Unforgettable goodbye. Its morphing into a whole new world of possibilities as fans of salute the share of it is so bittersweet pitter Peyton Manning thank you even as rivals as he ends his nfl career today one of the best quarterbacks of all times is saying now is the time to walk away from the game as a Winter Sports director Nick Griffith here with peytons farewell to football it was an inspiring emotional reflected Farewell Speech given today by the future hall of famer the alltime leader in yardage and touchdowns alltime leader in regularseason wins saying it wasnt easy to walk away from the game he loved it so very much after confiding with his friends and family and even himself decided that yes the time is now its something number from today i retire from pro football today from there he fell back tears reprint tracing his past starting with his hometown new orleans is my hometown but they support their own team the saints are but they also support their own his college days to
Peyton mannings farewell from the football field today i have retired from pro football after an unforgettable 18 seasons in the nfl number 18 gives us an unforgettable goodbye. Its morphing into a whole new world of possibilities as fans of salute the share of it is so bittersweet pitter Peyton Manning thank you even as rivals as he ends his nfl career today one of the best quarterbacks of all times is saying now is the time to walk away from the game as a Winter Sports director Nick Griffith here with peytons farewell to football it was an inspiring emotional reflected Farewell Speech given today by the future hall of famer the alltime leader in yardage and touchdowns alltime leader in regularseason wins saying it wasnt easy to walk away from the game he loved it so very friends and family and even himself decided that yes the time is now its something about 18 years 18 is a good number from today i retire from pro football today from there he fell back tears reprint tracing his past
Let me me before you keep thinking about your answer to do something else. To frame the question we are talking about questioning and accountability and that goes off into education and i have to refresh myself with 15 minutes even though ive been fooling about it for years. The federal government under no child left behind requires 17 standardized tests today to seven tests, seven in reading. Grade three through eight and once in high school. And then three tests in since i intend once in grades three through five and six through nine and once in high school there are 17 tests that must be used by the law as a primary means of determining the academic performance of the state. Florida reported that. There are 183 state and local tests in addition to the 17 federal tests and when this report they start to make a spotlight on the test is that maybe that is too many tests and they started getting fewer tests. So if we are talking about what kind of tests. Its whether whether it is the fe
Mcconnell in a bad position because theyre going to have to fracture their confidence. This is what happens in washington. Its finding something that ewan fies your side and defies the other. The House Republicans felt good about this plan. Building stronger communities through schools. Thats a hard panel to follow from the first one i have to say. That was an amazing panel and we heard great information. And we will do the same here. By name is robert and im the president and ceo of the Freeman Foundation for educational choice. Were honored to be here with senator scott. Im excited about the panel for three reasons today. One, it features representatives from every sector of k 12 education. Public, private and charter. Two, its going to focus on the transformtive power of Educational Options at the Community Level for individuals and the community. And three, frankly, its a panel full of gift eded people who have been there and done that. People who worked in communities and made rea
Frankly, it is a panel filled with people who have been there done that. People who have done real change. One of these people is fitted is to my right. Sister john berry fleming. They go to person when it comes to Catholic Education and understanding Catholic Schools in america. Not surprising since she has been an educator. We also join by dr. Steve perry. Dr. Steve perry is the founder and ceo of one of the top Public Schools in the Country Capital repertory Magnet School in hartford, connecticut. Capital prep which is for mostly low income families, mostly children of color, graduates 100 of its children and has done so every year since 2006. Sending them to fouryear colleges. That alone is worth applause. [applause] dr. Parry is a regular education contributor for msnbc. Upa bestselling author. As soon as you hear him talk you will see him be one of the most passionate voices for education reform. Next to him is nina rees. The president and ceo of the National Alliance for public