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scandal that rocked atlanta's schools. >> the pressure to boost scores by any means necessary is so great that teachers think they have to get those scores up by hook or by crook. >> ifill: and the president issues a new executive order to circumvent congress and revamp the "no child left behind" law. >> where there's a high bar, the folks who are doing the right thick for children, we want to give them a lot more flexibility, frankly get out of the way and let them hit that higher bar. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been prov...

education stories. special correspondent john tulenko reports on the cheating scandal that rocked atlanta's schools. >> the pressure to boost scores by any means necessary is so great that teachers think they have to get those scores up by hook or by crook. >> ifill: and the president issues a new executive order to circumvent congress and revamp the "no child left behind" law. >> where there's a high bar, the folks who are doing the right thick for children, we want to give them a lot more flexibility, frankly get out of the way and let them hit that higher bar. >> ifill: that's all...

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saying, let's stop playing into bin laden's hands. it is a back to work week for members of congress, the president discussing education tuesday in a speech in philadelphia and back on the campaign trail when he heads to connecticut. secretary of state clinton. and some other headlines on this sunday morning, the "new york times" writing about john boehner tightly bound to d.c. lobbyists. and the tea party stirs up the delaware primary which is scheduled for tuesday, and the new york daily news nine years of tears. al qaeda and bin laden our focus. the piece this morning in the "wash...

As i mentioned before it's ram dan -- ramadan we try to come together in the evenings to break your fast together. our attendance level is very low because people are scared to leave their homes. >> reporter: this mosque has been a part of the community for more than 30 years. they just broke ground on this 15-acre, 52,000 square food expansion. supporters are gathering at a candlelight vigil tonight to protest the fires that occurred over the weekend. gregg: elizabeth explain, though, the opposition to it. >> reporter: well, it's been under fire for quite a few months, and in fact the sign th...