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CSPAN Washington This Week August 25, 2014

They had beautiful skin. I noticed another trend. This is much more disturbing. The students were not prepared for what i was attempting to teach them. They had come to the classroom less and less prepared. There were these moments in the classroom they would look at me and i would think the same thing they were. Part of me as a christian, i felt the lord was impressing on me. These are your children. If they are going to love me with their mind, it is your responsibility make sure that they are successful. That is the spirit and the heart of what raising the standards is about. That is the initiative were here to talk about. We believe it is raising the standards as one of a initiative that can help not just those students but those of the coming today and tomorrow. If we fastforward 15 years, a collective minority will be larger than the white population in classrooms today. This is the first time in u. S. History. We have seen some progress among hispanic students in terms of high school graduation. In terms of college going. The second half of that story isnt so terrific. Theyre not completing college at the same rate. It is 50 lower than their white counterparts. We believe that today is a day of action. Were are here to announce an initiative that will. Our National Hispanic education sunday. A every sunday in september we lift up education and pulpits across the country. Some of the pastors represented here today will be tearing down these false walls of separated faith and education for too long. Raising new rigorous standards in our homes and schools and say no longer will we dumb down standards and socially promote students of any background. We will hold all students accountable. Pastors and principles should meet. Parents and professors should meet. We no longer have a false dichotomy that keep us apart. We believe that in addition to that we have started a faith and education website. We are going to send hispanic parents to get resources to assist their children and assist them to be more successful. These are all part of raising the standards initiatives. The next person to the podium embodies what happens when we expect more. We hear about an achievement gap for hispanic and other minority students. We dont think that is accurate. We think it is an opportunity gap. As someone who works for the nhs clc, her story and her confidence as a young woman Success Story will be inspiring. [applause] good morning. As a daughter of firstgeneration generation immigrants, my education was a high priority. Their understanding of the language and the system was limited. They prayed for and dream for the same things for me that my schoolmates has one of their children. A good education, strong faith, solid family values and a future of opportunity in this great nation they called home. We lived in dallas where Ethnic Diversity was the norm that high educational standards in neighborhood schools were not. I was one of the few to apply and get accepted to a magnet high school. It expected us to graduate not just from high school from college as well. My friends and extended family at the high school in the neighborhood were not so fortunate. They were not held to rigorous academic standards and were not prepared for collegelevel work. Thanks to the High Expectations of my parents and teachers, i was motivated and prepared to earn a bachelors degree and then a masters degree. Today, i work here on National Education initiatives. Next year, i will enter the program. I am living proof that high educational expectations and Family Support empower students from the most this vintage neighborhoods to not just graduate, but to impact the next generation. As the fastestgrowing segment in schools, we must seize the opportunity set high goals. They are a National Resource and National Treasure with the potential to lead americans to discovery and creativity. Hispanic students and the nhclc welcome the support of National Leaders committing to raise her in the standards for Public Education. We can ensure that hispanic families are encouraged to pursue the American Dream of freedom, opportunity, and a better life for their children. Thank you. [applause] she inspires me with that every time. Our featured speaker today we are blessed to have. He has a record for educational reform and supporting my nordic students as the former governor of arkansas. This is a man who also has a background in the church and understands the intersection of faith and education. He understands this intersection between common sense and conservatism from our perspective. He is one of the leading voices for conservatives and christians. Please help me welcome governor mike huckabee. [applause] thank you. So youre looking at the scene and saying what is wrong with this picture. You have two hispanic leaders and an obvious white guy in the middle. I care because america is a better country when all of its children are welleducated. When every student in this country has equal access to an excellent education and there is no such thing as a student who is required or somehow destined to go to an underperforming school. That should not be tolerated. It does not matter if ace to do is black, white, brown. It matters not. There is no such thing as a disposable child. Every student in this country is an integral part of making us everything we can be. The reason i stand here today is raising academic standards is not simply the role of the school and it is certainly not the role of the government. Students are not drycleaning. Parents can drop them off of the morning and pick them up in the afternoon spot free. What we have to do is remind parents that it is a biblical mandate for the parents to raise the children. They need to accept the responsibility for the outcome of their students. It goes back to the proverbs. Train up a child in the way that he should go and he will not depart from it. It is as fundamental as life itself. It it was Never Acceptable for us to say we will give the responsibility of the education to the government and hope for the best. It will not end well. It does not matter who a person may be. It is the leadership of 40,000 hispanic churches across the country who decided that on education sunday they are going to use the power of their pulpits talking to millions of their constituents and remind them of their pivotal responsibility to take charge of the Educational Opportunities for their children. This is wonderful opportunity for america. If we turn this over to congress, their Approval Rating is 9 . We want to turn it over to the government. We dont see the government top really doing a great deal. It would be against our own biblical convictions to ever turn over to caesar that which is gods. Part of the challenge to the pastors is that they will remind the parents that it is your responsibility to make sure that they are getting the best education they are able to receive. If that means they cant get into the school they are assigned to, they need to push for school choice. Or they choose to homeschool or whatever decision is best for the student. Education decisions ought to be about what is best for the student and not best for the government or the tax base or the people who are running the schools. I had a department of education director that was a real partner in reform. We work hard in our own state. One of the things we used to say it was there are two kinds of people, School People and their arcade people. School people are about the institution. That is not why we are there. It is about the children. We need to be kid people and focused on how the students are being prepared for life. I just want to mention that if we even thought tv time for parents to challenge your students and challenge yourself. We could not be as effective as to see these pastors go into 40,000 churches. They will reach more people that sunday than on any Television Show we could buy time on. There would be more people sitting in those pews. Imagine what happens when they heed that message. That is why i salute the leaders who will be joining together on that momentous day. I really believe that from my time when i was chairman of the education commission, the one organization that brings together all of the Major Players in state policy. A study discovered that the most important predictors of academic achievement outcome is every student would be exposed to a broad and challenging curriculum. We cannot accept anything less than a very widespread curricula that touches all of the talents of every student and one that challenges them to be their very best. Refuses to accept anything less than high standards for excellence. We are delighted to be here. I am thrilled to be part of the event. I believe we will entertain some questions. [applause] thank you, governor. We have times for a few questions. Hi. I want to differentiate between what is new and what you have done before. There are a couple of new initiatives. This idea that we are asking churches to take a love offering for every child that will be baptized or christened and deliver to them a college scholarship. This can be set up for 25. It doesnt have to be something huge. Every child to be present with a bible and a college scholarship. We believe that this parallel between faith and education is widening. It should be an intersection. Another quick one would be the 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. We are supporting it. This is the first time in the 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]. The washington journal continues. Host paul butler. Law professor, former prosecutor, as somebody who has been arrested, what is your take on ferguson . Guest im tired of this happening over and over again. It is not just ferguson. It is staten island. It is that 51yearold grandmother who was beaten by the cops. Hit her 10 times. All of these unarmed africanamericans being brutalized by police. I think it is important to have a conversation about race and to put it in a larger context, in which african lives just dont seem to be valued. Host that is larger context . Guest it is not just criminal justice. It is civil justice. It is not just africanamericans. It is people of color. It is important to talk about race. White americans who are disenfranchised. The Lgbt Community has issues with the Justice System. But it is important to realize that africanamericans it is the classic american dilemma. There was a lot of hope when barack obama was elected. I dont think anyone thought that it would reverse a legacy of 400 years of slavery and segregation, but there was the thought, the expectation that we would move forward on Racial Justice. Looking at ferguson, looking at civil rights protesters being gassed in the streets like it is the 1960s, it doesnt seem like we have come that far. Host Armstrong Williams, what is your take on ferguson . Guest good morning. Anis so unfortunate to see innocent individual shot six times. The Law Enforcement have phasers tasers. They have batons. They have so many other options. If you remember the Supreme Court rulings, even their own guidelines, the last thing you want to do is shoot an individual. , theerstand the outrage family. In our system of law, innocent until proven guilty. On a deeper level, i think we as americans must get to a point where we are outraged at all lives that are lost in such a tragic way, whether it is in chicago, the kind of crime and feelings that go on there every weekend, whether it was what happened in new york. Because i dont i think it is less about race and more about Law Enforcement. I think it is about the training of Law Enforcement. Weve had an opportunity to talk to Police Officers. They will tell you in their training sessions, when theyre showing images of what criminals are and who commits the crimes, most of the images are of young black men. That is unfortunate. If you live in a place like in missouri or new york, where it is a high concentration of andle who look the same they commit the same crime over and over again, i dont care what your training is with Law Enforcement or the rulings are of the Supreme Court, you begin to believe that is a picture of crime. Somehow or another, we have to get back, is ashley with young men take chicago as an example. Why

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