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The uproar over President Obama's back-to-school speech led the White House to release the transcript Monday.
Many conservatives have expressed a fear that the address would be used to push a partisan political agenda. In the text of the speech, however, Obama avoids any mention of controversial political initiatives. He repeatedly urges students to work hard and stay in school.
"No matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you'll need an education to do it," he says.
"This isn't just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country."
The text of the 18-minute speech was posted on the White House Web site so people can read it before its scheduled Internet broadcast to schoolchildren Tuesday. Read text of Obama's speech to students (pdf)
Some of the president's critics have been adamantly opposed to the idea of an address by Obama to children.
"The president's speeches tend to be [about] what's wrong with the country and what can we do to fix it," said Bill Hogsett, a parent from Dallas, Texas.
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