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"For many U.S. students, this week starts the beginning of a new school year; to commemorate, President Obama is planning to give a speech with hopes of &amp;quot;energizing the nation&amp;#039;s youths to seek academic success, for their own sake and for their country&amp;#039;s,&amp;quot; according to NYTimes.com. It&amp;#039;s set to broadcast today at noon eastern on national television and online at C-Span or the White House site.  According to ABC.com, some Republicans and conservative critics have accused the president of &amp;quot;playing politics with America&amp;#039;s schoolchildren,&amp;quot; prompting the White House to publish Obama&amp;#039;s speech pre-delivery to make clear his message. Here&amp;#039;s a snippet:  I&amp;#039;ve talked a lot about your government&amp;#039;s responsibility for setting high standards, supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schools that aren&amp;#039;t working where students aren&amp;#039;t getting the opportunities they deserve.   But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, and the best schools in the world \u2013 and none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities. Unless you show up to those schools; pay attention to those teachers; listen to your parents, grandparents and other adults; and put in the hard work it takes to succeed.    Visit the White House website to see Obama&amp;#039;s remarks in full.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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