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Cant read, cant write. i have to do something about that. >> he is not alone. several hundred concerned parents recently rallied in new orleans to show their support for parental choice. making sure that their children have eke wamual access to high quality education. high schooling performing art students from st. paul, mink minimu -- minnesota, promoted their song, be more than a statistic. challenging them not to drop out but to finish school. >> we have more dropouts than graduates and are t...

One is fighting against the staggering drop-out rate. this is their story. >> on february 1st, 1960 fourth students from north carolina amt go to sit down at a lunch counter and demand to be served. in 2013, four black students who are now welcome at the lunch counter sit down and cant read the menu. how did this happen? >> noted educator, dr. howard fuller, one of the founding members of the black alliance for educational options is deeply concerned about the state of education among black stud...

When debating same-sex marriage. thats where i honestly feel you crossed a line. >> well, you feel i crossed the line. but again, it allowed me a point to come on and talk to you about where i feel about this issue. about gay teachers, i dont care about gay teachers. i dont ask a teacher if theyre gay or straight. i want to know if theyre good teachers. >> but you do care about it. you do care about it. >> no, i do care about it -- >> wait, wait, wait. let me repeat what you said. you said ultim...

>> well, you feel i crossed the line. but again, it allowed me a point to come on and talk to you about where i feel about this issue. about gay teachers, i dont care about gay teachers. i dont ask a teacher if theyre gay or straight. i want to know if theyre good teachers. >> but you do care about it. you do care about it. >> no, i do care about it -- >> wait, wait, wait. let me repeat what you said. you said ultimately its about changing the culture of the country, it will inevitably lead to t...

Line. but again, it allowed me a point to come on and talk to you about where i feel about this issue. about gay teachers, i dont care about gay teachers. i dont ask a teacher if theyre gay or straight. i want to know if theyre good teachers. >> but you do care about it. you do care about it. >> no, i do care about it -- >> wait, wait, wait. let me repeat what you said. you said ultimately its about changing the culture of the country, it will inevitably lead to teaching our school kids that gay...

Pass basic proficiency tests in reading and writing. that means three out of four that graduate cant read, cant write, cant do basic math that is where the school is right now. that is where the parent trigger law applies. it only applies to the schools lowest in the state. people said, hey, why dormt you just move? why not take the easy way out? you say you didnt want to. so whats next now? now that you have some control through this parent union you formed, what are you going to do to try to i...

The security guard did. >> then this moron of a guard threatened to press charges, and wanted the little girl to sign a form promising she would not go into any other safeways. only problem she is 4. cant write. safeway had to release a statement saying we share the parents sense of disbelief and outrage this occurred in one of our stores. in this case neither our policy nor common sense seems to have been followed. >> clearly. >> thank you, safeway. bravo. >> 4-year-old girl. tell the parents. ...