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♪ ♪ ♪ national anthem ♪ ♪ national anthem ♪ ♪ >> good morning we have a fox news alert. first our thoughts and prayers are with thousands of people in the south this morning. in the aftermath of the devastating tornadoes that have claimed at least 26 lives. >> this is the worst i have ever, this is devastating. >> it was like scary, i wasnt that scared. i was trying to cover my sister. it was like a train sound. but it wasnt it was a tornado coming by. >> a lot of stuff e...

Where are parents can customize the learning experience. It could grow by the way probably to 100,000 if we had the budget to be able to make that happen. In states that are focused on this for special needs kids and for in the case of nftd adef and oth nevada and other place, my vision of this with the right policies in place, the most open system, would you have a half day, perhaps mom could pick a half day of of a traditional Public School, take an ap calculus course thats not available in th...

Good afternoon and welcome to the American Enterprise institute. Im resident scholar and Deputy Director of education policy studies here an aei. Im pleased to kick off the event on Education Savings Account and future of Education Choice. Our event today is straight forward. In a moment, i will give the podium to our speaker, governor jeb bush. Following his remarks on esas, i will join him on stage for a brief conversation together. Following that, my former colleague, Gerard Robinson, now exe...

Okay. Well i will ask each of you on the panel youve done such an amazing work. And, you know have given us so much to think about. I would like to hear from you in summary what you would like to see as next steps as a result of your work. Been that youve put so much effort into the research and the writing, and not necessarily relating to the piece youve written, but how you would like to see this play out, so jill . As someone academy and immersed in evidence, that is what im hinting at at the...

Being here today. Today wouldve r3rd Milton Friedmans 10 birthday. He is considered the father of the modern day School Choice movement. And what a movement it has become. Today, 59 private School Choice programs operate in 28 states and right here in the district of columbia. These options, whether vouchers, tuition tax credit scholarship programs, or Education Savings Accounts which we are here to discuss today provide families the opportunity to choose schools and learning options that meet t...

Programs, or Education Savings Accounts, which were here to discuss today, provide families the opportunity to choose schools and learning options that meet their childs individual and unique learning needs. Instead of being assigned to a school based on where their parents live these models of School Choice and free people free children from assignment by zip code residential policies that bound them to a school in their neighborhood. Milton friedman says School Choice ensures children are free...

I think it seems to me we all have agreement that we need to fix it, even within the department. And professor light, you made a comment that i think is very important, something im concerned with. We could work real hard, have all of these intensive negotiations, Everything Else, but it doesnt seem like its that difficult to me. I think that the money were spending now we need to come up with a simple fix. Not a 100 dollar saddle on a 10 horse. For those involved in this, keep it simple and get...

This discussion was part of a conference hosted by the Education Writers Association at georgetown university. Its just over an hour. Good morning, everyone. Thanks for coming to this panel. Im eric, Deputy Director at ewa. Today we are going to discuss an issue that has been getting just a little bit of attention these days, School Choice and especially private School Choice. I know that there is all sorts of forms of School Choice in this country and a lot of conversation about charters in par...

This happened at tropicana and maryland parkway. Right by unlv. He died at the scene. Police say he did not obey traffic signs. Investigators say the driver will not be facing any criminal charges. Yesterday police were called out to another fatal crash on Convention Center drive near las vegas boulevard. A woman tried to walk cross the street outside a crosswalk, and was hit by a car. She was 62year old vivian valentine, and the coroner says her death was an accident. An officer shoots at a car...

Ago. Another person was killed after being hit by a nellis. Police say the 60yearold man was in a crosswalk but the driver had the green light and the right of way. The driver stayed on scene and police say he did not seem impaired and was not speeding. Concerned about coyotes in their neighborhood and only our cameras caught one of the wild animals in action neighbors say dozens of pets are being killed. Marissa kynaston is live near boulder highway and tropicana. Marissa we spotted these coyot...