President’s Back-to-School Address to Students - Sept. 28, 12:30 p.m. CDT - President Obama will deliver his third annual Back-to-School Speech to students live from Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Washington, D.C. In speaking directly to students in past years, President Obama has encouraged them to study hard and take responsibility for their education, urged them to set goals, to believe in themselves, and to be the authors of their own destinies.
Live viewing for September 28th is described here in a press release from the White House. In the press release it is stated, "President Obama’s Back-to-School Speech will be live streamed on WhiteHouse.gov so that classrooms across the country may listen to or watch the remarks." For more information please visit www.whitehouse.gov/back-to-school.
Additionally, "Schools across the country can also watch the speech live on MSNBC as a special feature of NBC News’ “Education Nation” – part of NBC’s weeklong commitment to education reports and programming across the network’s shows and platforms beginning September 25." For more information please visit http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Obama-to-Deliver-Back-to-School-Speech-From-Banneker-High.html
Since the speech is only available via Internet streaming or a commercial television network, AISD-TV is unable to carry the speech live. MSNBC is available on the AISD MediaCAST System under the Digital TV section. A copy of the President's speech will be posted after the fact on the MediaCAST system.