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High schools can compete to have President Obama at graduation

Coming to a high school graduation near you: President Barack Obama.

The White House and the Education Department are giving public high schools the opportunity to compete to have the president speak at their commencement ceremony this spring. The winning school must demonstrate how it’s helping prepare students to meet Obama’s goal of the U.S. having the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020.

Full Story: http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-02-19-obama-commencement_N.htm

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