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On testi okokracy is for lack o better metric, for a lack of a better definition. until we have that discussion, a lot will play out exactly as we've seen. >> i keep trying to argue what we actually need to do is redefine what constitutes a quality school or good school. as you go on realtor.com or whatever to buy a house or look for an apartment it will have the rating of the school. what if we shifted so the rating of the school included the level of racial diversity. where more racial diversity -- what if it wasn't just test scores? what are the things you value at your school? >> that i va...

I are agreeing a lot. >> we're not a nation of rightest and left -- >> we'll go to amy, go ahead. >> it's never enough. the other point i want to make, obama's redistribution of wealth doesn't work. he talks about a level playing field. he doesn't support school choice. it will benefit children, get them a quality education and restore hope for their future. his daughters go to a quality school in washington but he's blocking the door for kids who need a quality education. >> it goes far beyond tax policy. we have an administration openly cheerleading for disincentivizing work. we had nancy pe...

Though -- and so we don't even take integration into account as part of how you would define a quality school. so you're saying is this a good school, does it rate 1 to 10 or four apples or something. we don't even ask whether or not integration in the classroom is part of that. >> it's not that there's this madness from white chirp sitting next to black children, but poor children sitting next to middle-class children and the resources they're afforded does wonders. when you look at a situation like philadelphia, for example, 30-some percent of the schools are charter schools, bleeding those ...

They were learning algebra in trigonometry. >> eventually the stress got to eric and he dropped out. how do you compare that to the moonbound schools? >> definitely america is in the moonbound category in most places, so when we think kids are taking high-stakes tests, they're nothing like what asia is dealing with. a much healthier model is a place like finland where when the kids are in school, they're doing pretty high-quality, challenging work and they've got quality-educated teachers who getting into that school is as good as getting into a quality school in the united states. >> and 10% ...

Age of segregation. somehow it's as though we pursue one goal, we miss the rest of it. as you hopefully get an audience with the president or as you are in d.c. with parents from 18 cities, what is the big story? what are the solutions you have here? >> there are quite a few. we are clear on the shoulders of which we stand. the young people there and the parents and community members there from all over the country. we get that. on the anniversary of roe v. wade. black history month approaching. this is a moe men tus time for us to put forth the collusions that we haven't seen here in new york...