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Our jobs back. we have education problems. were taking over $1.6 billion for education. they say education is important. we have cuts in college systems. im prouded to be a union member. i will continue that message and go around the state and talk about measures that scott walker has done to our state. >> something is happening out there. were seeing wave of things happening. i know theres a lot of bubbling out there about people getting engaged that have never been engaged before. let me ask y...

Interesting news coverage for brians ratings. and one of the reasons i really respect nbc news is theyre doing things like this on the news. theyre trying to educate us about what works. and im just telling you, theyre -- and some people were saying, i wonder how much market share hes giving up by telling us a happy story, with actually useful information. cooperation works better than conflict, in the real world. and we need victories in the real world. you look at all these schools that are wo...

So parents have a role, and schools need more resources. but money alone wont solve our education problems. ive said this before. i will repeat it. money alones not enough. we also need reform. weve got to make sure that every classroom is a place of high expectations and high performance. and thats been our vision since taking office. thats why instead of just pouring money into the system thats not working, we launched a competition called "race to the top." to all 50 states, to governors, to ...

of greeces bailout and concerns about slowing growth in china. china has been a very big engine of economic growth for the rest of the world while the u.s. has been taking a back seat and worrying about jobs here. all these major trends and factors are still in play here. also, moodys downgraded some of the greek banks. so, were still watching the banking system in europe. still watching the european wildcard and, again, weve been talking to traders and analysts who have been saying to...

Idea? will it make our kids learn better? will it make them better educated and will it save our country? that is thegist of l.z. grandersons latest op ed. welcome. >> good morning. how are you? >> so throw the kids in school year-around and, poof, our education problems are solved? >> no, i didnt say that. i definitely said that research shows that our kids tend to lose a lot of information they get during the school year during the long summer breaks and so i am saying that perhaps keeping the...

♪ whoa, yeah is it just me, or is it getting funky in here, huh? get your groove on, yall! catch you on the flip side! id tell him the signs not finished, but it would just break his funky little heart. more discounts, more ways to save. now, thats progressive. call or click today. educating america. the nations schools and teachers are coming under fire as states deal with budget problems. but you cant blame all of our education problems on the economy. heres cnns christine romans with a lo...

And the middle class. and poor people are being left out, in my judgment, to the challenge and -- to the challenge of the nation. i think weve got to focus on poor people more. and acknowledge the fact that we have to provide the opportunities and focus in the areas of education and housing and investment in that community to bring them along as well. >> and to what degree, sir, then does our first african-american president share in the responsibility, in your view, for focusing more attention ...

With us a guest. no big surprise there, i guess. ellis, let me start with you. the naacp is supposed to be in the business of advancing the black community. there are so many serious problems that plague it, including black on black violence, fatherlessness, drugs, guns, education problems. why would the naacp waste its time at its national convention focusing on nonexistent racism in the tea party? >> first of all, monica, every single one of those issues you almost about a litany of the agenda...

The naacp is supposed to be in the business of advancing the black community. there are so many serious problems that plague it, including black on black violence, fatherlessness, drugs, guns, education problems. why would the naacp waste its time at its national convention focusing on nonexistent racism in the tea party? >> first of all, monica, every single one of those issues you almost about a litany of the agenda of the naacp. all of those things are matters the naacp has taken up. >> why a...

The business of advancing the black community. there are so many serious problems that plague it, including black on black violence, fatherlessness, drugs, guns, education problems. why would the naacp waste its time at its national convention focusing on nonexistent racism in the tea party? >> first of all, monica, every single one of those issues you almost about a litany of the agenda of the naacp. all of those things are matters the naacp has taken up. >> why are they wasting their time with...