Mr. Martin excels at providing a safe learning environment for his students and many are now thriving after struggling at the start of the school year.
Shannon teaches a classroom full of students with special needs and behaviors which brings many challenges. Through it all, she has met her students with undue patience and calm.
required retention policy, meaning students get held back in third grade if they don t read at level. that s the case in arkansas, which recently adopted this approach and funds literacy coaches. some states are moving in the opposite direction. michigan decided to end its required retention of third graders, meaning they pass on to the 4th grade no matter what. concerns about disproportionate impact on their students there in the state. the debate is unfolding, back to you. aishah: lydia, thanks. john: at this hour, we are live from camp david where the president plans to take the podium alongside the leaders of south korea and japan. aishah: that meeting is designed to counter rising threats from china and north korea and you can bet they will be watching from afar. john: i m john roberts in washington. good to spend another hour with you. aishah: you as well. i m aishah hasnie in for sandra
of time as president, and i spent 30 some times, visits, many more days in afghanistan and iraq, and i watch, you know, we have post-traumatic stress, they call it, for soldiers. what s the difference between post-traumatic stress for a soldier in the hills of afghanistan and a 4th grade kid meets in a classroom when they have to duck and cover? i m serious. [ applause ]. and you re here, many of you, and it brings it all back. brings it all back for your families, your parents, your siblings, and it brings it back for the entire country. it ripples through the nation. i don t know how many times i met people at events in the country who shake my hand and say i m worried, there s been another shooting not far from where i live. i m scared to send my kid to school. it has had a profound impact, and some people in this room