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Not to mention a city where 80% of 8th graders dont read at grade level. taking in kids from a country with a 38% literacy rate and trust me that number is generous. so, chicago cant even take care of its own kids and we have expect chicago to take care of parentless afghan children. what in the world could go wrong? joining me now is victor davis hanson the author of the upcoming book "the dying citizen." and i do very much look forward to reading it everything you say, victor, is thoughtful. i...

>> camden is not just the boarded-up houses that you see. good morning, good to see you! there are lives. there are brilliant, beautiful scholars. good morning, george. you were rocking it out yesterday in class, okay? there are families who love their kids, who are passionate about education, passionate about equity, passionate about change. >> reporter: that passion helped turn camdens failing public schools into a success story. eight years ago, the state took over the schools and transformed...

Committee. to me, education is a civil rights issue. and especially in california with over 6 million children in the public school system, i take a look at the outcomes. and we find 5% of latino children cannot do math at grade level standard. about 80% for african-american youth. that was before the pandemic. and now they are trying to teach our youth that 4, 2 plus 2 doesnt even equal 4. to me i believe school choice is what breaks the chains of poverty. i finally quote tired of waiting for g...

Good-bye to my son billy, and then i said good-bye to my son john. and i said, man, youll never know your dad. he was just a month old. that was the worst part of the whole day. >> reporter: today his youngest son is now 20 years old. never knew what life was like before 9/11. >> both my boys went through the public school system in new york, and each september 11th theyd come home and id say what did you do today, and theyd say i had a moment of silence. that really bothered me. >> reporter: it...

President biden and kamala harris to come and campaign did that give you an indication the governor newsoms team was pretty worried about the situation? >> they are scared to death. what they are really afraid of is that larry elder from the hood went to a public school is going to break this tie that democrats have over black and brown voters. again, black and brown voters want choice in education. every election for the democratic party that stands in the way of the route to go from poverty to...

Including identifier met ivermes because did he not live in fear during the pandemic cnn wanted him to get really sick so it would, quote, teach him a lesson. san francisco public schools will offer mindfulness meditation. part of the curriculum for every grade level. students will learn slow and deliberate breathing to focus the mind. the district superintendent says, quote: its to make sure students know they are welcomed and cared for. i think i could use some of that sometimes. steve: the sc...

Whole day. >> today his youngest son is now 20 years old. he never knew what life was like before 9/11. >> both my boys went through the public school system in new york and each september 11th they would come home and i would say what did you do today? we had a moment of silence. it was lack of mention in 9/11 in any of the classes that drove john to join his dad becoming a volunteer during high school at the 9/11 memorial and museum. >> i definitely felt a sense of responsibility. >> no curren...

Grade level, as well as the school. >> let me ask you quickly, have you been able to thoroughly identify any of the learning, academic learning gaps, that youre left with after 2020? and what is your hope for making sure that kids get back up to speed? >> i appreciate that. so, weve been in school since the 2nd of august. we took the first two weeks to screen all of our students to see where they are. and weve compared to where they are now from their cohorts from two years ago. so, we have some...

The school will remain closed through at least Aug. 31, as a virtual learning plan will be in place.

Family, our students. and she called me and asked if i wanted a different teacher. and i explained to her that i did not. i didnt think that those teachers would be a good fit. and she proceeded to ask about another teacher. and i said no. i think the one that i selected would be a good fit for her. and i began to ask whats wrong? is the teacher not on the grade level anymore? and she stated, no, shes going to be on the grade level. i said, well, i think she should stay with that person. and she...