President Biden’s public schedule for 08/07/2023:
| 8:15 AM | Out-of-Town Pool Call Time Out-of-Town Pool |
| 8:30 AM | In-Town Pool Call Time In-Town Pool |
| 9:55 AM Leaves New Castle, Delaware | The President and The First Lady depart New Castle, Delaware en route to Joint Base Andrews Out-of-Town Pool |
| 10:30 AM Arrives/Leaves Joint Base Andrews | The President and The First Lady arrive at Joint Base Andrews Joint Base Andrews Out-of-Town Pool |
| 10:50 AM Arrives at the White House | The President and The First Lady arrive at the White House South Lawn Open Press |
| 1:00 PM Welcomes the Houston Astros | The President welcomes the Houston Astros to the White House to celebrate their 2022 World Series victory; The Second Gentleman attends East Room Pre-Credentialed Media & Pooled for TV |
| 5:15 PM | Supplemental Pool Call Time Joint Base Andrews Overhang |
| 6:10 PM Leaves the White House | The President departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews South Lawn Open Press |
| 6:30 PM Leaves Joint Base Andrews | The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Grand Canyon Village, Arizona Joint Base Andrews |
| 9:45 PM Arrives in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona | The President arrives in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route to Grand Canyon Village, Arizona |
When I was looking to see what was happening in Arizona—I had thought maybe there was a campaign event there this evening—I found Forth.News:
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Anyhoo, listed in the Politics tab I found “White House Pool” which posts automatically information provided by the White House. One of the post it posts automatically is “Week Ahead Guidance“.
It was there I found that tomorrow in Arizona the President will; discuss the Biden Administrations historic investments in conservation and protecting our natural resources, and how the Inflation Reduction Act is the largest investment in climate action in our nations history.
I will monitor this week ahead to see how it goes. I’ve tried to sign up for my own “media advisories” cause wouldn’t that help me out a ton. But alas, I haven’t gotten put on the list–yet.
President Biden hosts the Houston Astors @1:00 p.m. D.C., time.
YouTube tells me that the audio only press gaggle will happen around 8:00 p.m. D.C., time.
“Bidenomics” Tweets
From Friday…
The video clip is 41 seconds long.
The clip features news articles regarding the predicted 2023 Recession…
The first 18 seconds…
NPR: A recession might be coming. Here’s what it could look like (01/24/2023).
From the 19 second mark…
Markets Insider: The much-predicted recession may not happen at all (07/09/2023).
Axios: Everyone’s starting to feel the “soft landing” (07/18/2023).
Remarks by President Biden on Bidenomics (07/06/2023).
President Biden (33 second mark): And folks, it’s no accident. It’s Bidenomics in action.
OECD.Org said on 07/04/2023: Year-on-year inflation in the G7 fell to 4.6% in May 2023, from 5.4% in April, reaching its lowest level since September 2021. Inflation declined in all G7 countries, apart from the United Kingdom, where inflation edged up, as core inflation continued to rise. The lowest inflation rates among G7 countries were registered in Japan and Canada, both below 3.5%. Food and energy inflation remained the main contributors to headline inflation in Italy, while core inflation was the main inflation driver in France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States (Figure 2).
From Saturday…
From Sunday…
The video clip is 27 seconds long.
President Biden: We’re back. America is back. We’re going to lead the world. Because everything we’re talking about is the CHIPS and Science Act is going to be made in America–produced and made in America, create thousands of good paying jobs, investing literally hundreds of billions of dollars. We used to lead the world in semiconductors and computer chips–we’re going to do it again. And I’m more optimistic about America’s prospects than I’ve ever been in my whole career.
American Rescue Plan.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Act.
Inflation Reduction Act.
CHIPS and Science Act.
July’s Jobs Report.
Teachers Tweets
From Saturday…
From Sunday…
From the White House…
Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new actions and private commitments to bolster the nation’s cyber defense at schools and protect hard-working American families
Administration leaders, school administrators, educators, and education technology providers will convene at the White House to discuss how to strengthen the nation’s schools’ cybersecurity amidst growing ransomware attacks
The United States has experienced an increase in cyberattacks that have targeted the nation’s schools in recent years. In the 2022-23 academic year alone, at least eight K-12 school districts throughout the country were impacted by significant cyberattacks – four of which left schools having to cancel classes or close completely. Not only have these attacks disrupted school operations, but they also have impacted students, their families, teachers, and administrators. Sensitive personal information – including, student grades, medical records, documented home issues, behavioral information, and financial information – of students and employees were stolen and publicly disclosed. Additionally, sensitive information about school security systems was leaked online as a result of these attacks. Today, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, joined First Lady Jill Biden, to convene school administrators, educators and private sector companies to discuss best practices and new resources available to strengthen our schools’ cybersecurity, protect American families and schools, and prevent cyberattacks from disrupting our classrooms.
According to a 2022 U.S. Government Accountability Office report, the loss of learning following a cyberattack ranged from three days to three weeks, and recovery time can take anywhere from two to nine months. Further, the monetary losses to school districts following a cyber incident ranged from $50,000 to $1 million. That is why the Biden-Harris Administration has had a relentless focus on securing our nation’s critical infrastructure since day one, and continues to work tirelessly to provide resources that enable the U.S.’s more than 13,000 school districts to better protect and defend their students and employees against cyberattacks.
The Administration is taking additional action and committing resources to strengthen the cybersecurity of the nation’s K-12 school systems, including:
White House.gov. 08/07/2023.
- Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is proposing establishing a pilot program under the Universal Service Fund to provide up to $200 million over three years to strengthen cyber defenses in K-12 schools and libraries in tandem with other federal agencies that have deep expertise in cybersecurity.
- The U.S. Department of Education will establish a Government Coordinating Council (GCC) that will coordinate activities, policy, and communications between, and amongst, federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial education leaders to strengthen the cyber defenses and resilience of K-12 schools. By facilitating formal, ongoing collaboration between all levels of government and the education sector, the GCC will be a key first step in the Department’s strategy to protect schools and districts from cybersecurity threats and for supporting districts in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from cybersecurity attacks.
- The U.S. Department of Education and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) jointly released K-12 Digital Infrastructure Brief: Defensible & Resilient, the second in a series of guidance documents to assist educational leaders in building and sustaining core digital infrastructure for learning. Additional briefs released by the U.S. Department of Education include Adequate and Future-Proof and Privacy-Enhancing, Interoperable and Useful.
- CISA is committing to providing tailored assessments, facilitating exercises, and delivering cybersecurity training for 300 new K-12 entities over the coming school year. CISA plans to conduct 12 K-12 cyber exercises this year, averaging one per month, and is currently soliciting exercise requests from government and critical infrastructure partners, including the K-12 community.
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National Guard Bureau are releasing updated resource guides to ensure state government and education officials know how to report cybersecurity incidents and can leverage the federal government’s cyber defense capabilities.
Additionally, several education technology providers are committing to providing free and low-cost resources to school districts, including:
White House.gov. 08/07/2023.
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) is committing the following: $20 million for a K-12 cyber grant program available to all school districts and state departments of education; free security training offerings tailored to K-12 IT staff delivered through AWS Skill Builder; and no-cost cyber incident response assistance through its Customer Incident Response Team in the event a school district experiences a cyberattack. AWS will also provide free well-architected security reviews to U.S. education technology companies providing mission-critical applications to the K-12 community.
- Cloudflare, through its Project Cybersafe Schools, will offer a suite of free Zero Trust cybersecurity solutions to public school districts under 2,500 students, to give small school districts faster, safer Internet browsing and email security.
- PowerSchool, a provider of cloud-based K-12 software in the United States for 80% of school districts, will provide new free and subsidized “security as a service” courses, training, tools and resources to all U.S. schools and districts.
- Google released an updated “K-12 Cybersecurity Guidebook” for schools on the most effective and impactful steps education systems can take to ensure the security of their Google hardware and software applications.
- D2L, a learning platform company, is committing to: providing access to new cybersecurity courses in collaboration with trusted third-parties; extending its information security review for the core D2L integration partners; and pursuing additional third-party validation of D2L compliance with security standards.
The commitments made today will help ensure the nation’s schools are in the best position to secure their networks to keep their students, educators, and employees safe. This is the latest example of President Biden’s commitment to ease the everyday concerns facing Americans – from strengthening confidence in the safety of the devices brought into homes and classrooms to securing the cyber infrastructure of our nation’s schools.
White House.gov. 08/07/2023.
First Lady Jill Biden Hosts the Back to School Safely: Cybersecurity Summit scheduled for 4:00 p.m. D.C., time.
Random Tweet
From Saturday…
As of 7:30 a.m. my time “days.to” said…
Mental Health Tweet
From Sunday…
From ED.gov…
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing more than $95 million in awards across 35 states to increase access to school-based mental health services and strengthen the pipeline of mental health professionals in high-needs school districts. The awards were funded by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), which President Biden signed into law on June 25, 2022, and they help advance the Administration’s efforts to tackle the mental health crisis in our schools as part of his National Mental Health Strategy.
The Department of Education (Department) has awarded $286 million across 264 grantees in 48 states and territories to boost the training, hiring, and diversification of mental health professionals through two grants – the School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) grant program and Mental Health Service Professional (MHSP) grant program – in President Biden’s Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Grantees estimate that these funds collectively will prepare more than 14,000 new mental health professionals for America’s schools. A state-by-state breakdown of these projections is included below.
Today’s announcement of 93 additional MHSP awards, following the awarding of $46 million to 67 grantees in December, means that the Department will fund a total of 160 MHSP grantees across the country who will train and place thousands of diverse and certified mental health providers in schools with the most need. Nearly half (45 percent) of MHSP grantees proposed a partnership with a Minority Serving Institution, Historically Black College or University or Tribal College or University. In February, the Department also announced $141 million in SBMH grants, which supports districts in hiring mental health professionals.
The Department is also announcing up to $2.6 million in funding for a new Mental Health Personnel Technical Assistance Center to support MHSP and SBMH grantees in meeting the goals of their grant. This Center will help identify and develop resources both for SBMH and MHSP grantees to support grantees in addressing the social, emotional, and mental health needs of PK-12 students and staff. The Center will also provide support to the field more broadly – to grantees and beyond – by disseminating best practices in recruiting, training, placing, and retaining school-based mental health services providers.
These historic investments are made possible because of funds provided under BSCA. Over the next five years, the Department will invest the remainder of the $1 billion provided by BSCA in mental health professionals for schools through the MHSP and SBMH programs, helping advance the President’s goal, as part of his Mental Health Strategy, to double the number of school counselors, social workers, and other school-based mental health professionals.
These funds have the potential to meaningfully change lives by building a mental health infrastructure in schools and communities across the country. These grants complement $1 billion BSCA funds to support safe school environments through the Stronger Connections grant program through evidence-based strategies that advance equity and support student social, emotional, physical, and mental well-being.
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These announcements are part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to addressing the nation’s mental health crisis by providing more resources and supports to help schools address students’ mental health needs. Last fall, the Department announced the Stronger Connections Grant program, which provided awards totaling nearly $1 billion to 56 states and territories through BSCA to help schools in high-need districts provide students with safe and supportive learning opportunities and environments that are critical for their success.
At the beginning of the school year, the Department sent a letter with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to governors across the country to highlight federal resources available to states and schools to invest in mental health services for students. The Department also awarded $122 billion in American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds to help schools reopen and recover, and experts indicate more than $2 billion has been directed to hire more school psychologists, counselors, and other mental health professionals in K-12 schools. With the help of these funds, as of July, compared with the pre-pandemic period, the number of school social workers is up 48 percent, the number of school counselors is up 10 percent, the number of school nurses is up 42 percent, and the number of school psychologists is up 10 percent.
ED.gov. 05/15/2023.
U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Tweet
From Sunday…
Y!Sports said on Sunday; The U.S. women’s national team crashed out of the 2023 World Cup here on Sunday, losing to longtime nemesis Sweden in the Round of 16 on penalties 5-4 after regulation finished 0-0. They largely dominated 120 messy, physical, tense minutes. They tested Swedish goalkeeper Zecira Musovic again and again. They played well enough to win in regulation, or at least in extra time, but couldn’t find a breakthrough. And then, in the shootout, they slid to their worst World Cup finish ever.
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