May 16, 2012
Jon Bon Jovi is a singer, a songwriter, an actor -- and a member of the President's Council for Community Solutions. President Obama tasked the Council with finding ways to bring the best resources of the public, private, non-profit and philanthropic sectors in communities across the country together to work on solving local problems.
Following extensive outreach and research, the Council determined that...
May 15, 2012
Summer Jobs+ is a call to action for businesses, non-profits, and government to work together to provide pathways to employment for young people in the summer of 2012. It's about helping people find their first jobs.
Today Gene Sperling is the Director of the National Economic Council. In the video below, he talks about his first job as a ball boy. He swept the court and cleaned up after the players, which he thought was...
May 14, 2012
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May 10, 2012
Today, the White House hosted a Summit on Financial Capability and Empowerment, aimed at empowering Americans to make informed financial decisions. At the Summit, the Administration announced new private and public sector commitments to promote financial empowerment,as well as a...
May 8, 2012
Americans across the country are using social media to recognize teachers during National Teacher Week. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan asked Americans to express their gratitude for teachers who have made a difference through tweets, status updates, pictures, and videos.
Take a look what people are sharing below and contribute to the conversation using the hashtag #ThankATeacher.
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Today, Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would have prevented interest rates on student loans from doubling at the end of June.
In a statement to reporters, Press Secretary Jay Carney expressed his dissatisfaction with the vote:
It is extremely...
This afternoon, President Obama joined elected officials and student leaders from colleges and universities across the country on a phone call to discuss the effort to prevent interest rates on more than 7 million students’ loans from doubling on July 1, unless Congress takes action.
During the call, mayors, governors and other officials were joined in their offices by local students to hear the President’s message and they tweeted out messages to echo his call to keep...
May 7, 2012
This afternoon, President Obama joined elected officials and student leaders from colleges and universities across the country on a phone call to discuss the effort to prevent interest rates on more than 7 million students’ loans from doubling on July 1, unless Congress takes action.
During the call, mayors, governors and other officials were joined in their offices by local students to hear the President’s message and they tweeted out messages to echo his call to keep...
Today is the start of National Teacher Appreciation Week, an opportunity to thank teachers for their hard work and dedication in our nation’s classrooms. Last year, White House staffers and other Administration officials marked the occasion with blog posts explaining what made their favorite teachers so great.
Jon Favreau, Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting,...