President Bush Attends White House Summit on Inner-City Children and Faith-Based Schools

Today, President Bush hosted a White House Summit on Inner-City Children and Faith-Based Schools in Washington, D.C. The event brought together educators, policymakers, and community leaders to develop local strategies to keep the doors of inner-city faith-based schools open to America's disadvantaged students. For many inner-city children across our Nation, America's faith-based schools provide an option for a better future. As we continue working to improve urban public schools through the No Child Left Behind Act, we must also work to preserve important educational alternatives for underserved students attending chronically underperforming public schools.

• Read the President's Remarks.
• Fact Sheet: Providing Greater Opportunities For Our Children By Ensuring Access To Faith-Based Schools

White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives and America’s Promise Alliance to Host Briefing On America’s Dropout Epidemic

Experts discuss ways to curb dropout trend in America’s high schools 

The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI) today convened a policy briefing on the Nation’s high school dropout crisis, exploring ways to curb this “silent epidemic” on behalf of America’s youth. Hosted by OFBCI Director Jay Hein, in partnership with America’s Promise Alliance Board Chair Alma Powell and President and CEO Marguerite Kondracke, the briefing entitled, “The Dropout Epidemic in the U.S. and Cross-Sector Solutions,” explored factors leading to over a million high school dropouts each year. Full Release

White House Compassion in Action Roundtable Highlights Partnerships with Faith-Based and Community Organizations to Promote Healthy Marriages and Families

On April 15, 2008, the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI) convened a Compassion in Action policy roundtable, highlighting innovative policies and partnerships to strengthen marriages and families. Hosted by OFBCI Director Jay Hein, the event explored effective models for Federal collaboration with faith-based and community organizations to help Americans who choose marriage succeed in marriage and, in turn, promote the well-being of our nation’s communities. Full Release

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