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We provide opportunities, more opportunities and a better education, we are going to have more of the same. >> what works? what's working? >> educating more of our kids. >> how do you do it? it takes government money. improving schools in baltimore. >> if money was going to solve the education problem, we would have solved it decades ago. >> do you believe we are in a national crisis when it comes to relationships between african-americans and law enforcement? >> i do. i think that if you look at what's happened over the course of the last year, i've got to scratch my head. when you hear about...

Education says it takes approximately 830 days or two years and three months to get through the process of firing a bad teacher. how can that be possible? >> well, first of all we have to acknowledge this. putting teachers last does not mean we're putting teachers first. when we look at the process that's in new york it's to protect those that are on the front line educating our children every day. tenure and the process that they have to go through only means a teacher and due process and can't be fired because of political or other reasons. >> are there not bad teachers who should be fired? ...

Education says it takes approximately 830 days or two years and three months to get through the process of firing a bad teacher. how can that be possible? >> well, first of all we have to acknowledge this. putting teachers last does not mean we're putting teachers first. when we look at the process that's in new york it's to protect those that are on the front line educating our children every day. tenure and the process that they have to go through only means a teacher and due process and can't be fired because of political or other reasons. >> are there not bad teachers who should be fired? ...

Think small. what does that mean? >> we write about these economists who write about education like a lot of people do, and they noticed that when you look at a class picture of gung su province which is poor, none of the children were wearing glasses. that's either because they don't need them or don't have them or there's no myopia here. they did some tests and found out plenty of children needed them but didn't have them. they provided free glasses. half the class they left as a control group, left them as is. half got the glasses. and after one year, the kids who got the glasses were basic...

Out plenty of children needed them but didn't have them. they provided free glasses. half the class they left as a control group, left them as is. and after one year, the kids who got the glasses were basically a full grade ahead. does that solve the education problem? of course not. but it's an example of whoever is out there hearing this, whatever realm they're working on, if you peel off a small piece where you actually get data, you can make some progress. i would rather have 100 smart people working on small versions of one big problem than 100 people shouting at each other about the big ...