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Sharing Ideas that Work: How Technology can Improve Education
Posted by on March 15, 2013 at 11:27 AM EDTThis week, school leaders, researchers, entrepreneurs, and leading educational thinkers gathered in New York City to share innovative ideas about how technology can improve education. The gathering is being led by the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools—a national center created by Congress and launched at the White House in 2011 to advance technologies to transform teaching and learning.
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What Is the Sequester?
Posted by on February 22, 2013 at 7:30 PM EDTHave questions about what the sequester is, and why American families and our national economy face the threat of harmful budget cuts? Check out this explainer for some background.
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Agreement in Washington: Protect the Middle Class from Year-end Tax Hikes
Posted by on December 6, 2012 at 4:27 PM EDTToday, the White House National Economic Council releaseda state-by-state reports about the real-life impact of these tax increases on America’s middle class families if Congress fails to act by January 1. Find out what it means for your community.
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A State by State Look at the Middle-Class Tax Cuts’ Impact on Consumer Spending and Retailers
Posted by on December 4, 2012 at 11:49 AM EDTA state by state look at the middle-class tax cuts' impact on consumer spending and retailers.
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Improving Education for American Indians and Alaska Natives
Posted by on October 5, 2012 at 5:13 PM EDTThe Obama Administration announces nearly $2 million in competitive grants to Tribal Education Agencies under the State-Tribal Education Partnership program.
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Paying it Forward to Build Food Security
Posted by on September 11, 2012 at 11:11 AM EDTIn 2010, Erik Schultz helped launch Thriive, a nonprofit organization that pursues an innovative approach to food security in diverse worldwide locations such as Vietnam, Kenya, Palestine, and Nicaragua. Focusing on the growing needs of small-scale agricultural and food products businesses, such as, smallholder farms and livestock operations, Thriive helps grow the entire food chain, from producers to consumers, making them more resilient and self-reliant.
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The Social Innovation Fund Adds Four New Intermediaries to its Portfolio
Posted by on July 31, 2012 at 3:13 PM EDTThe SIF is elevating proven community solutions, helping build scale through philanthropic leverage and evaluation of results to fund programs that work.
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Growing Momentum for Digital Promise
Posted by on July 19, 2012 at 1:46 PM EDTLess than a year ago, the White House and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the launch of “Digital Promise,” a new national effort to accelerate innovation in education with technology. Yesterday, The Office of Science and Technology Policy joined superintendents from across the country in Digital Promise’s first Innovation Workshop, held in Washington D.C.
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Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food - Across the United States
Posted by on July 17, 2012 at 4:34 PM EDTToday, the White House hosted a Google+ Hangout with Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan and women leaders around the country to highlight efforts to strengthen local and regional food systems.
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Join a White House Hangout on Local Foods
Posted by on July 13, 2012 at 10:52 AM EDTIn a live Google+ Hangout, USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan and White House Director of Public Engagement Jon Carson will join women leaders across the country to discuss local food and agriculture, answer questions submitted by the public, and launch the latest version of Compass, the interactive Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food map.
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