A discussion on how to disperse address discrimination in the classroom. People of the office of civil rights. We hear from assistant education secretary for civilrights Catherine Lehman with the center of American Progress. I am delighted to be in conversation with the secretary of civil rights, Catherine Lehman. Welcome back. To start us off, tell us what the office of civil rights do at the department of education. If you justice give you justice. They emphasize vigorous i emphasize i emphasize vigorous. We were created by congress after the 1954 Civil Rights Act was passed in congress created our office to enforce that short proper promise that no person shall experiences formation on the basis of race and National Origin in public foundations and since that time, congress has added additional jurisdiction basis on our charge. We have disability this cremation and age discrimination, are big topics. We have 12 offices around the country and 600 staff dedicated to enforcing federal
Arizona and america has the opportunity to deliver up to their godgiven potential. O matter where they live, kids deserve to grow up healthy with every chance to succeed. That is why it is beyond unacceptable that for the first time ever, congress missed the deadline to reauthorize the Childrens Health Insurance Program. For decades, chip has been a Bipartisan Program and has been reauthorized with broad support until now. It has now been 11 days since chip expired. This is an outrage for children across the nation who depend on the dependable Affordable Care they receive thanks to chip. It is especially troubling for arizona. Arizona has had the unfortunate distinction of being one of the worst states for access to health care for children. Until last year, it was the only state in the entire nation without an active Childrens Health Insurance Program. Arizona froze kids care in 2010. At its height, the waiting list for coverage after the freeze topped 100,000. I repeat, 100,000 becau
Here before, welcome back. I would like to say hello to those who are watching this through live stream and through cspan2. This is a great day to have a great conversation about Higher Education, particularly the role of historically lack colleges and universities. In 1997 i have the opportunity to work on a project with a gentleman named Samuel Dewitt proctor. Many of you know him as a former president , some of you know him from virginia university. He actually spent time here in washington d. C. As a kennedy appointee to the peace corps, but a number of you know him through his work as the pastor at the baptist church. In 1997 we had opportunity to sit in a very lovely room with a donor who owns a very large and Famous Family foundation. The head of that walked into the room and we exchanged niceties and she said can i ask one question and he said yes. Is there a need for black colleges today . He leaned back in his seat, having heard this question for most of his life and he said
They found out through a tip. At about 2 30 the school was placed on lockdown. Orange county deputies came in and found the gun. They arrested a 17yearold and no one was hurt on campus. Bob a street fight involves into a scabbing, it all involves teenagers. Sonni kelly joyce joining us live with the details. Reporter one teenager is in the hospital, two other facing possible felony charges all over a turf war in daytona beach. Last night after five a fight broke out, two teens were fighting, then a third teenager was stabbed in the face and abdomen. Police say he was trying to stop a friend from getting into the fight. The victim tried to prevent him from joining the fight. This is when the victim was stabbed several times. Police say it started with a group of of kids that live in the area. At one point police say a school jumped out and pulled out the knife. A 17yearold tried to break up the fight, but ended up getting stabbed. We havent been able to interview the victim as of probab
When americans and canadians formed for the first time the combined unit trained to be a small elite corps capable of accomplishing the seemingly impossible. May their story be an inspiration to the members of this peoples house where a similar cooperative effort toward a shared common goal appears all too often to be seemingly impossible. We ask, o god that all who populate these hallways this day be possessed of goodwill, appreciative of the great exploits of so many of our american ancestors and may all that is said and done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. For what purpose does the gentleman rise . Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 1, i demand a vote on the speakers approval of the journal. The speaker the question is on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. Those in favo