President Barack Obama will speak at Wright Middle School in Madison Wednesday, the White House confirmed Friday.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will join Obama to likely discuss K-12 education. In a statement last week the White House said Obama would discuss ""strengthening America's education system.""
According to Wispolitics.com the event is invitation-only and will primarily include an audience of students, teachers and school staff.
Wright Middle School, a 12-year-old charter school, emphasizes community involvement and social action, according to its website. The school is named after the late Rev. James C.Wright, a well-known local civil rights leader.
Last week, Gov. Jim Doyle indicated at a news conference that Obama would discuss the impact of federal stimulus incentives such as Race to the Top dollars.
Doyle said he has taken steps in the past few weeks in an effort to improve Wisconsin's chances of receiving funds from the Race to the Top program. Doyle proposed legislation allowing for mayoral takeover of the Milwaukee Public School system and recently proposed other reforms related to teacher evaluations.
""In Wisconsin, we are taking this as a great challenge, and we are really moving forward, which never would have happened without the recovery act,"" he said.
