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Was two. not that special. don't get cocky, kid. he was diagnosed at what age with asperbger? >> just short of two. >> glenn: why did you take him to the doctor? >> he stopped talking. he went from babbling like a regular toddler, speaking like a regular toddler, saying, "i love you" to his mom and dad and he completely quit. >> glenn: okay. saying, "i love you" to mom and dad looking for the volume of box. >> yeah. >> glenn: right. okay. but then he stopped talking so you freaked out and went to the doctor and the doctor said what? >> mrs. barnett, your son has autism. >> glenn: what did it m...

School with of children whether it was a special ed children or english language learners that are falling behind and that was masked by the performance of the school overall . what no child left behind dmake us accountable for every child overall that. is a positive, positive thing. but, the president was right in that the law has things that need to be refine tweaked . we are hoping that in the reoctoberorization those things are. >> martha: you are right. without this law, we would never have known the dire problems that exist in this country. that's a good start. the organization that you ...

Tonight in "perry's principles," the debate over requiring high school students to pass standardized tests to graduate. some say the tests make sure only students ready to go to college or start a career get diplomas. but critics say the tests are unfair to low income minority and special ed students. it's a debate raging in rhode island right now. here's education contributor and principal steve perry. >> it will soon take more than good grades and a senior project to graduate from high school in rhode island. your interest is to raise the bar and trying to come to a center where you don't hu...

Have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world. i know the american people understand why this is so important. and i think that those of us who are working in washington need to understand why these investments in the future are so important as well. i mentioned in my weekly radio address, a letter i recently got from a woman named brenda breese. she's a mom and a special ed teacher in missouri, and her husband david lost his job when the local chrysler plant shut down. so money's been tight for the family, and they've had to sacrifice the little things that they do without. on...

I know the american people understand why this is so important. and i think that those of us who are working in washington need to understand why these investments in the future are so important as well. i mentioned in my weekly radio address, a letter that i recently got from a woman named brenda, who is a mom, and is a special ed teacher in missouri, and, her husband david lost his job when the local chrysler plant shut down. so, money has been tight for the family and they've had to sacrifice the little things that they can do without. one thing that brenda knows she can't afford to sacrifi...