Category: September 2011

Responding to President’s Call to Action, Key Effort by Leaders in Industry and Universities to Transform Learning Technology Today, the White House and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the launch of “Digital Promise,” a new national center created by Congress with bipartisan support to advance technologies to transform teaching and learning. Digital Promise will…

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, President Obama signed the America Invents Act, historic patent reform legislation that will help American entrepreneurs and businesses bring their inventions to market sooner, creating new businesses and new jobs. In addition, the President announced additional steps that will…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Maryland and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Irene during the period of August 24 to September 5, 2011. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As students begin their school year, President Barack Obama will deliver his third annual Back-to-School Speech at 1:30PM EDT on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Washington, DC. The President’s Back-to-School Speech is an opportunity to speak directly to students across the country. In past years, President…

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, September 20th, Vice President Joe Biden and SBA Administrator Karen Mills will travel to Solon, Ohio, to discuss the importance of the American Jobs Act for small businesses in Ohio and nationwide, and to announce a new lending initiative. Additional details about the event will be released in the coming…

On Friday, September 16, 2011, the President signed into law: H.R. 2887, the “Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011,” which extends through March 31, 2012, funding for programs funded from the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), authority to make expenditures from the HTF for HTF-financed programs, and authority to collect taxes that fund…

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Representative Ann Marie Buerkle – Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-sixth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (U.S. Representative from the State of New York) Representative Russ Carnahan – Representative…

Thomas Jefferson High School Alexandria, Virginia 11:17 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Thank you so much, everybody.  Please, please have a seat.  I am thrilled to be here at     Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.  And thank you so much for the wonderful welcome. I want to thank Rebecca for the unbelievable…