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whole public education sort of issue that's going on in its specificity, you were looking at merit pay as tied to student performance. >> whether a teacher received a bonus or not was completely contingent upon their individual students' growth from one academic year to the next. but there's other ways to -- >> let's talk about that for a second. what are the other ways to look at this? what are the other ways to say that teachers can be paid on merit through other measurements? >> i mean, we could reward teams of teachers. so within school groupings, such as a grade-level team or interdisciplinary team. we could reward the whole school or a highbrybrid model of using individual awards in part and team level. we may reward different types of outcomes that don't necessarily have to be student achievement. >> now, let's talk about -- i want to tell you -- read you a

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ABC World News With Diane Sawyer-20100923-00:49:00

her dad got a girlfriend a couple of years older than my daughter, so -- my daughter became really jealous and wanted to be with him all the time. >> reporter: you told him, what -- you said, if you're not around -- >> she's going to go find a father figure. >> reporter: she did. that man turned out to be a pimp. >> shoes that were too small. she had blisters this thick when i saw her a month later. he would leave her out freezing in the cold. >> reporter: how old was she? >> 16. >> reporter: 16 years old. and ruth spent her life savings getting her daughter out of prostitution and out of portland. but she still worries a about her safety. there are very few shelters that can keep the girls safe, and they are expensive. upwards of $500 a night. katie, the young girl in our story, she's now in one of those safe houses and we're told her church held a bake sale to help pay for it. >> well, thanks so much. what a story. and i know you'll have a lot more of it tonight on "nightline." and, still ahead, the bible says moses parted the red sea.

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CBS Evening News With Katie Couric-20100923-00:50:00

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NBC Nightly News-20100923-00:51:00

"forbes" magazine is out tonight with its new list of the 400 richest americans. and the top three are the same three as last year. must get boring. bill gates retains the number one rating with a net worth of $54 billion. warren buffett second with $45 billion. larry ellison just getting by as ceo of oracle, third with $27 billion. the person who gained the most over the past year, facebook founder mark zuckerberg whose health -- whose wealth -- i don't know about his health, i hope it's good -- wealth grew 245% to a reported $6.9 billion. we love the heavens around here, and so fans of the night sky know that and they write us all the time. and a viewer in colorado named jack cheznut wants everybody to

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CBS Evening News With Katie Couric-20100923-00:45:00

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NBC Nightly News-20100923-00:46:00

>> reporter: so the tumors are gone? >> the tumor went away. >> reporter: for this pharmaceutical marvel, it has a drawback that's becoming increasingly important in the worsening economy. this is gleevek. it comes in pill form. it costs $4,500 a month. the patient must take it for life. if the patient stops, the cancer returns. >> i just wanted to be well. >> reporter: that's what happened to holly reid. she stopped taking the drug after her health insurance plan changed. >> what i have to do is budget to be able to pay out $5,000 for my first month's supply. >> reporter: but they say some of their patients have been forced to stop taking the drug for financial reasons. >> patients are embarrassed to tell you that they didn't pay -- they can't pay for their medication. they're embarrassed to tell their spouse that they made that decision. >> reporter: novartis, who makes gleevek, has a program to help people pay. a single person who has no

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ABC World News With Diane Sawyer-20100923-00:58:00

it's a true harvest moon. and, by the way, near the moon, a shining jupiter. the planet is making its closest approach to earth since 1963. as one nasa official put it, rarely does autumn again with such celestial fanfare. we wish you a gentle easing into a new season, and we'll see you tomorrow night. the family that owns this butcher shop keeps it spotless. how did they become the first victims of the national salmonela scare? >> battle over cost and care.

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CBS Evening News With Katie Couric-20100922-00:44:00

seventh leading cause of death and affects more than 5 million americans. the alzheimer's association is taking action, and has been a part of every major advancement. but we won't rest until we have a cure. you have dreams... help the alzheimer's association protect them. act now, go to alz.org. >> couric: it's the start of a new school year, and the pressure is on to do well-- not just the students but teachers, too. the obama administration in its race to the top program has already handed out $4 billion to states that allow student test scores to be used to judge how well their teachers are doing.

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CBS Evening News With Katie Couric-20100922-00:43:00

ads leaving the voting pub to wonder who is really stirring the pot. armen keteyian, cbs news, washington. >> couric: and one more political note. michelle obama will be hitting the campaign trail for democratic candidates. polls show she's more popular than the president. the first lady's schedule includes stops in six states over 12 days, beginning october 13. with the recession officially over, but americans still struggling, president obama is continuing to shake up his economic team. the white house said today his topped advisor, lawrence summers, will leave at the end of the year. this follows the departure of budget director peter orszag and christina romer, head of the council of economic advisors. still ahead on the "cbs evening news"... do you think situation in this country would be different if your wife had been elected instead? but up next, giving teachers report cards and posting them online. they don't like it one bit.

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ABC World News With Diane Sawyer-20100922-00:31:00

think of it as a one, two, three political punch. exactly six weeks to go until the november election, and three of the most famous names in america are heading out to fight for their candidates. first lady michelle obama, now joining former president bill clinton and former alaska governor sarah palin, as the power hitters on the campaign trail. and the president, well, today, we learned that as the elections loom, he is going to shake up and rebuild his economic team. more on that in a minute. but we'll begin with our senior ut to hit the campaign trail. the white house calls her the closer. and with time running out for congressional democrats, they're sending her in. the first lady's political travel schedule reads like a who's who of endangered

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