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This is not just thing. but evidence in america. there is evidence around the world. we're talking about incomes here earlier. the reason why we're not making a lot of money is the education gap. the education gap is huge. >> we need quality not quantity. >> classroom full of students bad teacher for 30 hours will not make a difference. at end of the day teachers will get tired and put a movie on. kids are sitting in the classroom. kids are tired. teachers are tired. disciplining all day and watching christmas specials. i saw it all the time. you have to reform the system. get rid of bad teach...

She's joined by by the director of the organization she's working with to pull this off. tell us why you came to this issue. you're someone who cares about kids, but why specifically this issue of inequality and the education gap? >> because i was one of those kids. you know, i was ignored. i was thought less than just because i was born into a certain economic situation that i had absolutely no control over. because i'm of color. because i had an accent. and i wasn't given a fair chance. and that's why it's very important to me. all these kids are very, very capable. all they need is opportun...

Other countries. >> one final thing i want to ask you about because i heard this at the republican governor's association talking about education and there's a gap in education. you know, we're about to have an energy revolution over the next 10, 15 years. energy is cheaper. it's going to mean we have the most productive workers in the world. all the governors are saying there's an education gap. they hear it from people who say listen, we can bring the plants here and america can do it better, cheaper, faster than anybody else but -- >> skill set. >> will you have the people with skills to pu...

Shamlian is here to talk about the state of america's schools, while scouting locations for his film, he was struck by the differences between two experts to pen his new book "i got schooled" about the keys to closing the education gap, something i actually talked about here on the program yesterday. reminding me of the glaring inequity in our nation's education system was my daughter's first day of kindergarten right here in manhattan. he joins us now in the guest spot. you had an ah-ha moment in the keys to close the education gap in america over some spinach gnocci. tell us about that. >> i...

>> bill: what do you want to change? >> first of what you will ebony said, i want to change that law. more power of attorneyly open season on black young men across the country. >> bill: by other black young men. >> buyer the criminal justice system and not true.nal system. >> disparity. how do you explain the disparity. >> gentlemen, gentlemen. >> bill: i have to explain that because he asked me. the disparity comes in high crime districts. okay? where police flood in to protect the citizens and make more arrests than they would make in low crime districts. that's how the disparity comes. and...