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To apologize. be straightforward. passion is important. you know, we immediate to make sure we are dealing with the issues straight on. folks beating up other people, stabbing other people, shooting other people, whatever that issue was, we cant excuse it. i know that everyone doesnt have the greatest upbringing. but -- some level of personal responsibility comes in here and as the mayor -- mayor landrieu said we all have an objectly xwags and responsibility. all this finger pointing does -- oft...

But i like it. you can try to give up all you want, but its not going to work. >> theyre not going to let you take the easy way out here? >> yeah. >> theyre going to make you work for it. >> i never thought i would make it to college. so i never really thought about it. >> my reading used to be terrible. like a first grade level. >> you were reading at a first grade level. so did they just pass you through? like at your old school they kept passing you on? >> yeah that. >> pass you on. they didn...

>> most of the techs are actually exactly the kind you want to see like to kill a mockingbird, common-sense, ruby emerson. things that kids are not reading. tremendous amount of research that shows that the average reason. there was one steady it shows that the average reading level of the text being a sign in and americanize "was that the fifth grade reading level. a common core reading list is intended to raise the quality and rigor of the texas senate. theyre trying to bring back exactly the ...

>> most of the techs are actually exactly the kind you want to see like to kill a mockingbird, common-sense, ruby emerson. things that kids are not reading. tremendous amount of research that shows that the average reason. there was one steady it shows that the average reading level of the text being a sign in and americanize "was that the fifth grade reading level. a common core reading list is intended to raise the quality and rigor of the texas senate. theyre trying to bring back exactly the ...

Teachers began to teach differently. they began to develop new strategies. we cut in half the functional adversity rate in the state. >> we went to rosemont elementary school in orlando to see how the school turned itself around and became a model of school reform. it took new principal patty harrison and devoted teachers. >> 70 percent were not liviread on grade level. i said give me the names of the coaches and music teacher. i am the new principal you also teach reading now. >> without readin...

Teachers began to teach differently. they began to develop new strategies. we cut in half the functional adversity rate in the state. >> we went to rosemont elementary school in orlando to see how the school turned itself around and became a model of school reform. it took new principal patty harrison and devoted teachers. >> 70 percent were not liviread on grade level. i said give me the names of the coaches d music teacher. i am the new principal you also teach reading now. >> without reading ...

President of the pta is my guest this morning. good morning, ms. barry. >> good morning. >> explain what is happening with the kids in this school district. >> this school district has a history of students not succeeding and falling below reading level. so there is a need for some change there. >> all right. so the aclu has stepped in to do what? what are they suing for? >> well, they filed the lawsuit saying that the adults involved need to provide a proper education for the students in that s...

wrong about chavez, and that tells you a lot. >> and he also recently awarded an apartment to a woman who became his 3 millionth twitter follower, and he is a big twitter follower. >> yes, he is wildly popular and the message is getting through to twitter again, and he did this, and he is rewarding somebody for being the 3 millionth follower. >> can you imagine if president obama or mitt romney were giving away homes on live television? >> no. >> thank you, miguel. -- captions by vitac...

wont show you the moment of her death, but a man with an automatic rifle shoots her at least nine times while men gather around and cheer. afghan officials believe the woman was part of a love triangle involving two taliban commanders who accused her of adultery. u.s. officials have called it a cold-blooded murder. kofi annan is back in syria to sign on to a new peace plan even as a special envoy touched down in damascus, the death toll was creeping up. at least 43 people were killed t...

dealing with. >> this mystery illness causes a respiratory attack that kills children. federal agents busted a massive drug operation in tempe, arizona. they took in three tons of marijuana, 30 pounds of meth amphetamine and $2.4 million in cash. 20 people were arrested. libyan people voting freely and openly. it is the first real live democratic exercise in libya since the fall of gadhafi. near live 3 million waited in long lines to vote in polling stations across the station. we ...