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In february, president obama launched an initiative called "my brothers keeper" to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by young men of color. >> i firmly believe that every child deserves the same chances that i had, and thats why were here today. im going to pen this presidential memorandum to determine what we can do right now to improve the odds of young boys and men of color. were committed to what works, and we call it my brothers keeper. >> plight of young black males has been heavil...

Grade level we sign various threats? some say these were not the most dangerous guys. others say they were. where do these guys stack up. >> i think these guys are the cream of the crop in the talibans eyes. this is the equivalent of in the us, we have the secretary of state, the secretary of defense. we have the presidents cabinet. well, this is the talibans leader. this is his inner sanctum. is this t this is the intel chief, against minister. at least one was directly linked to osama bin lade...

The things she believes in. one of the reasons she is determined to make sure american educators do the same thing. one of the causes she feels most passionately about right now? common core. so when you talk about common core it is standards and not curriculums. so what exactly does that mean? >> the common core is a clear and consistent set of guidelines for all students no matter their grade level in math and science and arts. it says what do students need to know at their grade level to go o...

Person not receiving equal protection therefore a violation of the 14th amendment. its kind of simple. now, what should happen, what should happen is that hiring, admissions and other circumstances be based on achievement. so if you are a poor person and you achieve a certain grade level in school as judge sonia sotomayor did that should weigh heavily in your favor. poor americans get extra credit because they dont have the resources that affluent americans have. you take race and ethnicity out ...

Colleges were never let in. now, weve changed that and i think there are some people who are uncomfortable with it. >> absolutely. what about, michael, the codicile to the argument, the racial preferences are unfair to white students. >> look, if you have disparities in education where 86% of african-americans in fourth grade cant read at grade level. if you put me, theres no competition. ill win based on the education i was given. i say let that person have the seat because i want to get anothe...

And catholic schools interested in kblimt implementing common core are now getting help. common core is not a curriculum but a set of high quality academic expectations that all students should master by the end of each grade level. >> in everything that we do, christ comes first, our faith comes first, what we are going to do is use materials that are infused the way. >> the u.s. conference of catholic bishops told us today the church aplawds government efforts to ensure excellent education is ...

Chairs for relaxings time and no need to stress over your commute. googleres ride for free on the google bus. the head of pittsburgh, there will be no common core. peter deuce si with what so many people are so upset about. >> classrooms at many catholic schools are changing in a big way because some decades-old traditions are being updated with common core state standards which claim to designate what a student is expected to learn at each grade level. >> beauty truth and knowledge and goodness...

He, is, struggling to keep up with where they want him to be and, you know woe come home every day crying. >> specifically, if you could, pauline, tell us what is it about the common core? what, how is it changing teaching? how is it changing learning in your opinion? >> it is become very specific. it has, you know certain things they want us to teach all the way up from, kindergarten all the way up to through the high school. they have certain skills that they want the kids to have at a certain...

Same grade level say that he was teased or picked on, and so even though the alleged subject in this case may have told his attorney i didnt e feel picked on, and there were other students that saw that, and that could very well be part of the makeup that caused him to final finally erupt the way he did. >> and it is interesting and a fine line and nobody knows what it is, and in a 16-year-old boys mind, and yeah, nothing that happened to him that would rise to the level that most of us would co...

Districts in wisconsin and are charter schools pushing that? >> well, across the board it really is the funding formula that we use in wisconsin. so, for example, ed, a kid thats in a public school, we might get about 10,000 to 15,000 depending on who you ask for that kid. in a charter school, about $8,000. in a voucher school about $7,000. well that $7,000 and $8,000 difference from the charter and the voucher, it goes back in a pot that all the other districts benefit from -- except my distric...