Obama’s High School Commencement Challenge

[bijou]

President Obama has a challenge for the nation’s public high schools:  Prove your school is the best, and he’ll come speak to your graduation this year.

"I’m excited to announce the first annual race to the top high school commencement challenge," President Obama says in the video message, "Just go to whitehouse.gov/commencement, and fill out an application by march 15th telling us why your school is special and why it should be a model for other schools around the country working to boost attendance and increase the number of graduates prepared for college or a career.”  ...

The First Lady has issued a similar challenge to George Washington University – if their student body completes 100,000 hours of community serve this year, Mrs. Obama has promised to speak at their graduation.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/02/obamas-high-school-commencement-challenge.html

[MarshallLaw]

Well, that oughta push the national dropout rate through the ****in' roof.......

[JohnnyReb]

I hope some little school in the middle of nowhere in the deep south wins....then tells "THE ONE" thanks but no thanks, Bubba is going to speak on the joys of deer hunting.