Its just over two hours. For those of us who have been in washington for a while feels a little bit like this person will say this and then this person will say the predictable thing and then marty sul van will say this and bob mcintyre will say that. So well probably have a little of that today. But our goal today was to move a little bit beyond the conversation about whether dynamic scoring is either the best thing to ever happen to washington or the worst thing to ever happen to washington. And, instead, to focus a little more on what is it actually mean and how do you do it. What were going to focus on today is skpaktly how it would be done. What assumptions youd have to make. What are the challenges that the jct and the cbo staff face in doing it. How can it be best presented so that members of congress and the rest of us have a clue as to what the analysis does. So this is a bit of an experiment. And, moving beyond the basic pissing context in washington to look at a little bit o
The accountable pool of students in order to avoid being sanctioned. And so there needs to be some mechanism in an accountability policy to account for that dynamic. One of the concerns, there also needs to be, if theres a cap some degree of flexibility to allow for natural variation in the share of students at a given school or even at a given district that might actually be appropriately excluded from the standard assessment. And so i think those policies have been a bit more rigid than they actually should be. But there needs to be some mechanism and im not the one to tell you the details of how to do it. Thank you, dr. West. I commended the committee. A suggest wouldstudy would suggest that half of the kids dont take the tests. But youre right. There are going to be variations. Thank you mr. Chairman. Thank you, senator murphy. I asked senator murray if she has any closing remarks. I would just say that there is tremendous interest on our side of the aisle in fixing the no child le
One final trading session for 2012. And it comes, of course, with the add eed drama of a fiscal cliff set to take place 15 hours from now. Im carl, with melissa lee. Cramer and faber are off today. Good morning to you, dan. Good morning. The house gaveling into session just a few moments ago. Business there is going to start at 10 00 a. M. Eastern time. Futures are showing some resilience as becky said, despite no deal yet in congress. But remember, the selloff on friday and friday night was pretty severe. The dow is set to open below 13,000. Markets in europe mixed after a shortened session in the uk, france and spain. Our road map starts right where we were months ago, waiting for the 112th congress to agree on a Debt Reduction package. The senate convenes at 11 00 a. M. The dow had its worst day in a month on friday. Set to close december with a loss. The question is, does it continue to sell off if there isnt an accord in congress. We will always have china. Manufacturing pmi data
Closed with their highs of the day. Cnbcs bob pisani has all the details from wall street. And well be hearing live from several members of the senate and the house throughout this pivotal hour. Where do they stand on the budget negotiations that are about to begin as we get ready for the next deadline . The kudlow report begins right now. Good evening, everyone. Im larry kudlow. This is the kudlow report. We are live here at 7 00 p. M. Eastern and 4 00 p. M. Pacific. Breaking news tonight. The senate expected to vote this evening on a compromise deal to temporarily reopen the government and raise the debt limit. That sets the stage for broader budget negotiations later on. House leader have vowed not to block the bill. The chamber expected to vote later this evening. Were going to talk with members from both parties. Both houses of congress throughout the evening. But first lets get the very latest details from ace political reporter and cnbc contributor robert costa who joins us live
Dragging fun club because the Public Perception is that is what we are. And if i can stress one thing, and i saw mr. Samuels trying to stress it, and i would also. At one time early in my Law Enforcement career i may have had that same impression, but i have to tell you that overall i have never seen a more dedicated professional group of men and women at risk their lives and do it because they want to have a Safer Community and put themselves at great risk to do that. That aside, like any large bureaucracy envy tend to be the largest in any state or close to it, you end up with problems. It is how we react to those problems. That is why right now when i really appreciate what he have done by calling this hearing in miami participate because i can tell you that i dont know of any state in the nation that is not taking a hard look at their administrative segregation policy. You have really brought to the forefront. We all understand that as professionals the movement is this is not the