Here's What You Missed from President Obama's Tumblr Q&A on Education [Video]
With a Reddit AMA and Google Hangout under his belt, President Barack Obama took to Tumblr Tuesday to participate in his first-ever Q&A on the microblogging platform. The topic of conversation was...
View ArticleDespite Obama's Endorsement, Sen. Warren's Student Loan Bill Gets Voted Down
Despite President Barack Obama's pleading, Senate Republicans have voted down Elizabeth Warren's sponsored bill that would allow borrowers to refinance their existing student loan debt at today's...
View ArticlePresident Obama to Grads: 'I Want the Entire Nation to Learn from Worcester...
President Barack Obama thinks the rest of the country could learn a thing or two from Worcester Technical High School. The president touted Worcester Tech's education model and offered its 2014...
View ArticleObama Fires Back at MIT Professor Who Referenced the 'Stupidity of the...
MIT Economics Professor Jonathan Gruber came under fire last week when a video of him surfaced saying the "stupidity of the American voter" is what helped pass Obamacare in 2010. Gruber, who was a...
View ArticleWhat Obama's New Ratings System Could Mean for Colleges
The Obama administration unveiled Friday a "draft framework" of the college ratings system proposed by the president 16 months ago. By the start of the 2015 academic year, universities are expected to...
View ArticlePresident Obama Has Proposed Two Years of Free Community College
If President Barack Obama has his say, the first two years of community college will be "free for everybody who is willing to work for it." The country's commander-in-chief unveiled a proposal...
View ArticleTom Hanks Supports Obama's Plan to Offer Two Free Years of Community College
President Barack Obama proposed last week two years of free community college "for everybody who is willing to work for it." And Tom Hanks couldn't agree more with the plan. The actor, of...
View Article6 Greater Boston Places to Watch the State of the Union Address
On Tuesday evening, Jan. 20, President Barack Obama will deliver the annual State of the Union address at 9 p.m. ET. In Greater Boston, that means people will be wanting to tune in for an update on...
View ArticleHere's Where President Obama Is Expected To Eat Lunch Today In Cambridge
It’s certainly no secret that President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are here in town today. It’s also no secret that the President of the United States happens...
View ArticleDonte Stallworth Had Ideas For the Patriots' White House Visit
Up prepping Patriots players for questions to ask Obama today about drones, PATRIOT ACT, Yemen, etc. Let's see if any of them follow through — Donté Stallworth (@DonteStallworth) April 23, 2015 Former...
View ArticleWatch the Patriots at the White House [Live Stream]
Arguably the NFL's most aptly named team for such a trip, the Patriots are headed back to the White House. Scheduled for 2:15 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, President Obama will receive the Super Bowl...
View ArticleThe Patriots Will Forever Be the Butt of Deflate-Gate Jokes
At this point, it doesn't matter if investigator Ted Wells ever finds out whether the Patriots deflated footballs in the first half of the AFC Championship Game against the Colts. The damage is...
View ArticleTom Brady Isn't the Only Famous Athlete Who's Ever Skipped the White House
Good for Tom Brady and his drive for the 5th ring! — James Stewart (@IAmJamesStewart) April 27, 2015 We still don't know why Tom Brady didn't attend the White House alongside his Patriots teammates...
View ArticleBoston Download: CyberArk Acquisition Rumors, City's Bid to Woo GE, Obama...
CyberArk Shares Rise on Acquisition Rumors CyberArk's stock price was up 21 percent Wednesday morning after a report in an Israeli newspaper that fellow cybersecurity firm Check Point is looking to...
View ArticleWayfair's Founders Are Now Billionaires | Another Public Tech Co. In Boston...
Dylan: I have an announcement and a reminder: We're launching Rhode Island Inno next month! To get you ready for that, I published a story on how Rhode Island plans to become a larger innovation hub,...
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