President Obama praises Bard High School Early College

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<p>In a speech to the NAACP, President Obama singled out Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) and Medgar Evars College Preparatory School for praise in their “innovative approaches” to increasing rigor and quality to inner-city schools:</p>

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<p>More information on BHSEC can be found here:
<a href=“http://www.bard.edu/bhsec/[/url]”>http://www.bard.edu/bhsec/</a></p>

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<p>“Innovative approaches” describes everything that Bard does.</p>

<p>Nice that Obama recognized BHSEC. :)</p>

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<p>As a parent of a BHSEC graduate and a current sophmore. It is nice to see BHSEC recognized on the national level. Maybe in the future, I won’t get blank stares when I mention that my kids attend/attended BHSEC.</p>

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<p>And why not, a follow-up testimonial from a BHSEC grad now attending (gasp) Williams:
[Kesi</a> Augustine: Obama’s Dream: A Model NYC High School](<a href=“HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost”>Obama's Dream: A Model NYC High School | HuffPost New York)</p>