President Obama’s Praise for the Met and Big Picture Learning Schools!
On March 1st, President Obama and Secretary Duncan joined General Colin Powell for the announcement of Grad Nation — a 10-year campaign to mobilize America to reverse the dropout crisis and help America’s our children be prepared for success in college, work and life.
During his speech, Obama singled out the Met Center in Rhode Island as an institution that offers the kind of individual instruction to students that will be used in the new program that he unveiled. He said: “That’s why we’ll follow the example of places like the Met Center in Rhode Island that give students that individual attention, while also preparing them through real-world, hands-on training the possibility of succeeding in a career.”
Click here to read the full transcript of President Obama’s speech.
Find out more at the America’s Promise Alliance website. Also, read General Powell’s recent blog post on the White House website.