Topic: The White House

One day after his arrest at a protest near the steps of the US Congress, Washington DC mayor Vincent Gray on Tuesday decried the capital city's role as a "political pawn" in recent federal budget negotiations."We think we were a bargaining chip ...

American women have trumped the country's men in educational prowess but still lag behind in pay, the White House said Tuesday in the first federal report into women in society in nearly 50 years.The report focuses on five key areas: people, families ...

HOUSTON - President Obama's plan to deliver a speech to students in public schools on Tuesday, has sparked a revolt among conservative parents, who have accused the president of trying to indoctrinate their children with socialist ideas and ask officials school to ...

I have began to notice that education is a huge weight on the minds of many parents today. However, I have met many teachers that have taken this action as well. I wonder though that with this, have we?forgotten the importance of ...

Well, I guess I will start off by telling you some things about me and why I started this blog... I go by Michelle and I am 28 year old African-American woman residing in Florida ... Maybe this will reach someone with ...

Community colleges have a critical role in building the workforceOpening a White House summit on community colleges Tuesday, President Barack Obama said the schools are "one of the keys to the future of our country.""We are in a global competition to lead ...

Obama touts stronger bonds between companies, community colleges, but plan faces hurdlesAs the White House stages a first-of-its-kind community college summit Tuesday, the Obama administration is proposing that stronger partnerships between two-year public colleges and big-name U.S. employers such as McDonald's and ...

Obama, Jill Biden to participate in first-ever White House summit on community collegesPresident Barack Obama is turning the education spotlight on community colleges, enlisting career teacher and second lady Jill Biden to preside over the first-ever White House summit on the system ...

Obama, Jill Biden to address first White House summit on community collegesShining a spotlight on community colleges at a White House summit, President Barack Obama will call attention to a system of low-budget schools he expects will train future workers and help ...

Shining a spotlight on community colleges at a White House summit, President Barack Obama will call attention to a system of low-budget schools he expects will train future workers and help make the U.S. first in the world in the proportion of ...