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he's claiming he's raised a million dollars in less than 24 hours following that south carolina win. so no big surprise that the attacks on both sides are ramping up. we've got congressman bob mcewen joining us. he's a newt deng grich surrogate. sir, welcome to you. also produce you to our pan panelist. we have bob grobrownstein. i just called you bob. i'm going to make up names. and will cain and roland martin. and also this morning, we are being joined by tom, thank you for being with us. appreciate your time. let's get right to it. sir, what's the plan for today when you look at t...

Reality, the diversity mandate just takes away slots in a successful school from those who need it the most. >> the majority of the students of color who don't have access to quality schools. they lose. >> the connecticut board of education warned capital prep, it could lose its funding. >> the letter said, we're going to shut you down if you don't get enough white people. >> reporter: principal perry hired a recruiter to target communities in places like avon, why the local public schools outperform others across the state. isn't it great to have diversity, 25% of thewhite kids? since you hav...

44 minutes past the hour. welcome back to "american morning." magnate school in hartford could have its state funding stripped and maybe shut down, even though it's one of the best performing schools in the country. >> reason is interesting, there aren't enough white kids enrolled. >> sollie dad o'brien tells us why quality education may be taking a back seat to quotas. >> this side is tighter than this. >> reporter: she is in tenth grade at preparatory school in hartford. her 12-year-old strir can't get in. at a school with 75 seats for 1500 kids who apply. a state-run lottery picks who gets ...

In. the school, run by cnn education contributor steve perry is recognized as one of the best schools in the nation. >> we don't just have education. we have a pretty damn good school. >> reporter: it's more than just competition. state law dictates that schools like capital prep are at least 25% white. the result of a 1996 state supreme court ruling to desegregate schools. >> the purpose of the magnet schools is to provide an integrated setting that brings suburban students into hartford classrooms. the state is, in fact, building the building for free. and providing state dollars to subsidiz...

>> reporter: they are the result of a 1996 school ruling to deseg regate the schools. >> the purpose of the magnate schools is to provide an integrated setting that brings suburban students into the hartford classrooms and the state is in fact building the building for free, and providing state dollars to subsidize the operation of the schools in order to meet the state supreme court mandate of a free and public education and in a diverse setting. >> reporter: 96% of school kids in hartford are minority. in a community where people are desperate for good education, but principal perry say has ...