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Meeting a state standard. those children are barely able to graduate from high school and are totally inadequately prepared for college. >> who do you blame for this failure? >> i agree with the secretary that there have been a number of states that have lowered -- like 15 to 18 states have lowered standards since no child left behind. but there are the pressures of the groups -- the labor unions get into it -- >> teachers unions -- >> and they react negatively. there is insufficient accountable. secretary duncan said if you're going to evaluate teachers and you should because we have to rewar...

They're meeting a state standard, that bar has dumb yesterday down so much, they're barely able to graduate from high school and totally inadequately prepared for college. >> who do you blame for this failure? >> i agree with the secretary there have been a number of states that lowered, something like 15 to 18 states have lowered standards, but there are other political pressures. the pressures of the groups, whenever you sgrou a reform, the unions get into it, and obvious they react negative. let me put this in the form of the compliment, secretary duncan has said if you're going to evaluate...