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PEN of Florida
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Transcript of Obama's speech to students
The White House released a transcript of President Obama's planned speech to students today. Here's a link to the entire speech.
Here's an excerpt of the speech:
I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it's your first day in a new school, so it's understandable if you're a little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now, with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade you're in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer, and you could've stayed in bed just a little longer this morning.
I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived in Indonesia for a few years, and my mother didn't have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday - at 4:30 in the morning.
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Harkin New Chair of Senate Education Committee
Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, right, the newly named chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, speaks during a Sept. 9 news conference on Capitol Hill, accompanied by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.
-Susan Walsh/AP
By Alyson Klein
U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa today stepped into the chairmanship of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, which was left vacant when Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts died last month.
As the chairman of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that oversees education spending, Sen. Harkin-who will give up his post as the chairman of the chamber's Agriculture Committee-is already a key player on K-12 policy. He had a lead role in securing some $100 billion for education in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the economic-stimulus bill that passed in February.
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Swine-Flu Preparations Spur E-Learning Plans
By Michelle R. Davis and Katie Ash
Last school year, many educators were caught unprepared when schools closed in response to cases of swine flu. This time around, both the federal government and school districts are putting specific online-learning measures in place to get ready for possible closures or waves of teacher and student absences because of a flu outbreak.
To prepare for the H1N1 flu virus, federal education leaders recently formed a partnership with high-tech education companies to help students access curricula online.
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By Erik W. Robelen
Federal education officials will face a variety of obstacles in running a $650 million innovation fund, from an expected flood of applications and concern about favoritism in picking winners, to skepticism about the government's ability to drive innovative change in education.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Education-which last month offered an early glimpse of its intentions for the competitive grant program under the economic-stimulus package-is already looking for ways to expand and sustain the short-term innovation fund's reach.
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Now Accepting Campus Representatives for the 2009-2010 School Year
PEN is accepting campus reps for the 2009-2010 school
year. As a campus rep, you serve
as the PEN contact for your school.
For each new teacher you recruit, you receive $25.
If you are interested or
for more information, email Lindsey Bailey at Lindsey@penfl.org
or call the PEN office at 800-311-7770.
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