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Confirmation. two republicans voted against devos, causing a 50-50 tie and requiring pence to put devos over the top. she was eventually confirmed, and we are left with the questions, what is her nomination and what does it mean for the future of public education and america's diverse student population? with me here to talk about that is randi weingarten, labor leader and president of the american federation of teachers, and will juwanda, a former aide at the obama white house, previously worked as an official in the education department. first of all, thank you both for joining me. >> good t...

So many examples of students stepping up i saw one student telling another student "i know you're afraid, but you're here, you're together, you're not going anywhere, you're staying here with us." >> kudos to those teachers. my own mother was a teacher and we need them and they're amazing and especially at times of transitions like these. next question, are your young people, chad, are they finding a way forward? is there a sense of hope in your hallways? >> there is. our students are incredibly resilient. 50% are immigrants and refugees, 50% are born in the u.s. when you have a school where t...

Just as strong. the need to move forward and the need to address the issues that women leaders address will only be felt incredibly strongly by the student population. >> my colleague has an interesting write up on msnbc.com today. she quote a psychologist who says clinton has a fine line to walk. she's not only president but she will have to be in his words, first mother, as well. you think she's going to be held to a different standard if she's elected? >> well, women are held a different standard. she's already held in a different standard as are most women. this is part of the challenge, a...

Of them for speaking their mind, for going against the grain. yesterday when michael -- when mike pence spoke at liberty he received thunderous applause when he talked about donald trump and it encouraged the students to vote for donald trump. he received five standing ovations so if there is a group that is embarrassed by my support of trump, it's very small in relation to the whole student population. but i am proud of them for being bold enough to speak. yeah, that's not true at a lot of ivy league schools where conservative students are scared to say what they think. >> jerry falwell, jr.,...

They take ownership to make sure the campuses are safe. two, we know there's been serious lack of mechanisms and systems in the universities, not necessarily related to terrorism but even in other circumstances where students find themselves in positions where they need help. we have suggested, and i speak as we, because i'm from the private consult's area. we subtl we suggested they must as a matter of priority, work with trauma centers to ensure that these things have access to the student population. >> the post trauma sen thor the is a good session there. i apologize to cut you off, but we...