at a local hospital report that at least 15 people killed, more than 200 wounded. one doctor at that hospital calling it a bloodbath. we ll have a live report out of that town in just ten minutes. on another story, president obama and the secretary of education head to florida today. the president s going to deliver a speech from a miami middle school on improving the country s education system. so what is the answer to america s education crisis? that s the focus today of our talk back segment. our carol costello, she s here with your responses. i know people, you know, they re focusing on what s happening overseas, abroad, but a lot of people here say, look, you know what, there s a lot of serious issues we have to deal with. number one is education. a lot of thoughtful answers to our talk back question today. what is the answer to america s education crisis. this from brandon, get rid of the bad teachers, utilize more technology in the schools, and quit leaning on the gover
arlington national cemetery, suzanne. okay. candy, great to see you. look forward to state of the union this weekend. for the latest political news, you know, where to go, cnnpolitics.c cnnpolitics.com. a lot of people are sounding off on our talk back question today. what is the answer to america s education crisis. your responses are up next. you can compare rates side by side, so you get the same coverage, often for less. wow! that is huge! [ disco playing ] and this is to remind you that you could save hundreds! yeah, that ll certainly stick with me. we ll take it. go, big money! i mean, go. it s your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that s progressive. call or click today. but sometimes i wonder. what s left behind? [ female announcer ] introducing purifying facial cleanser from neutrogena® naturals. developed with dermatologists. it s clinically proven to remove 99% of dirt and toxins and purify pores. and with natural willowbark
document america s education crisis. we are shining a light on success stories that can empower our children through getting oh much more than they are getting today. today our focus is on the empowered parent. our guest is going to talk about how to get the most out of a boy potentially tricky engagement, the conference with the child s teacher. we have the principal of stonewall tell elementary school. walk us through this. when we walk into that classroom for that parent/teacher conference, you know, it can be anxious. it can. anxious moments here. should we expect as parents that the teacher will lead that conversation or are we expected to lead that conversation with our child s teacher? well, i think, for the most part, it is the expectation that the teachers will, in fact, lead that. good. when parents are coming in, they re looking to teachers for
finally this morning, we want to thank all of those who took part in the week long coverage on msnbc regarding america s education crisis. it culminated with a special called making the grade i was lucky enough to co-heart with hill harper, included spirited discussions about the problems and the solutions. people think that the fis physics are different than any other place on the planet and the rules we know, like the data is important or people are different and that some people are great at something and some are bad at something, those things don t apply. but this they don t fight the bad teenagers teachers are great. teachers are great it s not the unions. on the reservation we don t have unions and our schools still suck. school board members are the
gentlemen, it s important to talk about the positive successes that you re seeing. you re seeing some incredible results. america s education crisis. this continues all week it culminates on sunday and you can join tamron hall along with actor and activist hill harper for a two-hour special making the grade this sunday at noon eastern right here on msnbc and then this comes ahead of education nation. an unprecedented week-long event examining education and it starts september 26th and among the highlights for this, nbc news is going to host a two-day education summit on rockefeller plaza right here in new york. we have some big fwhus right now to pass along from general motors this morning. it just announced that ceo ed witacker is stepping down come september 1st. he took over gm operations last fall and be succeeded by daniel acreson. this news comes just hours after they reported a second quarter profit of $1.3 billion and that is a really big turn around from a year ago when gm l