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 safety glasses, the high school students demonstrated Scrappy's capabilities.
From there, the President was off to Emporia, where he visited Greensville County High School.
Over the past three years, the high school has cut six teaching positions due to budget cuts. In the year ahead, school officials might need to layoff more teachers if they can't secure additional funding.
Under the American Jobs Act, Greensville County Public Schools — including the high school — would be eligible for $1.6 million in federal money for retaining educators.
Fonte: White House