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• Obama's back-to-school speech inspires some kids (AP)
• Education secretary bemoans dropout rate (AP)
• Gates brings education message to MTV, Nickelodeon (AP)
• Obama recalls restless youth in address to kids (AFP)
• New program will teach students about 9/11 (AP)
• Obama asks students to set school-year goals (Reuters)
• Save for College or Retirement? (U.S. News & World Report)
• Ex-first lady Bush backs Obama on speech to schoolkids (AFP)
• Prepared text of Obama's speech to school students (AP)
• Analysis: Furor over speech typifies polarization (AP)

Obama's back-to-school speech inspires some kids (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 06:42 PM PDT AP - On the very first day of the school year, 12-year-old Mileena Rodriguez was reminded by President Barack Obama himself that hard work can take you places.Mileena listened to Obama's plea to study hard and stay in school Tuesday, watching along with several of her classmates at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School and students across the country.

Education secretary bemoans dropout rate (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 06:09 PM PDT AP - Education Secretary Arne Duncan says President Barack Obama feels that it's critically important to speak directly to America's school students because academic performance must be improved.

Gates brings education message to MTV, Nickelodeon (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 04:40 PM PDT AP - Students who might be too glued to their televisions to keep up with homework are going to find channels like MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon prodding them to get on task and graduate.

Obama recalls restless youth in address to kids (AFP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 03:29 PM PDT AFP - Defying conservative fury, Barack Obama Tuesday invoked his transformation from wayward youth to president, challenging US children in a back-to-school speech to excel despite personal obstacles.

New program will teach students about 9/11 (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 01:28 PM PDT AP - Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani joined Sept. 11 family members and college professors on Tuesday at a hotel blocks from the World Trade Center site to unveil a plan to teach middle and high school students about the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Obama asks students to set school-year goals (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 11:45 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama will challenge students to set goals "and to do everything you can to meet them" in a back-to-school speech that critics feared would promote a political agenda.

Save for College or Retirement? (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 07:34 AM PDT U.S. News & World Report - Many parents of teenagers are facing a financial dilemma: paying for their children's college tuition bills during the same years they should be shoring up their retirement accounts. Randi Mayer, 51, of Riverwoods, Ill., is currently prioritizing college savings. Mayer's 19-year-old older son attends a public university, and her 17-year-old son is considering public colleges as well. "Since college for us is more immediate at this point, probably a little bit more goes toward the college fund than towards the retirement fund," says Mayer, whose father financed her undergraduate degree. ...

Ex-first lady Bush backs Obama on speech to schoolkids (AFP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 06:41 AM PDT AFP - After taking a bashing from the right, US President Barack Obama got a boost Tuesday from an influential conservative for his plans to give a speech to school children: Laura Bush.

Prepared text of Obama's speech to school students (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 12:18 AM PDT AP - The prepared text of President Barack Obama's back-to-school address scheduled for Tuesdays, as released in advance by the White House:

Analysis: Furor over speech typifies polarization (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 06:26 PM PDT AP - The furor over President Barack Obama's start-of-school speech to the nation's students — challenging them to work hard, earn good grades and stay in school — typifies the country's widening rift over politics and social issues.

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