Megan Slack

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Megan Slack

Deputy Director of Digital Content for the Office of Digital Strategy

Megan Slack is the Deputy Director of Digital Content in the Office of Digital Strategy. She joined the White House from the online communications team at the Center for American Progress. She also worked as deputy finance director and scheduler on a congressional race in Houston, Texas during the 2008 election cycle, and interned at The Huffington Post. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from American University in Washington, D.C., where she served as editor in chief of the school newspaper, The Eagle.

Megan Slack's Posts

Healthy Kids

First Lady Michelle Obama Hosts First-Ever Kids' State Dinner

August 20, 2012 at 5:31 PM EDT

Surprise guest President Obama "crashes" the formal luncheon the First Lady held for 54 budding chefs in the East Room.

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Education

Weekly Address: Congress Should Back Plan to Hire Teachers

August 18, 2012 at 5:30 AM EDT

With students starting to head back to school, President Obama discusses the critical role that education plays in America’s future.

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Taxes

11 Facts About the Tax Debate

August 15, 2012 at 1:53 PM EDT

Unless the House of Representatives takes action before January 1, 2013, taxes will go up on 114 million middle-class families. Learn more about the debate and what's at stake for middle-class families.

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Taxes

President Obama's Tax Cuts for the Middle Class

August 9, 2012 at 11:55 AM EDT

President Obama is calling on Congress to make sure that taxes don’t go up on 98 percent of American families next year, as they are scheduled to do January 1, 2013. Learn more about his plan in this new infographic.

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Economy

President Obama Speaks to the National Urban League

July 26, 2012 at 11:23 AM EDT

President Obama addresses the National Urban League in New Orleans, and discussed his Administration’s work to help strengthen our nation’s communities and support a strong and growing middle class.

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Education

From the Archives: Kicking Off Race to the Top

July 24, 2012 at 2:15 PM EDT

Three years ago today, the Obama Administration kicked off Race to the Top, an initiative to invest in systemic and innovative school reforms that work.

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Veterans

President Obama Speaks to the Veterans of Foreign Wars

July 23, 2012 at 6:05 PM EDT

President Obama discusses the promises his Administration has kept to secure our nation, fight terrorism, renew American leadership in the world, better serve our troops and military families and honor our veterans

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Financial Reform

By the Numbers: $140 Million

July 23, 2012 at 12:38 PM EDT

As a result of enforcement action by the CFPB, Capital One Bank must refund $140 million to 2 million customers who were pressured or misled into paying for “add-on products” such as payment protection and credit monitoring when they activated their credit cards.

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Weekly Address: Remembering the Victims of the Aurora, Colorado Shooting

July 21, 2012 at 6:00 AM EDT

President Obama honors the victims of the tragedy in Colorado, the people who knew them and loved them, and those who are still struggling to recover.

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Education

By the Numbers: 10,000

July 18, 2012 at 5:55 PM EDT

The STEM Master Teacher Corps will recognize and reward 10,000 exceptional science, math, technology and engineering teachers in our nation’s classrooms.

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