This afternoon, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden headed to St. Louis, Missouri for Game One of the World Series to meet with military families and recognize Major League Baseball’s (MLB) support of those who serve and their families. During the game, a new Joining Forces and MLB Public Service Announcement will premiere featuring New York […]
In Chesterfield, Virginia, President Obama stopped by Fire Station 9 to talk about the challenge facing police and fire fighters across the country. In too many communities, local governments have made the choice to respond to tough economic times by cutting police forces and scaling back fire stations. Speaking to a crowd that included around […]
Ed. Note: Cross-posted from Energy.gov On Energy.gov, we’ve been showcasing a series of stories about innovations from our National Laboratories that have been successfully commercialized – and how they impact Americans’ lives. During 2010 alone, our National Laboratories engaged in more than 13,500 technology transfer transactions – from licensing lab-developed technologies to using lab resources to drive industry […]
President Barack Obama signs “Skrappy” the robot during a tour of the computer lab and robotics workshop at Bluestone High School in Skipwith, Va., Oct. 18, 2011. The Bluestone Robotics team was founded in 2004 and built their first robot with a basic kit of parts and scraps from area businesses. (Official White House Photo […]
Yesterday, the Vice President traveled to Philadelphia to participate in a roundtable about the American Jobs Act with Chiefs of Police from the region. Alongside Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske, and more than 10 local police chiefs, the Vice President underscored how the piece of […]
This afternoon, the American Jobs Act Bus Tour made its way into Virginia. Just after 3:00, President Obama arrived at Bluestone High School in Skipwith, where he received a tour of a computer lab and met Skrappy — the robot built by students in the Bluestone Robotics Program. After handing the President a pair of […]
On Thursday, October 20th at 5:30pm ET, the White House will host a special “Open for Questions” conversation moderated by The Root to discuss the recently released Pathways to Opportunity Report and the American Jobs Act. President Obama has called for our Nation to “out innovate, out educate, and out build the rest of the […]
Linda Phillips is a teacher at Ragsdale High School in Jamestown, North Carolina. She teaches a special support course called Academic Edge that helps ninth graders who read and write below grade level catch up to their peers. Without funding like the American Jobs Act could provide, Phillips’s class may be discontinued and leave these students […]
Ed. Note: Cross-posted from Treasury Notes On the blog this week, we’re looking at some of the myths surrounding Wall Street Reform and setting the record straight. Today’s myth: Myth #2: Wall Street Reform Puts the U.S. at a Competitive Disadvantage Internationally Fact: The suggestion is puzzling—that a stronger and more stable financial system would […]
Vice President Joe Biden talks with children in Mrs. Keebaugh’s 4th grade classroom at Goode Elementary School in York, Pennsylvania, October 18, 2011. Lenid Keebaugh is a fourth-grade teacher at Goode Elementary School in York, Pennsylvania. The school was forced to cut 11 of its 45 teachers last year due to budget cuts, and Keebaugh […]
