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Agencies, said let us implement this through regulation. gregg: sure. >> it really gets to the question, gregg, about authoritarianism. we have three branches of government, right. the congress is supposed to make the law. what a lot of people are complaining about here, wait a minute, this is the executive branch making the laws. gregg: sure. you heard the president say early and often where congress won't act, i will. and -- >> that's the problem. that's a problem. gregg: stephen moore. good to see you, thanks. >> good to see you, gregg. martha: there's a controversial new education policy a...

Time for me to shut up and time for the rock block, quick stories to talk about in the day. >> the "new york times" recently found charter schools are improving their scores on standardized math test. in "usa today," college students getting a bit of a break in the pocketbook, tuition increases at many universities across the country are the smallest in years. "the hartford kourrant" republicans trying to stop a four-cent gas increase said to kick in july 1. connecticut already has some of the highest prices and taxes in the nation. >> christine romans has the business news we need. what is ...

We've got this headlining story coming out of el paso, where allegations of test-rigging and grade manipulation. fuelled an audit that the schools that described these schools as diploma mills. two years ago the "u.s.a. today" cited 52 schools in d.c. as having high erase yur rates for standardized tests. how did we turn into a nation where we just care about the standardized tests. not the incentives from policy. standardized testing has been around for a long time. >> standardized testing has been around for a long time. but this has been the change -- that all of a sudden this one english o...

Good to have you back with us. thanks for watching "the ed show" tonight. now it's time to do some math. of course, paul ryan flunked the math test last night in front of about 50 million people. >> and you're going to increase the defense -- >> we're just not going to cut the defense budget -- >> you're going to increase it $2 billion. $2 trillion. >> so no massive -- >> no, we're saying -- >> -- defense increases? >> you want to get into defense now? >> yes, i do. i do. because that's another math question. i want to know how you do the math and have this increase in defense spending. >> $2 ...

>> welcome back, everyone. this young man has overcome his autism to excel in the classroom getting a's and b's and he's ready to graduate high school this week. but he's fighting for that diploma. 17-year-old sinclair coffer has not been able to pass one math test that the state of georgia requires, the school board won't let him waive the test like other students with disabilities and they haven't told the family why. joining me now is his sister capri. good morning. >> good morning. >> i know you're fighting for the rights of your younger brother who is 17 to be able to walk through graduat...