President Obama Praises Work of 100Kin10

President Barack Obama, in a pre-recorded video for 100Kin10’s third annual Summit, applauded 100Kin10, its partner organizations, and their collective success in their efforts to “train and recruit more than 40,000 STEM teachers by 2016 and to encourage more of these talented educators to stay in the classroom longer.” The President hearkened to his State of the Union address in 2011, where he “announced a national goal to prepare 100,000 new teachers in science, technology, engineering, and math over the next decade.” Speaking directly to the “200 partners, from local government, to national organizations to global corporations” that have made commitments to action in response to the President’s call since 100Kin10’s founding in 2011, the President thanked them for their continued efforts and encouraged them to keep up the great work, saying “thanks in part to the commitments all of you have made, we’re making progress.”