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Brian: do you remember when being academically talented was celebrated? schools are inating honors classes for one size fits all racial equity. one los angeles school district is doing it to quote level the playing field, close quote. but parents arent buying it. listen to this. in baltimore, 23 schools have zero students proficient in math. and chicago, no students are proficient in math or reading. here to fix it, our good friend dr. drew. >> how to fix this, you are putting lot on my plate. b...

Being academically talented was celebrated? schools are eliminating honors classes for one size fits all racial equity. one los angeles school district is doing it to quote level the playing field, close quote. but parents arent buying it. listen to this. in baltimore, 23 schools have zero students proficient in math. and chicago, no students are proficient in math or reading. here to fix it, our good friend dr. drew. >> how to fix this, you are putting lot on my plate. brian: you probably studi...

Journal" editorial board member colin levy. colin, tell us about this dispute in california and why did these schools decide they should drop what i thought most people wanted, which was the courses that we want our students to aspire to? >> right, exactly. clearly, or as you said, this was a situation where they didnt see adequate equity in those ap and honors classes. but i think that taking honors classes away is just a travesty, because when you think about it, this is really the best that o...

Its an idea pathogen and it will destroy our country from within. >> laura: to to what charlie is talking about, this is happening in los angeles. molly, the l.a. district earlier this school year replaced the honors classes at culver city high school with just regular uniformed courses because they didnt enroll enough black and latino students. officials say that this will ensure students of all races receive an equal, rigorous education. weve seen that with thomas jefferson high school, a phen...

? laura , im so glad were its talking about this, because its spreading like a wildfire. aan idea pathogen, and it. will destroy our country from ai within. now to what charlie is talking about. this is happening in losct e angeles. thisy, the l.a. district earlier this school year replaced the honors classes at culver city high schoo jusl latino with just regular uniform courses because they didnt enroll enough black and latino official students. officials say that this will ensure students of ...

California moving to eliminate honors classes at the high school in the name of racial equity. the school district passed a resolution last week that said african american and black students are consistently underrepresented in gifted and talented education programming, honors and key courses. went on to write that last year opportunity gaps led to over half of the districts african american and black students not meeting the states english, language arts standards and not meeting the mast stand...

Well when they do go in the ap courts. >> other districts have removed honors classes. some have reversed course after parents pushed back on the moves. honors courses reinstated in san diego, rhode island and wisconsin. heres one parent that led the charge to get honors classes back in the big apple. >> they were trying to close the educational gap between the lower students and the higher level students. because they had a problem raising the floor fast enough. they were trying to lower the ce...

Up on the fringes of the american dream and not have a living and future that they should. >> bill: true on that. wow. in the meantime honor students are losing their honors. there is a push now, bill, various school districts in the name of equity to go ahead and get rid of honors classes. one paragraph out of the "wall street journal" today. school district doing away with honors classes argue students who dont take those classes from a young age start to see themselves in a different tier and...

Culver city, california, is cutting all of its high school honors classes because they say there are not enough black and latino students enrolled. this week, parents lined up at a school board meeting to express their frustration. >> honors classes under the university of california system -- competitive advantage to students in the college submission process. >> give more students more opportunities, not less choices. >> provide an onramp for underrepresented groups to taking ap classes in the...

Rachel: yeah. pete: -- freedom literally buzzing around -- rachel: the sound of freedom as we speak. pete: lets go ott the other coast of our country, los angeles, where we talk a lot about the lefts endless pursuit of equity. not equality. very different words. if you dont know that e by now, youre not paying attention. equity means everybody gets the same. which means if youre up here, you must come down. will: right. pete: so when it came to honors classes in los angeles in one particular sch...