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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Politics K-12: UPDATED: How Will Critics Respond After Obama Gives His Back-to-School Speech?


Politics K-12: UPDATED: How Will Critics Respond After Obama Gives His Back-to-School Speech?:

"UPDATED: How Will Critics Respond After Obama Gives His Back-to-School Speech?

When President Obama addresses the nation's students today (or at least those who are allowed to watch), he'll deliver a back-to-school pep talk that surely doesn't live up to the controversy it created.

In prepared remarks, he takes a walk down his own memory lane by recalling early morning tutoring sessions and a dad that wasn't around. He acknowledges that many students out there aren't learning under the best of conditions—that they may live in neighborhoods that aren't safe, or in families affected by job losses."