Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2009 – 1:11 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Good afternoon. I am pleased to be joined by not only some of my former colleagues and outstanding legislators, but also by nurses. And I think I’ve said this before — I really like nurses. (Laughter.) And so[Read More…]
Day: July 15, 2009
Statement by President Obama on the Health Care Reform Legislation Introduced in the House Today
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2009. “For decades, Washington failed to act as health care costs continued to rise, crushing businesses and families and placing an unsustainable burden on governments. But today, key committees in the House of Representatives have engaged in unprecedented cooperation to produce a health care reform proposal that[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary Duncan on Black-White Achievement Gaps
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2009. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan released the following statement today regarding the National Center for Education Statistics’ new report, “Achievement Gaps: How Black and White Students in Public Schools Perform in Mathematics and Reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress,” which analyzes black-white achievement[Read More…]
School Districts in 38 States Receive $116 million in Grants to help Improve Teaching of American History
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2009. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that 123 school districts in 38 states have been awarded $116 million in new grants to help schools improve the teaching of American history. “These grants give school districts an ideal opportunity to partner with other organizations that[Read More…]
Cook County State’s Attorney Files Civil Lawsuit Against Cook County Regional Office of Education
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2009. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has filed a civil lawsuit against Superintendent Charles Flowers and the Suburban Cook County Regional Office of Education seeking repayment of a past due county loan and alleging that Flowers engaged in a scheme to defraud Cook County when he obtained[Read More…]
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