Week in Photos

President Barack Obama answers a question from a reporter as he walks through Lafayette Park back to the White House after he spoke at an America's Promise Alliance education event in Washington. President Obama announced new steps to improve the nation's schools and cited the Alliance, founded by former secretary of State Colin Powell, as an example of a partnership organization dedicated to improving the lives of America's children and youth on Monday.

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