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Teachers began to teach differently. they began to develop new strategies. we cut in half the functional adversity rate in the state. >> we went to rosemont elementary school in orlando to see how the school turned itself around and became a model of school reform. it took new principal patty harrison and devoted teachers. >> 70 percent were not liviread on grade level. i said give me the names of the coaches d music teacher. i am the new principal you also teach reading now. >> without reading they are going to struggle in science and math. >> she teaches reading to 5th grade. >> targeted ins...

President of the pta is my guest this morning. good morning, ms. barry. >> good morning. >> explain what is happening with the kids in this school district. >> this school district has a history of students not succeeding and falling below reading level. so there is a need for some change there. >> all right. so the aclu has stepped in to do what? what are they suing for? >> well, they filed the lawsuit saying that the adults involved need to provide a proper education for the students in that school district. while i think that they were absolutely correct with filing that lawsuit, i think th...

wrong about chavez, and that tells you a lot. >> and he also recently awarded an apartment to a woman who became his 3 millionth twitter follower, and he is a big twitter follower. >> yes, he is wildly popular and the message is getting through to twitter again, and he did this, and he is rewarding somebody for being the 3 millionth follower. >> can you imagine if president obama or mitt romney were giving away homes on live television? >> no. >> thank you, miguel. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com i'm suzanne malveaux and this hour in the "cnn newsroom," we will tell you how t...

won't show you the moment of her death, but a man with an automatic rifle shoots her at least nine times while men gather around and cheer. afghan officials believe the woman was part of a love triangle involving two taliban commanders who accused her of adultery. u.s. officials have called it a cold-blooded murder. kofi annan is back in syria to sign on to a new peace plan even as a special envoy touched down in damascus, the death toll was creeping up. at least 43 people were killed today. secretary of state clinton had her own message for syria's president. >> the future to me sho...

dealing with. >> this mystery illness causes a respiratory attack that kills children. federal agents busted a massive drug operation in tempe, arizona. they took in three tons of marijuana, 30 pounds of meth amphetamine and $2.4 million in cash. 20 people were arrested. libyan people voting freely and openly. it is the first real live democratic exercise in libya since the fall of gadhafi. near live 3 million waited in long lines to vote in polling stations across the station. we heard of a knew disruptions, but overall, observers say people were able to vote in peace. in sout...