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Obama also met much of the city's black political leadership, although he didn't always get along with the older politicians, with friction sometimes developing over Obama's reluctance to spend money and his insistence on results. [59] "He really did it, and he let other people take all the credit", Schmidt later said.
Jewel Samad, AFP/Getty ImagesPresident Obama speaking Thursday at the University of Buffalo. For the last few days, President Obama has been hinting about a new education plan that, he claims ...
The response was to cut education budgets. Obama's $800 billion stimulus package included $100 billion for public schools, which every state used to protect its educational budget. However, in terms of sponsoring innovation, Obama and his Education Secretary Arne Duncan pursued K-12 education reform through the Race to the Top grant program ...
President Obama was first inaugurated in January 2009, in the depths of the Great Recession and a severe financial crisis that began in 2007. His presidency continued the banking bailout and auto industry rescue begun by the George W. Bush administration and immediately enacted an $800 billion stimulus program, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which included a blend ...
The results are based on feedback from nationally recognized historians and a list of presidential leadership qualities. Barack Obama ranks near the top of new C-SPAN list of best U.S. presidents ever
The 2010 "Education Nation" summit took place this past week in New York City. It's goal? To discuss ways to improve a national education system that has fallen far behind that of other nations.
Obama and Raul Castro reversed over 60 years of tension between the U.S. and Cuba by restoring diplomatic ties. 4. He urged states in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. Since then ...
The Obama Nation - controversial book arguing against Obama's presidential run; The Case Against Barack Obama - book arguing against Obama's presidential run, focusing on his policies; A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can't Win - a 2007 book by Shelby Steele which focuses on Obama's ethnic identity