Fantastic group of panelists beginning with Mike Petrilli and chester finn. How to educate an american was brainchild of mike and chester and today they will share with us their original inspiration behind the book and why it seems the more important now to revitalize k12 Civic Education. Joining us today is david bobb come present of the bill of Rights Institute. David has worked for 20 years to build strong Civic Education programs that engage the hearts and minds of young people. Previously david worked at Hillsdale College and is the author of a book on the vital role of humility in politics. Welcome, david. Also joining us is jonah goldberg, the chair and applied liberty of the American Enterprise institute and the editorinchief of dispatch, unlike me he has authored the chapter in how to educate an american. Finally Sarah Morgan Smith director faculty at the sender which seeks to restore and strengthen the capacity of the American People for constitutional selfgovernment. Thank y
Hi everybody. We are going to get stashted. I think everybody is still trying to find the room. So just a couple House Keeping things if you are tweeting, please use the ewa 17. Everything here is on the record. Remember to use the signin sheet. It is right here. I think. Shall i pass it . I will pass it down. I am going to hand that to you. Okay. Yes, sign the signin sheet. Were here today to talk about the every Student Succeeds act and the state. My name is caitlin emma. We are going to talk about this law that passed in 2015 that replaced no child left behind and sort of where states are at right now. So we are going to talk about that today. So to bring you up to speed, there are two submission windows for states to send in their plans under this new law for Holding Schools accountable, for how they plan to intervene in schools, and how they plan to intervene in groups of students who are consistently under performing. 16 states in d. C. Have submitted for the spring window. And a
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff more people and places along the snowbound east coast got back to normal and got back to work today. But the death toll rose to 45, and in washington d. C. , especially, there was still a lot of digging out to do. The Nations Capital lurched slowly back to life on this third day after the great blizzard. Federal offices remained closed, but work crews were out early to clear more snow, and the mayor sounded cautiously optimistic. We have finished two full days of plowing and removal and our crews made Good Progress through the night. Theyve gotten down to asphalt on all major arteries, woodruff washingtons subway system was also back to near normal operations, albeit with some delays. But many side streets remained unplowed,
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“In a great country like ours, we should aspire for every child to grow up to achieve his or her full potential. Anything less is a waste of talent and