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So they come up with a new slogan, race for the top. >> same policy framework, more or less. >> thats right. and i would say if you look at the history of this, theres a great deal of bipartisan support. ted kennedy and george miller, great candidates, brought us no child left behind with george bush. and this speaks to the point about the failure. we do have high drop out rates. in almost every major city, drop out rates are 50% and higher. this strategy is not working. what the obama administr...

Certain sense of understanding of what the other person is thinking and how theyre feeling. and asking them those questions. and we do too little of that today. >> frank, this is krystal ball. theres been this huge debate over test-taking in our country and the no child left behind act. are we testing our kids too much, are we not testing them enough, are we not holding them to a high enough standard. and i was just wondering if you could weigh in with your thoughts as to how testing and measure...

>> ouch. but true, l.z. granderson wrote an opinion piece this weekend. kids may should go to school year round in part because were trying to compete with the rest of the world where theyre pretty serious about education. hi, l.z. what prompted you to write this piece? >> oh, man, saturd"saturday nig live" skit is a good place. it really started with my own frustrations as a parent. i have taken my son to four different schools in about two years desperately trying to get him into a s...

Chinas number one, one, and one. i find that absolutely astounding. is this the model that has propelled that kind of success in those kids? >> in chinese schools there is a great emphasis placed on test taking. they are drilled and drilled and drilled to take these tests. its interesting that china, their education authorities are looking to the west, so they know how to produce creative people like the ones that america is so good at producing and partially that is because of our system. >> i ...

Cnn is asking what ps to all the asian american overachievers when the test taking ends. but you see, with the help of her raymond james financial advisor, she had planned for every eventuality. which meant she continued to have the means to live on... even at the ripe old age of 187. life well planned. see what a raymond james advisor can do for you.