State of the Union Office Hours with Zakiya Smith, Steve Robinson & Mary Wall 1/27/12
Zakiya Smith, Sr Policy Advisor for Education, Steve Robinson, Special Assistant at the Domestic Policy Council & Mary Wall, Policy Assistant at the Domestic Policy respond to your questions in a special SOTU session of WH Office Hours. The full week's schedule: http://www.wh.gov/sotu.
hi! this is mary, zakiya, and steve, here to answer your questions on #education #whchat- .@addicted2fantac did you know you can cap student loan payments at 15% of your income? find out more studentaid.ed.gov/ibr #whchat
- .@_orwell we are working w congress to fix the law. in meantime we are offering states flexibility within law whitehouse.gov/the-press-offi… #whchat
#WHchat What is being done to support early #education programs? A lot of @BarackObama #SOTU was about higher ed innovation and loans.- .@nate_merrill just announced first round of Race to the Top (RTT) Early Learning Challenge grants to 9 states. whitehouse.gov/the-press-offi… #whchat
- .@istekim we realize the importance of tech to power learning. see our national plan ed.gov/technology/net… and follow @officeofedtech #whchat
#WHChat For WH education initiatives, expand what has worked: NYC has piloted & evaluated many young adult programs nyc.gov/html/ceo/html/…- .@davidbceo POTUS excited to test new ideas & invest in what works. announced today (see First in the World) whitehouse.gov/the-press-offi… #whchat
- .@chrisnakutis entrepreneurs power small business. check out student start up plan sba.gov/startupamerica… #whchat
- .@aohdc adults are important for higher ed 2020 goal. strong support for adult ed thru comm colls, links 2 jobs whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/01/2… #whchat
- .@hopescholarship cfpb is helping educate students about their debt. check out consumerfinance.gov/students/repay/ and consumerfinance.gov/students/knowb… #whchat
