And so that sets of children to not have the resources they need to pass the benchmarks for proficiencies that are established in state standards so that is another challenge. There is low funding we can talk about about you and day so even if it is low funding, not providing great sources. And finally insufficient oversight of state funding, what does that mean . We dont have enough oversight of the system to make sure the money we are putting in is being spent efficiently and that is important as well, not just we have additional money for low income children but are we spending that money wisely to get the results we need. A number of weaknesses in the School Funding system, how my argument, the rodriguez case, it was a case in 1973 by the Supreme Court. It was bought by a Mexican American family that said the low funding we were seeing in the district violates the United States constitution and equal protection clause. And their rights were being violated by the low funding they go
I love the energy and enthusiasm cpac brings. You may have heard many of the wonderful things Mainstream Media has called me. Called ayself on being mother, grandmother, life partner of 38 years tomorrow, and perhaps the first person to tell Bernie Sanders to his face that there is no such thing as a free lunch. The media has had its fun with me, and thats ok. My job isnt to win a popularity contest with the media or education establishment in washington. My job as secretary of education is to make education work for students, but today, we know the system is failing to many kids. How do we know that . Our nations test scores have flatlined. 1. 3 million children drop out of school per year. Because the Previous Administration spent 7 billion on School Improvement grants, thinking they could demonstrate of that money alone could solve the problem, yet their own report, issued as they walked out the door, showed it had zero impact on Student Outcomes and performance. They tested their m
All have worked hard to approve this stadium. Well have much more on this major story, including what needs to happen next to bring the raiders to las vegas. Thats coming up on news 3 live at 5 00 and 6 00 and follow us on twitter and get the latest updates on facebook and news3lv. Com. A power struggle is pitting a Public Charter School against a Popular Online school. The state now threatening shut down nevada connections academy, a school that houses thousands of students. Nathan oneal is live in the newsroom to explain how some families are fighting back. Right. For 3,000 students, this is their reality for public school. Virtual education. Five families have come forward with this lawsuit to try to keep their school from getting shut down. Dont close the school down. Dont make a mistake. From high school. A lot of people dont have the ability to have an education. Dont do this. The kids can are our future. Joe benjamin enrolled all six of his kids through the academy. His family i
Tack on first sot fed back on two shot l3 john giraldo visiting front new jersey l3 captain Chris Tomaino Las Vegas Metropolitan Police department ultimately it boils down to this. Cops matter. Their response matters. Their training matters. The fact that were hiring them matters, and it puts us in a position to be able to protect the interests of works and lives in southern nevada. That Police Captain went on to say that they always overstaff this area. Just in case. But he also said. This very easily could have turned into an officer involved shooting. Coming up at 6 well explain why plus this wasnt the first time this Weekend Police sirens were coming through here. There was also a stabbing the day before. Well explain that one for you in just now, live on the strip adam herbets well this has been an intense election season so far. And some are worried about safety tomorrow and in the days right after the election. Fox5s Kathleen Jacob joins us live from lorna j. Kesterson elementar
We learned from the chp, that there driver was driving under the influence of drugs and he was driving the car that is being loaded on the tow truck. He survived, but his passenger was dead. Heres the video. Told that times was travel not guilty excess of 100 miles per hour. Started at 12 45 this morning and the chp chased, the driver lost troll on al cam know near a bar called the oasis. Chasing them and lost control of the vehicle and the vehicle hit a pole and five parked cars. The kavr overturned and the passenger pronounced dead on the scene. The Police Identified him as a 19yearold from San Francisco. Book ld for dui, evading police and voluntary manslaughter. The passenger was a 18yearold male from San Francisco. Could face more charges from San Francisco as well. Asked to asoid the area. The chp is investigating. The car is going to be towed away quite soon and looks like investigators will be there investigating for another 20 or 30 minutes or so. Well bring you an update. And