President Obama's Weekly Address 6/9/12: Congress Must Act to Keep our Teachers on the Job

WASHINGTON, DC— In this week’s address, President Obama urged Congress to take action now to put our teachers back to work in classrooms, because the best predictor of individual and American success in this economy is a good education. In 2009 and 2010, we helped keep hundreds of thousands of teachers on the job, but we must do more, which is why the President sent Congress his jobs bill in September that helps states prevent more layoffs and rehire more teachers. It’s time for our elected leaders to come together and take action on the President’s bill to help our students and economy, and put our teachers back to work.