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Couple of blog comments i want to read to you. richard says, "look closely at how much we spend on multiple standardized tests children have to take. so much time is devoted to prepping children for the tests instead of focusing on teaching." jack, a quick comment on that. >> there is a concern that we spend a lot of time on testing, but if we dont spend it on testing, we ought to be focusing on a rich curriculum, then well still need the teachers in the classroom. its not so much a budget savin...

Teaching positions. outrage also sparking college and university protests coast to coast. cnn i-reporters have been sending us video from last weeks "day of action" demonstration. these images from the university of california, riverside. i-reporter devin anderson says, its crazy that higher education is the first to get cut. he sent us this protest video from the university of massachusetts, amherst, and a teacher in washington weighs in. >> we have a wide-scale problem on this issue of educati...

That, and that is something that has been quite controversial, because you remember a couple weeks ago, just a 30-day extension, that ran out. this would take care of it until the end of the year and also c.o.b.r.a. health insurance assistance, that would also be taken care of until the end of the year. its one of the reasons why republicans, some of them, might end up voting against this, because they say the right way to do it is three month as the a time. democrats, no accident it is december...

First of all, not all the students are failing every subject. we actually broke those numbers down. >> okay. >> and a majority of the students are failing at least one subject. but we cannot make a blanket statement that all students are failing every subject. >> what weve got on the screen is 50% of students are failing every subject, 7% of them are proficient in math. regardless, how do you address this because there are some people who say, is that not, you know what, part of that responsibil...

From the community since 1969. >> oh, boy. >> i think at some point, the school district lost credibility with community stakeholders and as a result of that, havent been able to get a tax passed since that time. with right sizing our school district, im confident that well be able to move forward, increase the quality of education the children receive in kansas city and reverse that trend. >> dan, last question to you. any other recourse other than these cuts, these draconian cuts in many cases...

Regulating students, they ought to stop. theres been a recent series of cases in the third circuit, our federal judicial appellate district dealing with internet activity of students, where they post things about this administrators. and the way the third circuit has ruled on that under the first amendment, if it has no affect on school safety and discipline, its an infringement on the first amendment. >> matthew an interesting debate. well see how it shakes out in court. thank you for joining m...

And thats not good for kids or instruction. >> neil: how is chopping a day off the school week better? >> well, it depends. each school district has unique conditions. for example, in denver, we dont have the conditions that you see in other parts and thats something that -- thats something that has to be carefully negotiated between all the parties involved. because at the end of the day we have to offer a living wage in a sense, while at the same time maintaining the delicate balance of recrui...

Administrators, and of those 33, six -- six filed complaints against students who had been the subject of multiple complaints. thats a fairly significant number right there. >> again, this is just absolutely mind-bending to me. the fact is what schools will say is the situation presents itself, theyre on a campus to learn, to be educated. so theyre going to use this as a line basically to say were going to keep these kids on the campus, were going to educate them about their travails, maybe help...

Getting stuck with this bill. >> how did it play out with the president weighing in on the firings of 93 administrators, principal staffers at that one high school in rhode island. is that any kind of a misstep you see here? hes playing hardball on that one. >> he is. i commend the president. hes very academically accomplished. he knows how important it is. somebodys got to step up. i am glad this president has stepped up and said, look, weve got to have standards not only in the front office bu...

Im wolf blitzer and you are in "the situation room." all right. for students you might say gpa isnt for grade point average but grand protests and anger. look at this. crowds of students, parents and teachers are more than 30 states trying to teach lawmakers and administrators a lesson in civil disobedience. they are mad about budget cuts that caused tuition hikes and canceled classes and temporary layoffs from professors p slashed funds for elementary and secondary education a are an issue. t...