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President Obama to Dedicate Martin Luther King Memorial on Sunday
Posted by on October 15, 2011 at 6:00 AM EDTThe MLK Memorial opened in August, but Hurricane Irene delayed the dedication of the site -- until now. The President will be joined by civil rights and religious leaders and you can watch the entire event here on whitehouse.gov/live.
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For the Win: A Big Idea
Posted by on October 14, 2011 at 4:20 PM EDTAndrea de Avila, a school teacher at St.Edmund School in Oak Park, IL, helped develop the big idea to transform the roof of her school into a green space for everyone to share.
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America's Great Outdoors: Results for American Communities
Posted by on October 12, 2011 at 6:30 PM EDTToday, the Administration released a progress report on President Obama's America’s Great Outdoors Initiative (AGO) that shows on-the-ground results for American communities.
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President Obama: American Jobs Act Will Prevent Up to 280,000 Teachers from Losing their Jobs
Posted by on October 4, 2011 at 6:58 PM EDTLaying off qualified teachers undermines our future as a nation
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Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon: The American Jobs Act Will Prepare Our Students for the Jobs of Tomorrow
Posted by on October 4, 2011 at 4:44 PM EDTIllinois Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon recently concluded a statewide tour of community colleges and saw firsthand how the American Jobs Act would help modernize college facilities and prepare students for the jobs of tomorrow.
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For the Win: Riding the Green School Bus
Posted by on September 30, 2011 at 4:31 PM EDTJonny Cohen, a junior at Highland Park High School in Highland Park, IL shares how he turned his idea to make school buses more environmentally friendly into a reality.
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Delivering on the American Dream for Students from All Walks of Life
Posted by on September 29, 2011 at 5:15 PM EDTNortheast Iowa Community College implemented a series of changes to increase its student completion and retention goals and achieved graduation rates 24 percent above the national averages.
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Commemorating September 11, 2001 through Service
Posted by on September 16, 2011 at 6:15 PM EDTThe St. Louis Chapter of AmeriCorps Alums has participates in service events honoring those who were lost in the September 11 attacks, ten years ago.
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More State and Local Officials Respond to the President’s Call for an American Jobs Act
Posted by on September 9, 2011 at 7:09 PM EDTMore state and local leaders react to the President's American Jobs Act.
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State and Local Officials Respond to the President’s Call for an American Jobs Act
Posted by on September 9, 2011 at 10:30 AM EDTFollowing the President’s speech where he called on Congress to pass the American Jobs Act, bi-partisan governors, mayors, and state legislators speak out and echo the President’s call to put more people back to work and put more money in the pockets of working Americans.
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