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Panel Shows What’s Possible in Education Technology
Posted by on July 31, 2012 at 2:59 PM EDTLast Monday, at a Capitol Hill briefing co-sponsored by Sens. Tom Harkin of Iowa and Michael Bennet of Colorado, a panel of experts described some of the innovative learning technologies being brought to bear in public education and ways in which the Obama Administration’s proposed Advanced Research Projects Agency for Education (ARPA-ED) could speed the development and deployment of these valuable technologies.
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Better Building Federal Award Underway
Posted by on July 31, 2012 at 2:48 PM EDTThe nomination period for the 2013 Better Building Federal Award (BBFA) is now open. This contest builds on the Federal Government’s goal to reduce energy intensity – or energy consumed per square foot – by 30 percent by 2015 through encouraging, recognizing, and rewarding Federal agencies that achieve the greatest annual savings in energy intensity.
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Telling the Big Story of America’s Rivers
Posted by on July 30, 2012 at 5:43 PM EDTRiverWorks Discovery is an innovative outreach program that tells the big story of America’s rivers – Commerce, Culture, and Conservation. Created in 2004 by then-AEP River Operations president Mark Knoy and continuing under current AEP River Operations president Keith Darling, RiverWorks Discovery brings towboat pilots as well as environmental educators to learners across the country to show how important river commerce is to our nation’s economic and fiscal security. An RWD national exhibit will soon be traveling the United States.
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Detecting Substance Use Problems Before Addiction Develops
Posted by on July 25, 2012 at 10:01 AM EDTPreventing the development of substance use disorders is fundamental to the Obama Administration’s approach to drug policy. Today the Director announced a $22M grant for prevention.
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The Resurgence of Manufacturing
Posted by on July 13, 2012 at 4:42 PM EDTThe manufacturing sector has added 504,000 jobs since January 2010 – the first period of sustained job growth since the 1990s. While there’s more work to be done, we continue to make progress.
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Weekly Wrap Up: Why Refi?
Posted by on June 15, 2012 at 5:49 PM EDTA quick glimpse at this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
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White House Rural Council Celebrates Its One Year Anniversary
Posted by on June 11, 2012 at 6:47 PM EDTToday President Obama announced new investments to help rural small businesses expand and hire
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Innovative Financing: Creating Access and Opportunity For Small Business In America's Rural Economy
Posted by on June 11, 2012 at 11:53 AM EDTThis week marks the one-year anniversary of the creation of the White House Rural Council, an Administration-wide initiative to support and strengthen America’s rural economy. SBA announces efforts to ensure that entrepreneurs who live in rural areas have the access and opportunity they need to start, build, and grow their businesses.
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Weekly Wrap Up: The Road to Recovery
Posted by on June 8, 2012 at 6:19 PM EDTA quick glimpse at this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
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LGBT Students Give Secretary Duncan Homework
Posted by on June 8, 2012 at 11:11 AM EDTSecretary of Education Arne Duncan meets with students from the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network and Gay-Straight Alliance to hear directly about their experiences and to discuss bullying and possible solutions.
