Today is the last day to submit an application for the Race to the Top Commencement Challenge! Submit your application by 11:59 p.m. EST for a chance to have President Obama as a commencement speaker at your school this spring. Simone Boehme, one of the graduating seniors from last year’s winning school, visited the White House […]
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. This week, President Obama focused on education, visiting some innovative classrooms in Miami and Boston, and dropping in on a US History class in Arlington, Virginia with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Click here to see the video. read […]
Vice President Joe Biden speaks to the American Chamber of Commerce and Russian students at Moscow State University, in Moscow, Russia, Today, before a packed auditorium at Moscow State University, Vice President Biden delivered a powerful speech to U.S. and Russian students and business leaders. Echoing messages conveyed during his earlier meetings with Russian President […]
Just last week, President Obama told the nation’s governors: “If your State can create a plan that covers as many people as affordably and comprehensively as the Affordable Care Act does – without increasing the deficit – you can implement that plan, and we’ll work with you to do it. I’ve said before, I don’t […]
Today, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are hosting the White House Conference on Bullying Prevention to bring together students, parents, educators, policymakers, non-profit leaders, and administration officials to address the challenges posed by bullying, to highlight successful efforts of those who are taking action, and to send the message we must all work […]
The White House Photo Office recently released a series of behind-the-scenes photos from the month of February. Take a look at President Obama handling turmoil across North Africa and the Middle East, working on budget issues with Congressional leadership, and meeting innovators, educators, and builders around the country. View the full size slideshow. Fonte: White […]
This weekend, as an important component of the President’s strategy to out-innovate our economic competitors, the Administration’s Startup America initiative will travel to Austin, Texas. In Texas, I will be joining my colleagues at South by Southwest (SXSW) to engage directly with entrepreneurs—prospective and established—and to help celebrate, inspire, and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the Nation. To complement our efforts, […]
At 5:00 PM local time in Moscow, 9:00 AM EST, the Vice President will deliver a major speech on U.S.-Russia relations hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia at Moscow State University. In his speech, the Vice President will highlight recent areas of accomplishment on shared interests, as well as ways the U.S. and […]
Click here to see the video. With the impending resignation of Ambassador Jon Huntsman, President Obama today named current Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke his new ambassador to the People’s Republic of China. In replacing Ambassador Huntsman, I can think of nobody who is more qualified than Gary Locke. More than 100 years ago, Gary’s […]
Ed. Note: Applications for the Race to the Top Commencement Challenge close Friday, March 11 at 11:59 PM. Submit your application today! Today, the Race to the Top Commencement Challenge was featured in a segment on Channel One News that aired in classrooms across the country. In the video, graduates from last year’s winning school […]
