As a community college instructor, I feel right at home in the classroom – and so I was thrilled to spend time this morning with local students at DC’s Banneker Senior High School to talk with them about their goals of pursuing a college education. It was a great morning – I joined Secretary of […]
[Ed. Note: Learn more about the Educate to Innovate campaign.] It has been a pleasure to work with so many students and their families over the past year as a mentor, helping them awaken to their natural but perhaps undernourished interest in science, technology, math and engineering (STEM). Witnessing students take positions of leadership as […]
With Congress now needing only to combine ideas from the House and Senate versions of health insurance reform into one final bill to send the President, there is an unavoidable temptation among the media to focus on the five percent of differences between the two versions, instead of the remarkable 95 percent the bills have […]
Yesterday, I started my new year in Rockefeller Center on the Today Show to kick off our huge push to get people to take part in the 2010 Census. One of my resolutions is to help make this the best, most accurate Census count ever. The Commerce Department’s Census Bureau spends 10 years planning how […]
In support of the President’s Open Government Initiative — and in keeping with a 40-year history of bringing government information to the public — GSA’s Office of Citizen Services is hosting the dialog, Your Voice Matters. Your Voice Matters invites the public to post ideas for improving USA.gov, the U.S. government’s official web portal. USA.gov has […]
Today we got a striking reminder of what defenders of the status quo are defending, and the future that lies ahead if opponents of reform get their way. And this isn’t fear-mongering based on some deceptive distortion as we so often hear from those opponents, it’s cold hard facts. Today, the actuaries at the Center […]
Last week we shared some examples of how mayors across the country have stood up and given voice to their towns and areas by holding community jobs forums. But of course this is not just about mayors and other public officials, so we also wanted to share a story that really demonstrates exactly what this […]
Last week we shared some examples of how mayors across the country have stood up and given voice to their towns and areas by holding community jobs forums. But of course this is not just about mayors and other public officials, so we also wanted to share a story that really demonstrates exactly what this […]
This morning the President and his family returned from Hawaii. The President was plenty busy even on "vacation," but will be hitting the ground running on the economy, health reform, national security and a number of other issues this week. President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Malia and Sasha return to the […]
[Ed. Note: Learn more about the Educate to Innovate campaign.] During my professional career, I have been rewarded with many honors. I have received wonderful pictures and letters from my incredible students, amazing thank-you letters from parents, and words of encouragement from colleagues. All of those honors have humbled me and encouraged me to work […]
