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How the President Will Help All Working Families with Young Kids Afford Child Care:
Posted byon January 22, 2015 at 4:40 PM ESTPresident Obama stopped by the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS to lay out his plan to help alleviate this burden for every middle-class family who is working and trying to raise young children.
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An "Experiment" in Universal Child Care in the United States: Lessons from the Lanham Act
Posted byon January 22, 2015 at 2:23 PM ESTAt a time when 60 percent of households with children do not have a stay-at-home parent -- and center-based child care for an infant in three out of five states costs more than tuition and fees at four-year public universities -- we’ve got to act again.
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Front and Center: Bringing Marginalized Girls into Focus in STEM and CTE Education
Posted byon January 16, 2015 at 6:27 PM ESTAs part of the President’s commitment to equal opportunity for all students, the Domestic Policy Council and the Council on Women and Girls, the Department of Education, and the Georgetown University Law Center on Poverty and Inequality highlighted programs that focus on developing the talent of girls of color and low-income girls in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and career technical education (CTE) careers.
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Is It Just Us, or Is Everyone Talking About Paid Leave?
Posted byon January 16, 2015 at 4:33 PM ESTEveryone seems to be talking about President Obama’s big paid leave announcement. This is big news that will help everyday Americans. Don't believe us? Check out the attention the announcement is getting.
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Great Strides for Women’s Health Under the Affordable Care Act
Posted byon January 9, 2015 at 12:41 PM ESTThe Department of Health and Human Services released a report detailing the important strides we have made in women’s health as a result of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
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The Year in Review: A Look Back at the Most Memorable Moments of 2014
Posted byon December 29, 2014 at 12:31 PM EST2014 has offered some great achievements for President Obama and the American people. Join the President's Chief of Staff Denis McDonough in taking a look back at this year's most memorable moments.
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"America's Resurgence Is Real": President Obama Reflects on 2014
Posted byon December 19, 2014 at 6:19 PM ESTAs 2014 winds down, President Obama stopped by the press briefing room in the White House to offer his thoughts on what the past year has meant for the country.
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Dan Pfeiffer Joins Medium: "Breaking Down the 'Worst' Year in Washington"
Posted byon December 19, 2014 at 11:34 AM ESTToday, Dan Pfeiffer joined the popular blogging platform Medium, posting an op-ed that reflected on 2014 as a year of great progress for President Obama and the progressive agenda -- no matter what the critics have said.
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Honoring Lifelong Efforts to End Violence Against Women
Posted byon December 12, 2014 at 12:16 PM ESTVital Voices presents Vice President Biden with the Solidarity Award for his leadership on fighting gender-based violence.
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STEM for Students on the Silver Screen
Posted byon December 12, 2014 at 9:48 AM ESTOn Wednesday evening, the White House welcomed dozens of eager middle-school, high-school and college students to a special Computer Science Heroes Film Festival that recognized outstanding women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The film festival was part of this week’s White House celebration of Computer Science Education Week.