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5. that's been an ongoing effort from President Obama for years now

Fri Jan 27, 2012, 01:51 PM

Jan 2012

Obama announces new education initiative led by corporate CEOs - September 16, 2010

The nonprofit initiative, called Change the Equation, involves 100 chief executive officers and has $5 million in funding for its first year of operation, according to information provided by the White House.

The initiative was founded by former astronaut Sally Ride, former Intel Chairman Craig Barrett, Xerox CEO Ursula Burns, Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt, and Eastman Kodak CEO Antonio Perez, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, according to the White House statement.

read: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/09/15/obama.education.initiative/index.html

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President Obama in Ann Arbor, Michigan: "Putting Colleges on Notice" [View all] bigtree Jan 2012 OP

He wants everyone to be indoctrinated liberal N proud Jan 2012 #1

Santorum needs to be committed bigtree Jan 2012 #2

Some good ideas there and credit where credit is due hifiguy Jan 2012 #3

I'm not seeing where he regards colleges as 'vocational training schools' bigtree Jan 2012 #6

We can also use more vocational training schools JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2012 #12

That is true. hifiguy Jan 2012 #13

I really wish tyne Jan 2012 #4

that's been an ongoing effort from President Obama for years now bigtree Jan 2012 #5

Thank you! tyne Jan 2012 #7

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WH transcript bigtree Jan 2012 #8

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Stephen Colbert owns "On Notice". I expect to see a bit on this Motown_Johnny Jan 2012 #14

Colbert, huh? bigtree Jan 2012 #15

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As a parent paying off student loans for child #1 ... etherealtruth Jan 2012 #19