Gillian 4 00 a. M. Thanks for having me. Im Gillian Turner and this is americas newsroom. The threat a repeating third grade now is being designed to motivate students to work harder in school as some schools are struggling to overcome major setbacks lingering from the pandemic. Bill third grade is a critical benchmark. Those who cant read are four times more likely to drop out of school. Gillian memphis, tennessee, 76 of third graders there right now not proficient in reading. Only 1 of those students were held back a year. Bill at problem chronic absenteeism. More than a quarter of students are missing at least 10 of the school year. It puts them of greater risk of dropping out. The governor from arkansas Sarah Huckabee sanders with us yesterday. We have to get back to the basics of teaching math, reading, writing and american history. We cannot perpetuate a lie to our students and push this Propaganda Leftist Agenda Teaching our kids to hate america and hate one another. Its one of
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And also the americas at Yale University launches a new course examining what it means to be whites in the u. S. And how socalled whiteness impacts on modern life. In moscow welcome to the program this wednesday the twenty first of february its eight am here in the russian capital lets bring you up to date on whats been happening in syria first progovernment fighters that have entered the kurdish enclave of afrin to attempt to repel an incursion by the Turkish Military. I. This was filmed just outside the city of afrin the fighters could be seen waving the syrian flag and chanting the Syrian People but they then came under fire. From the Turkish Military president says the shelling forced the pro Syrian Government fighters to retreat ten kilometers however a commander in the pro Assad Military Alliance Claims that the militia is now inside afrin what i guess do you have takes a closer look at the situation this was a demonstration hundreds of pro Assad Militia fighters with tanks armor