President Obama signed legislation yesterday that improves upon the health reform bill passed last week and makes new investments in higher education while reforming the student loan system.
New York Times – Obama Signs Overhaul of Student Loan Program
President Obama signed legislation on Tuesday to expand college access for millions of young Americans by revamping the [...]
Today beginning at 1:15 EDT the White House will host a Workplace Flexibility Forum with 5 breakout sessions and a closing session. This forum is an effort to make the workplace an environment that supports parents so that they do not feel they have to choose between career and family. The First Couple will be [...]
Since President Obama was sworn into office, he has worked to lay a new foundation for the economy by focusing on health care and education. Last week’s signing of historic health reform was a huge step forward — and today, the President signed legislation that improves on last week’s bill as well as investing in [...]
"We shouldn’t be providing billions in taxpayer-funded giveaways to private banks; we should be providing an affordable, accessible college education to every American." — President Obama
In today’s economy, a high-quality college education has become more critical than ever — but increasingly, students and families are struggling to afford rising costs, and remaining burdened with student [...]
At the Annual Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Award, Michelle Obama received the “Big Help” award from the children of America as reported on Yahoo! News.
The awards are given by the Nickelodeon television network and voted on by young viewers and families who watch it. Each year the program is most notable for green “slime” that shoots [...]
Before President Obama had even signed historic health reform into law, Republicans began promising to repeal it as part of their campaigns this year.
Speaking in Iowa last week, President Obama challenged them to "go for it," arguing that Americans don’t want to move backward on the progress that’s been made.
President Obama:
This is the reform [...]
From OFA Deputy Director Jeremy Bird:
This past week, we saw what change looks like. And now, it’s time to celebrate.
After a year of non-stop work from OFA volunteers like you — reaching out to friends and neighbors; going to countless phone banks, town halls, canvasses, and rallies; placing millions of [...]
At the Annual Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Award, Michelle Obama received the “Big Help” award from the children of America as reported on Yahoo! News.
The awards are given by the Nickelodeon television network and voted on by young viewers and families who watch it. Each year the program is most notable for green “slime” [...]
This is Gina. *Squee!* I wasn’t joking when I said I was serious about African American women taking control of their images and pop cultural destinies by producing their own content.
Thanks to the hard work of Michelle Obama Watch Managing Editor, Aminah Hanan, your MOW Founder-in- Chief has had time over the past 6 months [...]
"Year after year, we’ve seen billions of taxpayer dollars handed out as subsidies to the bankers and middlemen who handle federal student loans, when that money should have gone to advancing the dreams of our students and working families. And yet attempts to fix this problem and reform this program were thwarted by special interests [...]
