMaZOADA&hl=en&fs=1&showinfo=0”, “flashcontent”, “480”, “295”, “8”, null, {}, params); Viewing this video requires Adobe Flash Player 8 or higher. Download the free player. The […]
Ed. Note: Learn more about the Administration’s Cybersecurity efforts on our Cybersecurity page. Today in my keynote speech at the RSA Conference in San Francisco I discussed two themes that are vital to our nation’s cybersecurity efforts: partnerships and transparency. These two themes go hand-in-hand. You cannot have one without the other, and they form […]
This morning, economist Edward Glaeser wrote a blog post over at the NYT charging that Recovery Act spending isn’t going where it’s needed most. Based on a subset of Recovery Act spending, he claims that per capita spending in a state is actually negatively correlated with the state’s unemployment rate – in other words, the […]
Last Thursday the President hosted a unique, open conversation with leaders from both parties in Congress to hear everyone’s ideas about how to finally put American families and small businesses in control of their health care. The President brought a proposal to the table, which included many Republican ideas that have been incorporated over the […]
Click here to see the video. I was taught at an early age about the importance and value of a high-quality education to getting ahead in life. Both of my parents are educators. They were the first in their families to attend college. In addition to the values and of hard work and service that […]
This morning Secretary of Education Arne Duncan appeared on NBC’s "Today" show and MSNBC’s "Morning Joe" to discuss the President’s Race to the Top education program and to remind high schools across the country to participate in the President’s Commencement Challenge. I don’t know about you but I can’t remember who my high school commencement […]
