Today’s college students graduate with an average of $26,000 in student loan debt. A quality higher education is a sound investment, and it’s never been more important. In fact, two out of every three new jobs requires some postsecondary education. At the same time, college has never been more expensive. About two-thirds of today’s bachelor’s […]
The White House would like to congratulate the finalists dedicated to providing resources to our homeless veterans. On March 19, 2012, the VA Innovation Initiative (VAi2) launched Project REACH (Real-time Electronic Access for Caregivers and the Homeless), which involved public and nonprofit collaboration between the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, […]
President Obama took a moment to record a message for Queen Elizabeth II to mark her Diamond Jubilee. In the video below, he celebrates the special relationship between the people of the United Kingdom and the United States and the leadership shown by the Queen through the course of the past 60 years. "May the […]
Last week, I had the pleasure of kicking off the first ever Department of Education National Transition Conference. More than 700 students, educators, advocates and other leaders came together to work on improving transition services for students with disabilities. This conference, part of a Department of Education initiative called “The Year of College and Careers,” […]
Ed Note: This is a cross-post from the Small Business Administration blog. If you were to ask a small business owner to identify a top priority on his or her wish list, undoubtedly they would say “to get more business!” We know that one way to get more business is to contract with the Federal […]
As part of our focus on women’s health, the White House and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would like to invite you to participate online in a Women’s Health Town Hall on Thursday, June 7, 2012. The event will be streamed live from the White House and the HHS websites from […]
Consumers across the country are starting to hear the good news about their health insurance costs. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, the new health care law, health insurers generally have to spend at least 80 percent of your premium dollars on health care and quality, not administrative overhead. This minimum percentage is called a […]
The gender wage gap puts women at a career-long disadvantage. In 2011, a typical 25-year-old woman working full-time all year earned $5,000 less than a typical 25-year-old man. In just 10 years, her cumulative lost wages will reach $34,000. If that earnings gap is not corrected, by the age of 65 years, she will have lost $431,000 over her […]
Summer Jobs+ is a call to action for businesses, non-profits, and government to work together to provide pathways to employment for young people in the summer of 2012. It's about helping people find their first jobs. Today Rosye Cloud is the Director of Policy for Veterans, Wounded Warriors and Military Families at the White House. In the video below she […]
President Obama is committed to a regulatory approach that protects public safety and welfare while also promoting economic growth and job creation. In January 2011, the President issued a historic Executive Order, setting forth new cost-saving, burden-reducing requirements for federal regulations, and requiring an ambitious government-wide “lookback” at existing regulations. In response to that requirement, […]
