{"id":230,"date":"2016-11-17T11:56:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T16:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=230"},"modified":"2016-11-17T11:57:27","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T16:57:27","slug":"obama-calls-for-celebration-of-american-education-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/11\/17\/obama-calls-for-celebration-of-american-education-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama Calls for Celebration of American Education Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232\" style=\"width: 849px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-232\" src=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/highschool.jpg\" alt=\"iStock\" width=\"849\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/highschool.jpg 849w, https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/highschool-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/highschool-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iStock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>President Barack Obama is calling for support of local schools and educators in recognition of American Education Week \u2014 a seven-day celebration that runs through Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>In a proclamation issued last week, Obama asked Americans to do their part to help \u201ccreate opportunities for every school and student.\u201d He also emphasized the importance of creating pathways to higher education for all.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEducation can lift up a generation, allowing them to carry the torch of progress forward and make our world a better place,\u201d he said. \u201cThis week, let us recommit to the important work that remains and ensure every student in America can access the support, resources, and opportunities to thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During his time in office, Obama backed efforts to streamline the FAFSA and make information about colleges more accessible to the public. His administration also led initiatives to reform the student loan system, expand the Pell Grant program, and make community college free for hard-working students.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/the-press-office\/2016\/11\/10\/presidential-proclamation-american-education-week-2016\">Read the full proclamation<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nacacnet.org\/advocacy--ethics\/initiatives\/#accordion_1\"> learn more about efforts<\/a> to expand access to higher education and strengthen the college admission counseling profession.<\/p>\n<p><em>Admitted writer\/editor Mary Stegmeir welcomes additional comments and story ideas at<a href=\"mailto:mstegmeir@nacacnet.org\"> mstegmeir@nacacnet.org<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Barack Obama is calling for support of local schools and educators in recognition of American Education Week \u2014 a seven-day celebration that runs through Saturday. In a proclamation issued last week, Obama asked Americans to do their part to help \u201ccreate opportunities for every school and student.\u201d He also emphasized the importance of creating &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/11\/17\/obama-calls-for-celebration-of-american-education-week\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Obama Calls for Celebration of American Education Week<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,16],"tags":[162,163,105,34,164,165],"class_list":["post-230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-access","category-advocacy","tag-american-education-week","tag-barack-obama","tag-community-college","tag-fafsa","tag-pell-grant","tag-student-loans"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Mary Stegmeir","author_link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/author\/mstegmeir\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peWmJq-3I","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}