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I mean, there's still schools that have been shut down, and there are neighborhoods that have been deprived. but has this been somewhat of a turning point in the voice of those? >> it's been a turning point. they hear us. they hear us. we have been boycotting the meetings. we're having our own people's meeting. instead of going to the board meeting, because they don't listen to us in the board meetings, so we have our own people's meeting where we elected a board so they can hear our issues. because as you know n chicago, we do not have an elected school board. so that's one thing that we are ...

>> yes, it has. >> what has really culminated from this, as you see it? >> i see a lot of youth standing up and fighting back for what they deserve. and that's resources. i'm seeing a lot of students stand up all over chicago, all over the city, for what they deserve. and that's more resources in their schools. i'm looking at the students organize and speaking about my school does not have these things. we need to get together and fight for these things. i'm looking at walk-outs, boy costs. the students in chicago boycotted the third day of school, because they felt that they wanted to be hear...

Students knowing that the school was saved? >> well, it's been pretty exciting for them. and they have been happy. i've seen a lot of kids talk about -- i heard one of my friends and he said you know what, sean, it seemed like yesterday our school was closing and now it's open, back open. >> asean, let me ask you this. i'll go right to our intro tonight. what does it take to achieve student success? i want you to answer that question. what do you think it takes to achieve student success? >> well, i think it means to achieve student success is to do your best, never give up, and always do your...

Staples. and he said there's someone in here that needs your help. and i kept thinking to myself who is he talking about? so as i was going down the aisle, i was looking into every cart i passed to get an idea of who i was supposed to be helping. as we got closer to the register, i noticed there was a lady in front of me that had a cart full of stuff. i thought that's got to be the person he's talking about. i asked her and said are you school teacher. she said yes. i said today is your lucky day. i'm going to buy everything in your cart. she said but i have a lot of stuff in my cart. i said t...

And his mother, sean ease reynolds. we couldn't have education nation in this country without talking about the activism and the role that you have played and shining a light on exactly what is so terribly important in school districts around the country and that's resources. what has it been like going back to school this year with that conversation about resources? >> well, it's been very sensational, because as you know, our schools stayed open, and every time i hear that everybody is saying every day, yes, our school stayed open, the first day of school, my teacher was talking about how it...