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From grades one through high school and is individualized to meet every students learning needs. >> reporter: amazon says kids using the program not only reverse learning loss but gained 11% in math skills. >> video lessons, interventions and motivational games and certificates to not only keep them learning but also keep them engaged? >> scholastics summer reading challenge and sylvans booked a venture are also free resources. >> if kids are not proficient in reading by the end of third grade t...

The five republicans who have announced so far we have two hispanics, one black candidate, and one woman. its a far cry from what we used to see during republican presidential primary debates. a stage almost entirely of white men. >> reporter: a black gospel choir in detroit singing eminems "lose yourself" and unexpected for a presidential announcement. >> im ben carson and a candidate for president of the united states. >> reporter: carly fiorina became the only woman in the 2016 gop field by t...

Schools look like. why is it that we continue to have according to the bm administration 5,000 quote dropout facilities. we still allow that poor level of education to continue. so its a comprehensive approach but you cannot separate it from poverty. the two have to run hand in happened to alleviate the conditions that young people face. >> so city councilman scott, you caught a lot of peoples attention here. mark halperin was one, i was another, when you said its not just you enough to write a ...

Critical, rigorous thinking every day. you will get math homework but you are going to learn those multiplication facts by the end of third grade. >> so says the teacher right there. i love this idea and i want to hear about something else youre doing. youre launching a book harvest. whats that about? >> absolutely. so many people have just been overwhelming me with questions, how can i support this. i see theres a need for students, what can i do. and so were just starting a simple hash tag boo...

The playground. has that sustained itself? do you see a definite change among these kids? >> you know i do see a change. i feel like this whole story is about community and the power of community in a classroom, so my students have really developed a trust with each other. theyve developed an empathy with each other. thats come from sharing their vulnerability, sharing the truths, the realities they face and then seeing that when they do that their classmates, their teachers, rise up and support...

>> marc would we be here now at this place if that cell phone video did not exist? >> of course not. people die all the time at the hands of police. this is the 300th death at the hands of police this year. in south carolina there have been numerous complaints about police violence and in this town as well by excessive force. the police are always exonerated. whenever a person, particularly a black person killed by law enforcement and theres no videotape, the officer says the person was aggressi...

Chicago, atlanta, los angeles, many other cities across the country, issues related to the safety safety of unions men and boys of color, educational opportunities, disparities in health care, issues of reading and his rae, jobs in some instances reentry issues, and the ability to go on to higher education. and so these issues certainly affect philadelphia but many other cities across the country, but president obamas vision and focus on this my brothers keeper initiative the my brothers keeper ...

Them to the school of their choice. we we eliminated social promotion in third grade. we did all this and raised standards. and our and our standards have to be high enough where a student going through our system is college or career ready. and thats not whats happening right now. >> is common core a federal takeover? >> no. and it shouldnt be. heres where i think conservatives and myself are deeply concerned with this president and this department of education. theres a theres a risk that they...

State and local dollars and send them to the school of their choice. we we eliminated social promotion in third grade. we did all this and raised standards. and our and our standards have to be high enough where a student going through our system is college or career ready. and thats not whats happening right now. >> is common core a federal takeover? >> no. and it shouldnt be. heres where i think conservatives and myself are deeply concerned with this president and this department of education....

State and local dollars and send them to the school of their choice. we we eliminated social promotion in third grade. we did all this and raised standards. and our and our standards have to be high enough where a student going through our system is college or career ready. and thats not whats happening right now. >> is common core a federal takeover? >> no. and it shouldnt be. heres where i think conservatives and myself are deeply concerned with this president and this department of education....