Obama Delivers Commencement at Kalamazoo High June 7

Kalamazoo Central High School in Michigan won an achievement contest. Obama leaves for Michigan at 2:40 pm. He will speak at 7 pm eastern. The speech will be live streamed at WhiteHouse.gov.

In choosing the Michigan school, the White House noted the district's privately and anonymously funded Kalamazoo Promise program. The district's 11,600 students are guaranteed scholarships covering 65 percent to 100 percent of a student's college tuition at any of the state's 15 public universities or 28 community colleges for four years.
The five-year-old program has paid out about $17 million for 1,500 graduates and expects to pay $7.5 million this school year.
The White House also cited Kalamazoo Central's 80 percent-plus graduation rate, improvements in academic performance and a culturally rich curriculum.
Education is widely viewed as one hope for Michigan's long-struggling economy. Detroit News