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Made, ben? >> yeah, so we have nearly 2,000 participants right now, which is around 1,000 students and 1,000 tutors. we have made excellent progress. we will occasionally get feedback from parent, telling us how meaningful that tutoring service is to them. will: yeah. so, what kind of subjects? anything and everything? where do kids find out about this? i mean, do they find out from their schools? from their parents stumbling on on google? how are you guys connecting with students? >> so, first ...

Incredibly toxic and race essential is like whatever you call it, i think this is debate the left wants to have, is this technically critical race theory or is that only taught in you law schools over here? i think there is something broader happening and it is entirely natural and appropriate for people across the board to push back against it. >> sandra: so many parents woke up to just that, if the school was not calling it critical race theory, they started to see it pop up in curriculum thro...

Barely say it, so i will leave this to you to explain to us. >> okay, generally speaking, parents are supposed to know more than their young children, especially when it comes to subjects like math, reading, arithmetic. the truth is, in a lot of cases, they simply dont come especially when it comes to s.t.e.m., science, technology, engineering, and math, but get this, according to a new survey, shannon, a group of parents with kids between the ages of five and 13 took part in this research proje...

Forthcoming with the american people about the dangers that we faced to our democracy. but we certainly need to know a lot more about those weeks leading up to january 6th, what took place on that day, and the after math, whether this insurrection was, you know, an attempt to cling to power by other means. and i think of all the issues around january 6th that we have the least amount of information, that involving the white house is the biggest black box. what was going on in the white house in ...

Want to do that. we are truly progressive. >> sandra: when i was doing research, you saw the pitch by the national education social how this can be taught, no proposal vowing to improve math and reading test scores, even based on what i just told you about the students not making grade level. writing starting with aa w, guy. reading is r, wrighting is w, arithmetic is a. >> sandra: good to be on your show yesterday. good to have you. >> john: glad we have a spelling monitor in the house. world h...

>> like two plus two. >> it gets really complicated when you get past that. its like the birds and the bees. im great at that -- >> greg: i dont need to hear about that. >> i mean -- >> greg: david -- shut up, you. david, how do you feel about helping your kids? >> never under any circumstances let my kids see me sweat. if i do not know something with math and science, i would fake it, there is no way. they said they do not get intimidated by s tem, technology, the only math i want kids to learn...

Tutoring calculus. i would have needed you. >> it is not as tough as you think. it is all about the rules and if you are patient you can figure it out -- even a lawyer. >> shannon: thats a big "if," but i will say, i like the logic of geometry and working through theorems and that kind of thing and i was very blessed in many ways by my mother but she is a teacher and that was a huge help to me too on math and everything else. between my mom and you i might get it, kevin. >> i will do my best if ...

The provisions in the agreement will actually offset the cost of the bill. doing the math. lets bring in nbc news capitol hill correspondent and host of "way too early" kasie hunt, and also with us msnbc contributor, mike barnicle. these two plans working their way down the roadside by side. whats at stake here, and what are the potential pitfalls? >> well, i mean, this is basically the definition of success or failure for the biden administration the way they have set this up. they have said to...

About wokeism infiltrating the military. each association needs to know what the mission is. the mission of the united states education system is to teach subjects before them so they can succeed and people of all backgrounds and colors can lift themselves out of their situation and succeed because they have gained and education. there is all this focus on all the other social justice issues. people can get involved in them as they choose and their families or outside of school but what jason ri...

Tested as being scary, critical race theory, and to use it to exploit the anxiety of many white parents. >> reporter: its not just white conservatives, though, now raising red flags. harry jackson was so determined to keep critical race theory out of his childrens virginia school district he campaigned and then became the first black president-elect of the parent teachers association. >> advocates for critical race theory are even arguing that marriage is even racist. they argue that math is eve...