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>> that is student jeff bliss delivering that rant. it's going viral after he was kicked out of class over a text. he says the teacher cursed at him when he questioned her teaching methods. as a former dropout who's returned to school, bliss says he wants teachers to take teaching as seriously as he did. the district did not punish him but placed the teacher on paid leave while they investigate the incident. former president george w. bush giving a couple a wedding gift they will never forget. larry and yolanda tushon celebrated their honeymoon by visiting bush's new presidential library on ...

It is over and it could happen at the drop of of a dime. >> that is not true with most government run schools especially union ones. union teachers are happy that they can't be he suddenly fired but the charter teachers can be. >> you can get canned in a moment. doesn't have bother you? >> if i'm not doing my job per se and i was fired for that, so be it. >> if i was a doctor and i wasn't good i mean i wouldn't have a job. no one would come to me, right? >> i would hope not. >> you cannot maintain quality unless you can fire people says this charter founder. >> it is as many as we must and as ...

Year, there is a mismatch. 8% of 11th graders pass the college readiness tests. obviously some teachers are not doing the job they should be and they should be let go if theee value weighings show they are bad teachers. heather: the problem that you point is really just too severe. >> well, look there are some families that are dysfunctional and i'm sure that's part of the reason why some students can't cope with classroom assignments, but a lot of it is simply bad teaching methods. charter schools, private skhao schools, parochial schools are all open for business. charter schools graduate 80...

online. it includes digital, audio, video files, printed materials, handwritten documents and recording devices. peter bergen has a new book out called "manhunt" and he is one of the few people outside of the government that's seen these documents. what sticks out to you? >> u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s recovered a great deal of material. not all of it will be published today, in fact. a fraction of it. some of it is household stuff. but the things that leaked out of the documents that i was able to review, first of all, bin laden was quite conscious of al qaeda as a brand had suffered. he to...

You can't maintain quality if you can't fire people. >> it's as a little as we can. >> have you fired more than ten? >> in three schools in more than eight years, yes. >> they can choose textbooks and teaching methods as long as they make sure the students are learning what they need to learn at the end of the day. >> john: in harlem, 43% of eighth graders get passing grades. 100% of her kids pass. if such charters work, why aren't there more of them? because unions and supporters of traditional schools hate charters. this protest happened outside of one charter. >> i hope it's not personal bu...