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Can you believe that? its our lucky day. [ applause ] 2011 teacher of the year in connecticut. and you voted that less than 1/3 should go to teacher evaluation. that is completely on the other side of the planet than everyday folks in that gallup poll. what is the gap? whats the problem? >> i think the gap is that everyday folks in that poll dont understand the realities of classroom teaching particularly if you are teaching in districts where theres a high level of poverty. its very very diffic...

I just come in there two minutes in my classroom and then say oh youre not a great teacher. but wait a minute. what about the 15 weeks of quality instruction? and all youre going to do is evaluate me on one two-minute session? not cool. >> we are back here in new york at our teacher town hall. [ applause ] were at the new york public library. weve been talking about teacher evaluations. and we want to invite you to join the conversation of course on facebook and twitter, and well feature some of...

School where people are not as affluent? how do you then have an evaluation? >> absolutely not. you need to hold all schools accountable to the same high standards. but thats the reason why i said that the standardized test score should be less than 1/3. because in connecticut were actually piloting a new statewide teacher evaluation system where standardized test scores are less than 1/3. the other component to that is excellent classroom observation. and principals and school leaders need to b...

jurys hand. what they tell us about the deliberations. we begin this evening with what you might call the facebook hangover. after the hype and buildup after the initial offering of stock, trading started late, price didnt sky rock and facebook closed essentially flat, just $0.23 higher than the opening. at least facebook was up. dow industrials, nasdaq, s&p 500 closed out their worst week of the year. discuss with business correspondent ali velshi. lets start with facebook. what hap...

gunned down. the supreme court begins hearing arguments this morning as 26 states challenge president obamas health care overhaul. at the heart of the debate? whether the individual insurance mandate is constitutional. and president obama is joining lead errs of more than 50 nations in seoul, south korea this morning for the 2012 nuclear security summit. the president kicking things off with a stinging warning to north korea. a developing story from afghanistan. nato officials sa...

able to help others through organ donation. in just about 2 1/2 hours, the high school sophomore accused of shooting five fellow students, three of whom have now died, is due to appear in juvenile court. the states attorney general says that it is likely that 17-year-old tj lane will be tried as an adult. people who knew him said that lane was a guarded boy, from a troubled family. for more on that and the victims and the fallout from yesterdays terrible attack, i want to bring in my c...

Which could change the way applicants admit ones they use. >> greg: i wish i read the article. the first group is the top 10% of the class. the rest, they factor in race. its not the diversity of the college campus but spreading the students out once theyre there, so its like creating the, creating even balance when there really doesnt need to be. the problem with affirmative action it forces people to college they may not be prepared to go to, so they drop out at a higher rate. its much better ...

Which could change the way applicants admit ones they use. >> greg: i wish i read the article. the first group is the top 10% of the class. the rest, they factor in race. its not the diversity of the college campus but spreading the students out once theyre there, so its like creating the, creating even balance when there really doesnt need to be. the problem with affirmative action it forces people to college they may not be prepared to go to, so they drop out at a higher rate. its much better ...

Iee, working at media matters. i wrote that whole thing just so i could end it on media matters. >> dana: i could tell. you worked backwards. >> greg: the backward principle. >> dana: talent. >> greg: okay, should students be paid to go to school? poor kids from poor homes? eric? >> eric: i like except about your piece except for the part saying they are paid by donors and federal workforce investment act. >> kimberly: there is a catch. >> greg: but they said, according to the article i read, al...

Iee, working at media matters. i wrote that whole thing just so i could end it on media matters. >> dana: i could tell. you worked backwards. >> greg: the backward principle. >> dana: talent. >> greg: okay, should students be paid to go to school? poor kids from poor homes? eric? >> eric: i like except about your piece except for the part saying they are paid by donors and federal workforce investment act. >> kimberly: there is a catch. >> greg: but they said, according to the article i read, al...