President Obama delivered the commencement address this evening during graduation ceremonies at Kalamazoo Central High School, winner of the Race to the Top Commencement Challenge.
Lawndale's Environmental Charter High School was among six finalists in the competition, aimed at rewarding schools and students embracing efforts to reform public education.
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis will speak later this month at the school's graduation ceremonies.
Arne Duncan, the U.S. secretary of education, wrote an Op-Ed lauding the local charter school for its efforts to actively engage students in their own education, prepare them for college and inspire them to volunteer in their local community. Duncan's Op-Ed appeared exclusively in today's Daily Breeze.
You can read more about Environmental Charter and Obama's Race to the Top Commencement Challenge here, here and here.
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