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Perhaps pushing aside the needs of gifted kids. steve perry explores the possible consequences in tonights "perrys principles." >> what do lady gaga and facebook founder mark zuckerberg have in common? theyre alums for cty, the 32-year-old organization that seeks out and identifies kids who are academically advanced. >> sometimes the teachers dont know who they are, because they may be the ones who sit in the back of the room who become behavior problems because theyre bored. we look in every ne...

Found. she turned up inside the reptile house, which she apparently never left. though she didnt get far, she did manage to acquire nearly 200,000 twitter followers while missing. not bad, i say. according to "people" magazine, no wedding ring for the future king of england. prince william suspect keen on jewelry and is opting to keep his ring finger bare after tying the knot next month. kate middleton will have a wedding band, made from welsch gold. shes a better woman than i am. my husband to ...

She turned up inside the reptile house, which she apparently never left. though she didnt get far, she did manage to acquire nearly 200,000 twitter followers while missing. not bad, i say. according to "people" magazine, no wedding ring for the future king of england. prince william suspect keen on jewelry and is opting to keep his ring finger bare after tying the knot next month. kate middleton will have a wedding band, made from welsh gold. shes a better woman than i am. my husband to be will ...

Im sorry, but they seem to be against everything that i believe in and so i dont want them necessarily in my neighborhood. >> residents of a southern city get into a territory fight after learning a mosque is being built in their backyard. its part of a cnn special report called "unwanted the muslims next door. our preview is straight ahead. first, sex education in public schools always a controversial topic. now its getting attention in boston where some teenagers have produced a documentary ...

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Tonight in "perrys principles," the debate over requiring high school students to pass standardized tests to graduate. some say the tests make sure only students ready to go to college or start a career get diplomas. but critics say the tests are unfair to low income minority and special ed students. its a debate raging in rhode island right now. heres education contributor and principal steve perry. >> it will soon take more than good grades and a senior project to graduate from high school in ...

Math in 2009 and not even half the students were graduating. steve perry has an update in todays "perrys principles." >> reporter: before the start of the school year, all 88 teachers at central falls high school got their jobs back. >> a lot of people misperceived that all of the teachers were poor performing. and thats actually not the case. we needed the teachers to commit to the reform plan. >> reporter: and they did. the teachers union and the school district agreed to a longer school day, ...

High school was fired. it was a move to reform one of the worst schools in the state. not even half the students were graduating. a year later, many of the teachers are back on the job with a new mandate. in tonights "perrys principles," steve perry has this update. >> before the start of the school year, all 88 teachers at central falls high school got their jobs back. >> a lot of people misperceived that the termination of the teachers at the school was reflective of a belief that all of the t...

Over the next couple of nights, the northern lights could shine more than usual, and at lower altitudes. its all due to a massive sun spot nearly eight times the width of earth thats unleashed the largest solar flare in four years. >> wow, those are cool pictures. >> youre a science geek. i know you like this kind of stuff. i bring it for you. >> i appreciate that. almost one year ago, all of the teachers at a rhode island high school was fired. it was a move to reform one of the worst schools...

Anti-war, which plays very well with young voters. he is an anti-interventionist and thats what a lot of young libertarian, college-age students really support. thats why he does well. >> if you ever wonder what mark preston looked like without a necktie, now you know. thank you, sir. >> reporter: thanks, don. a granny foils a jewelry store heist. thats next. but first, theres a huge discrepancy in our nations education system that shows up every day in the classroom. in tonights edition of ...