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Washington elementary school and visited a pre-kindergarten classroom. >> and this is part of the reason why we're here today, that education has to start at the earliest possible ages. so this budget expands access to the kind of high quality preschool and other learning programs to give all of our children the same kinds of opportunities that those wonderful children that we just saw are getting right here at powell. >> how wonderful? well, the president's budget seeks to pump $68.6 billion in discretionary funds to education. that includes some specific expansions of public preschool progra...

So again, it impacts men as well as women. and, you know, money and power tend to go together. so when women are still earning 77 cents to a man's dollar, women don't have the political power. but let me say this. women, however, have the power of the purse. we need to use it. we buy 85% of the consumer goods and products that are sold. so therefore, if we would be massing our strength, and that's one of the things that we teach people in our take the lead learning programs. it's about how to use the power we actually already have. and that is one of them. >> so we have the power of the purse ...

Commitment to america's school system. agreeing to donate $750 million toward digital learning programs. we understand that companies are giving away free internet access, ipads, laptops, giving all of this to schools. and the fcc is doing its part. doubling its commitment. could be a big difference. let's take a look at what is trending. the numbers are in. super bowl xlviii was the most-watched show in television history. a record 111.5 million viewers tuned into the big game. that topped the 2011 super bowl. meanwhile, the ratings for the halftime show, even more impressive. 115.3 million...

As part of the budget deal the president and democrats hashed out with republicans there will be some changes in various education programs. for example, new summer pell grant programs will be ended. 19 literacy technology and small learning programs, eliminated. there's one smaller addition, a voucher program for the district of columbia, that's going to be restored. but big picture, all of this was really tinkering on the edges and now, the real fight begins. the president and congressional republicans they're going to start fighting over next year's budget and how to save trillions of dolla...

>> shannon: what about the folks who will say there are a lot of good things out there that involve the corporation for public broadcasting, big bird and learning programs for kids. they will say why would you want to take money away from from that? >> they need to survivor on their own. in these days of trillion dollar obama annual deficit we need to stop the way washington does business. we have to change the culture of washington. nbr has good products and many i like. they can survive on their own just like every other media out there. >> shannon: i want to read a response from npr on the ...