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It. >> but unions say the charter schools avoid the problem kids. >> no way. i love fools. >> but sadly up to now, adult fools have run the show and made us "stupid in america." school spending has tripled over the past 40 years. we now spend much more than other countries, but what do we get? fancier schools, more assistant principals, but student learning? no improvement. look at it. theres the line. for 40 years scores have been flat. much more money, no improvement. this is awful. but ther...

School spending has tripled over the past 40 years. we now spend much more than other countries but what do we get? fancier schools, more assistant principals but student learning, no improvement. look at it. there is the line. for 40 years. scores have been flat. much more money, no improvement. this is awful. but there is some good news. around america, some very cool things are starting to happen. >> but school is boring. >> no, its not! >> yes, it is. i know. i went to school. grade school w...

The landmark 2001 education bill including ending federal progress goals and letting states set their own targets for student learning. its unclear if the bill could survive a vote in the senate. turning to texas now. the ink barely dry on governor rick perrys signature banning abortion after 20 weeks, when three republican lawmakers introduced yet another anti-abortion bill and this called a fetal abortion bill would ban abortions when heartbeat is detected normally around six weeks of pregna...

When i see that our schools are 47th in spending per student, i just cant accept that. our schools shouldnt be 47th in anything. proposition 38 bypasses sacramento, and makes education a real priority- with the funding, to our local schools and the accountability from our local schools... that well need to improve student learning in every classroom. so we can stay 47th... or we can choose proposition 38. im voting yes on 38... because it makes our children #1.

With the funding, to our local schools and the accountability from our local schools... that well need to improve student learning in every classroom. so we can stay 47th... or we can choose proposition 38. im voting yes on 38... because it makes our children #1. >> this monster storm affecting tens of millions of people from the mid-atlantic region, up to

Proposition 38 bypasses sacramento, and makes education a real priority- with the funding, to our local schools and the accountability from our local schools... that well need to improve student learning in every classroom. so we can stay 47th... or we can choose proposition 38. im voting yes on 38... because it makes our children #1.

But it was a lot of fun. >> sounds like a great time. >> you started talking about education reform back in 1994, you continued it for a long time. im sure you were doing it before your first campaign. and education nation comes every year and we talk about it. a lot of times were talking about this thing. are we making progress? the only measurement that matters is student learning. some places are, some arent. >> who is doing it right? >> indiana, louisiana, florida, delaware, im not sure why ...

It to greater scale and then to adapt when they heard that something was more effective in the public school than maybe what they first tried in the private school environment. >> is it so locally based, does it really rely on the individual teachers, principal or setting or can they be replicated. >> thats why education nation is so important, to shine the light on whats working and clearly the people who are at education nation across the street who are paying attention to the broadcast or fol...

Go into classrooms to observe teachers and to give them feedback. training to make sure that theyre really watching things that matter for kids learning. and very carefully planned tools so that when a principal or someone else is watching they can pay attention to how the teacher leads a discussion what kind of environment there is in the classroom, whether the teachers explanations are correct from a content point of view. and quite a few other things. but if you dont provide a tool like that ...

Recently, passed a tenure reform law that we collaborated with the big unions. in the end it prioritizes student learning, and it gives you how we determine the effectiveness, and that gives you tenure and a whole bunch of other stuff there. what we got to, everyone knew we had a 100-year-old tenure law. everyone knew it was horribly broken. what came out, an acknowledgment from the union and the reform community that there are quantifiable ways to look at excellen excellence. we ought to priori...