President Obama's Education Speech Released Early

The White House posted President Barack Obama's remarks on education, scheduled for Tuesday, in advance.

President Obama plans to tell the nation's schoolchildren that they are ultimately most responsible for their education.

President Obama's planned talk has been controversial, with several conservative organizations and individuals accusing him of trying to dig too directly into local education.

But White House officials, including Education Secretary Arne Duncan, have said the charges are silly.

In the remarks set for Tuesday, Obama tells young people that all the work of parents, educators and others won't matter "unless you show up for those schools, pay attention to those teachers."

To read the speech click on this link:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/MediaResources/PreparedSchoolRemarks/