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Churches in the region to -- and public school officials to get state funding for dropout prevention programs. and brought together african-american and latino leaders to help set up after-school programs. because when we help keep kids off the street and we give them a productive way to spend their time, then graduation rates go up. so that's a commitment that i've carried with me to the oval office. and today i want to announce steps my administration will take to help end the dropout crisis in the african-american community, in the latino community, and in the larger american community. bec...

Charter schools where students can take advanced and college-level courses. so government has a responsibility. government can help educate students to succeed in college and a career. government can help provide the resources to engage dropouts and those at risk of dropping out. and when necessary, government has to be critically involved in turning around lowest performing schools. and nobody's been more passionate about this than arnie duncan. but as i've said before, education is not and cannot be the task of government alone. it's going to take nonprofits and businesses doing their part t...

Billion. make a note of that since you, the american taxpayer own 80% of aig. nuclear research in iran, the head of the u.n. nuclear watchdog agency can't confirm iran's motives are peaceful. last week the same official suggested that iran may be working on a nuclear warhead. iran is already under three sets of u.n. sanctions. president obama says all of america suffers when high school students drop out. he's taking aim at schools with graduation rates below 60% offering what he calls turnaround grants to fund drastic changes. those changes could include districts shutting down their worst ...

About two hours ago. >> government can help educate students to succeed in college and a career. government can help provide the resources to engage dropouts and those at risk of dropping out. and when necessary, government has to be critically involved in turning around lowest performing schools. >> so talking about education, we have josh levs over at the stimulus desk. josh, i know you have this first point you want to make how the stimulus money has affected education jobs in particular. >> when people hear stimulus a lot of think of shovel ready jobs on the street. education is by far the...

Also, another developing story, yankee star alex rodriguez has been contacted by federal investigators regarding a canadian doctor accused of selling an unapproved drug. rodriguez apparently quoted on monday saying he was aware of the investigation and cooperating. this coming in from the ap. arod not the only player in part being contacted by this session. reyez met with officials last week regarding the doctor accused of selling an unapproved drug. president obama unveiling $900 million proposal to help states close down or reform their worst performing schools. it is part of a move to put...