Report card prayer initiative. We are asking parents to make copies of their report cards and turn them in the offering goes around. We believe those are offerings. We want the congregation to pray over them and children see this intersection of faith and study. We will have educational liaisons that help churches and parents improve the educational success of their students. They can be contacted. It is a strategic move on our part. Those are a couple of new initiatives. The faith and education education website is new. We are emphasizing that we are not pushing Public Education away any longer. This is the first time in th history of evangelicalism that we are not embracing secularism if it exists, 95 of our students are educated in public schools. This is our system. We want to embrace Public Education and let them know that we are here to support you. How can we help . Can pastors offer their churches for afterschool programs . Thank you for the question. Thank you. I am caitlin from politico. I know governor huckabee is in support of the common core. I am wondering if youre still behind the common core . How do you raise standards in schools . Raising the standards is about having standards like the common core standards state to state. We know the implications of a student in chicago being raised in a home and then going to a school where the standards are different or lower than they would be elsewhere. We believe that while there is a lot of politicization of common core, go to the standards. Have you read the standards . Dont read the political things. Go to the standards themselves. How can knowing how to round numbers off or understanding polynomials, how can it be political . That is a standard that every thirdgrade student should know. We believe they are redeemable. We think that is the core of what it is all about. We believe that as a state led initiative. That is why states like connecticut are represented here today. States will join this. I want you to graduate from my english class, i am not going to change the standards for any other motive because i care about you. Im not going to speak for the governor, these are redeemable and he stands behind high standards. I salute the efforts in the College Scholarships in the churches for every baptism and christening. I dont like the idea turning in the report cards. I am thinking back to my own student days. I want to address the common core question. I think it has become toxic and radioactive. It is a controversial topic on both the left and right. You have equal disregard or repulsion from people on the left and right when it comes to common core. I dont want to fight over a program. I want to fight for students. The fight is not about what it is called. It is making sure that we elevate to the highest level challenging academic standards for students. If we are going to divide ourselves over common core, lets stop that. Lets not stop the fight whether we you are on the right or left for saying we want our students to achieve to the highest level theyre capable of. They cant do that if we dumb down the schools. I dont know any conservative who wants to dumb down america schools. If a student moves, the expectations of what they are going to experience academically in one state is comparable to the other. It is no different than when we play basketball. If you are playing in california and then play a team in kentucky, a Kentucky Team will probably beat you. You want to make sure the goal is still 10 feet off the floor and the ball is inflated to the same level and the dimensions of the court of the same. Lets say in california lower the goal down to six feet and they make sure everybody can slamdunk the ball, have they created a better team . They have artificially lowered standards to make it appear they are successful. I want those kids to be able to succeed in any state. They wont be so far had their board or so far behind that they give up and quit because they cant catch up. That is what i will fight for. Im not going to fight over a program that has so many sticky notes put all over it about things or never a part of common core which is a very simple thing you. The controversy is over Data Collection and curriculum and specifics. Stop the fight. Lets not make this something we are going to shed blood for no particular value to the students. The students first. We have time for one more question. Make it good. I am Jeffrey Scott with the christian post. Are there plans in the initiative to ramp up scholarships for hispanic students who are already in school but they might be dropping out because they can afford tuition . Are there any plans to ramp up scholarships in that way . We continue to work with our academic partners to make scholarships available. If that is part of it. That is only one piece. Our hope is that these educational liaisons will help fill in some of those gaps as well. Financial difficulties are important part of the entire holistic approach to education. Most Research Indicates there are other factors bring students down and make them drop out. Remediation is not the least. We know it helps prepare those students for college life and the rigors of college education. I cant tell you how many students i knew personally that felt they are taking these classes and paying for them but i get no credit. Before long they become a statistic. Ending remediation and america is a huge goal. Thank you all. We appreciate your time and being with us. We will followup with many of you as this initiative is just taking off. Thank you so much. Thank you. [applause] theext, a sport is Scottish Parliament discussion. After that, emerging threats to the u. S. Thein discussion about situation and ferguson, missouri. On the next washington journal,. 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Presiding officer, the first minister and i can agree on two things. He is the preeminent expert on north sea oil. He reluctantly entered the debate, saying he did so as a father and grandfather and saying he didnt want future generations to ask why he stood silent. He warned the Scottish Government had overestimated gas and Oil Production by between 45 and 60 . He warned the first minister had over estimated tax revenue by two thousand Million Pounds a year. We would ask him to explain to him and his grandchildren why he is wrong. I hope john and i can agree on more than two things. We agreed just two weeks ago that scotland had the potential to be a prosperous, independent country. I think everybody agreed with that in this chamber. Let me agree that ian wood is an authority on oil and gas, but not the only one. There are other authorities. But i think what ian has to say should be considered very carefully indeed. The figure i have quoted of up to 24 billion barrels of oil and gas equivalent remaining in the north sea is not the government figure source. It was the figure that the industry has produced and has produced for a number of years and i think is a robust figure. It shows the extraordinary potential that remains in the waters around scotland if the policies are pursued and the stewardship is correct to make sure that the resources work for the scottish people. Two things. The first minister recognized that ian is an authority. But if he says something he doesnt want to hear, he simply ignores it. That is not good enough. And secondly, i would have imagined that ian knew exactly what the first minister said about these figures. He is offering a critique that we must addressed. It is for the public to judge why he disagrees with him now. He said and i quote, relevant to scotlands independence is how long offshore oil and Gas Production will last. He says young waters mathieu be fully aware that by the time they are of full age, scotland will have finished production and this will hurt things. Can the first minister tell our children and grandchildren why he was wrong to give them that warning . My headline message for the youth of today, get involved. The oil industry will see you through your lifetime. Ian wood, bbc, november 9, 2012. Yes, he is an authority, and he has been foremost in pointing out the future potential of the oil and gas province. I listened to him on the radio, and he said, and i think he was right to do so, because alec kemp is a foremost authority of modeling of oil and gas and what remains. He said he felt that the figure of 15 to 16. 5 billion barrels was own appropriate estimate. Incidentally, that come pairs with the o. B. R. Estimate of 10 billion over the next 30 years. That is 60 higher than the one offered by the agencies of her majestys government. But it came over the last few days. So i consulted professor alec kemp he is website, and ive got it here. That is absolutely correct. He and his Research Partner have conducted substantial modeling for future production of oil and gas. He says if target and tax incentive were reduced, it could increase to 15 billion barrels of oil quintavious harrow leapt. It goes further. But there is potential for further develop after 2050. They found in the year 2050, no less than 25 existing known discoveries remain undeveloped. Order. Lets hear the first minister. And finishes, thus the ultimate potential of 24 billion barrels of Oil Equivalent appears plausible. So now we have a point of agreement. 16. 5 billion to 2050, and 24 billion barrels as the total value. That is a lot of billions of barrels, and scotland should welcome it. [applause] well, that will give a lot of confidence to people. Because obviously the first minister said he listened to ian. He willfully refused to hear what he was hearing. He deflected the fact that woods said he failed to interserena in the debate because he was misquoted. That is the hallmark of a first ministers approach to persuading people to support his lifelong political project. Whatever is said in the moment, they ignore the substance of the argument. But in his warning, in his warning, ian envisioned far from an independent scotland exporting oil to the rest of the united kingdom, but scotland having to import oil from the united kingdom. He said this preempt expert identified, unfortunately i think scotland will lose on renewables. U. K. Is subsidizing pricing. He added of the oil industry most operators let us hear, please. This is about the future of our country. Order. He added of the oil industry most operators would feel more confident if scotland was to remain part of the u. K. So i ask the first minister again why use ian drawn to say that in the interest of our children, grandchildren and the generations to come . First minister . Well, i have already pointed out that wood is on the record saying the oil will see you through your lifetime, and he is right to say so. 2050 is not the limit of the oil industry. It will go long beyond that. Ive got the transcript of his interview this morning. I spoke to alec kemp two or three times, and he is right on the 15 billion to 16. 5 billion that i have quoted is the right sort of range. That is exactly the point i was making. Yes, alec kemp says 15 billion to 16. 5 billion up to 2050. He goes on to say it will be up to 24 billion if you take a future resource in the reserve. This country of scotland with only 16. 5 billion barrels of oil, up to 2050, worth one trillion pounds in wholesale value over that period. Or to go low, 1. 5 trillion. This come has a great curse of 15 billion barrels of oil. Every other country in the world would give their eye teeth for such a substantial resource. Why did labor party and the labor partys allies think it was a great curse on scotland. Incidental, having 25 of the off shore Energy Renewable continent offshore for europe is not a disadvantage. Order. The knighted country is not. It is a wonderful country that deserves not to have its intelligence insulted. Order. It is not a debating point between me and the first minister. It is what a senior person in the oil industry is saying about the future of our country. So lets review the record over the last two years. The first minister said there was legal advice. That is not true. Order, order. It is uncomfortable. Carry on. It has been established that that wasnt true. John swinney said he was in discussions with the bank of england on a union, and that wasnt true. Nicolas told s. N. P. Conference the n. H. S. In scotland couldnt be privatized. Now he says it isnt. Order. We will get through this a lot quicker if the applauding and jeering will stop. There is your last question. Will you just get to it. Well, let me hope in all optimism you get an answer to the question. Scotlands greatest oil expert says it would be bad for scotland. Alec doesnt have a plan b on currency, or europe or oy. The trouble is this is a case that scotland doesnt trust him because he is a man without a plan. First minister. Order. Can i just put on the record that in answer to the first question, wood, i respect his authority, as alec and donald, who have analyzed the Scottish Government figures and produced their own estimates, which are similar to the estimates of the scottish figure. The up to 24 billion figure is an industry estimate. It has been used by many people. I pointed out the first 16 billion barrels it up to 2050, and alec kemp says there is more to come, and the 24 billion looks entirely plausible. On the question of the Health Service, perhaps if john cant bring himself to agree with me, how about agreeing with unison. That means they cant run down and privatize that from london the way they are doing in england. But what they can do is starve it. They are cutting back on the money provided to the Scottish Government and putting the Scottish Government under pressure. Unison of the union. John asked me who is to blame for that. I was struck, encouraged and excited by ian davidsons comments of only this week. He identified that labors failures was the reason for the success and spoke out. The reason are why s. N. P. Has done well has more to do with the failure of the labor party, the lack of organization. The s. N. P. Have become what the labor party should have been. His argument was scottish waters moved from glasgow to scotland. Many of them became supporters. They didnt want the politics of labor. Order. Conclusion, first minister. I am available to quote ian davidson against joe and. Perhaps the reality is the labor party in scotland dont have a plan a, never mind a plan b. Order. Order. Question two. Thank you. To ask the first minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister . No plans. Wood is the most respected business figure and for 2 1 2 years in this debate, he has kept his own council. He has stayed neutral. As he said yesterday, he had no wish to get involved. Now i just heard all the things the first minister has been firing at sir ians critique yesterday. What i havent heard and what i am asking the first minister is this. Why does he think sir ian feels so compelled to speak out. Sir ian wood wanted to clarify that his opinion was that the oil reserves were between 15 billion and 16. 5 billion, his estimate. I am pointing out that i think that is based on the forecasts of professor alec kemp, who points out today in his Aberdeen University blog, that that applies up to 2050. There are already ole fields on the west coast, which are going to produce beyond 2050. Alec kemp has identified over 100 Oil Discoveries that are not in the calculations to 2050. He and industry figures believe that therefore the overall value in terms of reserves in the oil province is up to 24 billion, which is the industry estimate that u. K. Oil and gas have. U. K. Oil and gas, individual companies gave us a briefing from british petroleum, from tim smith, the Vice President. 41 billion barrels produced at 2012. Potentially 27 billion barrels yet to produce, beyond 2050. So if the industry estimate is up to 24 billion, and if Major Companies are saying 27 million. They they not bring themselves to realize that whether it is 16. 5 billion in 2050, whether it is 27 billion confront 2050, that is many, many bills of barrels of oil and in wholesale terms worth trillions of pounds. Every country in the world would believe that is a tremendous asset. Why would the labor party believe it is a liability . With all due respect to the first minister, that is not why sir ian said he felt the need at this critical time to speak out. Sir ian has no worlds left to conquer. He is not trying to win any votes. He just wants the scottish people to know the facts before they make this irreversible decision the throughout this whole debate, the first minister has twisted facts and simply closed his ears to inning that doesnt fit his lifelong obsession of independence. But not everybody out there is like that. People want to know what is best for their children and their grandchildren. So can the first minister just have the decency at this late stage to concede sir ians point, that our young voters be fully aware. Order. For goodness sake, this is an important argument. Order. Settle down. Forecast blog today points out, theres 125 known willing discoveries which 2050. Be undeveloped in this is a longterm business that will be with us for come. Tions to the westminster government have underestimated significance o