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save my life and in turn i helped save his life. >> don't knock it. it is a steady paycheck. meet a couple of street hustlers, sales men who twirl and whirl their deals at drivers. >> sign spinner. i'm doing this full time because i'm the only person in high household with a job. >> i see these folks everywhere. i'm tony harris with those stories and your comments right here right now in the cnn newsroom. we are sounding the alarm on education nationwide. this country used to lead the world in college graduation rates but not anymore. the u.s. falling from first to 12th place amo...

The federal government to use every available federal resource in support of that mission. that order has created an export promotion cabinet made up of the secretaries of state, treasury, agriculture, commerce and labor, along with our ustr, our small business administrator, the export-import bank president and other senior u.s. officials whose work impacts exports. that cabinet will convene its first meeting next month. i've also relaunched the president's export council, the principal national advisory committee on international trade. and i named jim mckerney as its chair with ursula as vi...

lesson. tony harris is coming up next. fred, you have a great day. good to see you. hello, everyone. it is thursday morning, the 11th of march. top stories for you in the "cnn newsroom." >> now it's getting personal. i have a boarded-up school on my block. >> i'm really sad. >> i deserve a right to be able to make a rational choice based on fact. >> wow! out of money, short on students. kansas city's board of education votes to shut down about half the district's schools. airline passengers and crew complain of headaches, disorientation and dizziness, and they blame the air up th...

We want to know whether this is directly pegged to the recession, so we turned to our fact check desk and executive producer suzanne simons. there she is. okay, lady, what are you finding? >> that's what we wanted to know. most financiing is providing at the state and local levels. 80% of school revenues come from property taxes. now, of course, property taxes are way down. >> oh, yeah. >> since the recession hit. a survey by this same group found that 6% of school districts either closed or consolidated their operations during the 2008-2009 school year with another 11% projected either to clo...

friend, tony harris. >> oh, brooke, have a great day. thank you. it is tuesday, march 9th. here are the top stories for you right here in the "cnn newsroom." >> i won't drive that car again. period. >> police say a runaway prius hit 90 miles an hour on a san diego freeway. toyota dispatching a technician today to investigate sudden acceleration. the recession ate his job and his home's value in wisconsin so now this man works in texas. a 1,000 mile commute. saving carlos. california's budget crunch leads to a crisis for this second grader. good morning, everyone, i'm tony harris ...