By: Libby Quaid and Linda Stewart Ball
Source: apnews.myway.com
When kids all across the country return to school Tuesday, some will see a welcoming message from President Barack Obama and some won’t.
Obama’s planned address to students has touched off yet another confrontation with Republican critics, who have battered the White House over health care and now accuse the president of foisting a political agenda on children.
The president will speak directly to students Tuesday about the need to work hard and stay in school. His address will be shown live on the White House Web site and on C-SPAN at noon EDT, a time when classrooms across the country will be able to tune in.
Schools don’t have to show it. But districts across the country have been inundated with phone calls from parents and are struggling to address the controversy that broke out after Education Secretary Arne Duncan sent a letter to principals urging schools to tune in.
Obama speech to students sparks new controversy
