President Barack Obama meets with Champions of Change alumni in the Map Room of the White House, April 26, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) A little over a year ago, the White House created the Champions of Change program to recognize ordinary Americans across the country who are doing extraordinary work in their […]
2012 National Teacher of the Year Rebecca Mieliwocki, a 7th-grade English teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Burbank, Calif., watches as President Barack Obama honors the 2012 National and State Teachers of the Year in the East Room of the White House, April 24, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) On Tuesday, […]
Art has helped create the America that we know and love today. And at its best, film allows us a window into our own lives and get a chance to see the world through someone else’s eyes. One of the heroes of American cinema, Atticus Finch, said that “you never really understand a person until […]
The G.I. Bill was originally passed after World War II to help returning veterans transition back to civilian life through a range of benefits, including access to low-cost mortgages, loans to start businesses or farms, or help paying for education or job training. Millions of veterans used help from the G.I. Bill to attend college, including 3 former presidents: […]
A quick look at this week on WhiteHouse.gov: Soldier Ride: Last Friday, 22 injured servicemembers took a spin around the South Lawn – with President Obama cheering them on – as a part of the annual Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride. The Soldier Ride is a four-day cycling event that unites Wounded Warriors and aims […]
In September 2009, the President announced that—for the first time in history—White House visitor records would be made available to the public on an ongoing basis. Today, the White House releases visitor records that were generated in January 2011. Today’s release brings the total number of records made public by this White House to more than […]
On July 1, unless Congress acts, interest rates will double for more than 7.4 million students with federal loans. Fortunately, even though they voted just weeks ago in lockstep to allow this increase, Republicans in Congress have come around on the issue since President Obama took it to the American people – claiming they’re ready […]
President Barack Obama signs an Executive Order at Fort Stewart in Georgia, April 27, 2012. The Executive Order will help ensure all of America’s service members, veterans, spouses, and other family members have the information they need to make informed educational decisions and are protected from aggressive and deceptive targeting by educational institutions. (Official White […]
This week, the President hosted the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride, visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, and traveled to North Carolina, Colorado and Iowa to launch a sustained effort to get Congress to prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling on July 1st. Fonte: White House
First Lady Michelle Obama answers questions from children of federal workers participating in “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day” in the East Room of the White House, April 28, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) This year marks the 20th anniversary of the National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work […]
