He makes a really good point, which is that its hard you got to have skin in the game, you know. You really do. I am always curious to ask people, and we have a poll coming out soon that does ask this question of parents, if money were not an issue, would you send your child to your Neighborhood Public School . If you had a choice and you could send them, you could take them out and send them to a private school, or any school of your choice, would you do it . And it was astonishing to me how many people would. And the fact is they cant, and thats what is frustrating. You know, he is right, politicians and people in power do have a choice, and if you are at a disadvantage and you dont have the money to choose a private school or you dont have Educational Options where you live, you dont, and thats not fair, that goes right to the heart of the inequality piece. If some of our viewers want to check out the poll that you are talking about, is that on the website, the we just completed it,
Teachers 202 7488001. All others, the phone number is 202 7488002. You can also catch up with us on social media on twitter, facebook or email at journal cspan. Org. Good tuesday morning. The back to cool back to School Stories have already began. Here is that tallahassee democrat. Students welcomed back at the first day of school. Talking about the 4000 students in leon county who had their First School Day yesterday. In the miami herald, a story about technology in the classroom. Medical challenges, educators and Software Developers are and apparently turning to serious gains to help engage students. To the front page of the Los Angeles Times today, a story about one of the last year round campuses in the Los Angeles Unified School district. That school had begun its school year july 1, talking about how yearround schools have faded over the course of the year. We will hear from our viewers about the state of your local schools. Tell us about your curriculum and your facilities. We h
What youre l what youre looking at is wreckage from a midair collision in western slovakia. Two planes carrying dozens of skydivers to an air show that crashed in a heavily Wooded Mountain area. Seven people died and 31 survived. Some survived by deploying parachutes and jumping to safety. Investigators want to know if one or both of the planes were overloaded. A gas explosion during a construction at a new York City High School has seriously injured three workers. Firefighters were still searching the rubble late last night looking for clues. The fifth and sixth floors of the school were the most seriously damaged. Construction crews were working on a gas line in a science lab when the explosion happened. In los angeles, investigators say theyll recommend to prosecutes that they file manslaughter charges against Caitlyn Jenner for her involvement in a deadly Chain Reaction crash last year. As kabcs Carlos Grande explains, a conviction could mean jail time for the former olympian. Repo
Newsroom. Time to go shopping. A couple of markets are taking a hit and we are tracking how the tuesday is going but the dow futures look strong right new. Todays chinese and japanese markets closed down. Again. Shanghai dropped 7 percent. European stocks are up. The United States futures are indicate they will open with a 3 percent gain. That would be a huge relief after yesterday when the dow plunged a thousand points weapon the market opened and closed 3. 6 percent lower. Bargain hunters are partly responsible for the rebound. Apple c. E. O. Is also getting some of the credit. He took the unusual step of reassuring the public that his company is doing just fine in china. He realized he responsibility, the assumption that china was impacting the business when, number, its wasnt. It is a good time to the advice is to not do anything drastic, hold on for the ride. Stay with us throughout the morning and we will track the stock market open carefully. Thank you, apple was 2. 5 percent do
Wdbj morning News Reporter Allison Parker and photographer adam ward both died in the shooting during the morning showed. Parker and wards colleagues will on air with heavy hearts this morning. We have had flowers and notes and social media and people are offering their thoughts and prayers and we appreciate each of those. Other stations have sent employees to help wdbj keep the newsroom working after the tragedy. Employees from the Parent Company have flown in to help, Vicki Gardner the woman being interviewed during the time of shooting suffered serious injuries. Gunman grew up in the bay area and a history of anger over race issues in the work police coworkers called Vester Lee Flanagan disgruntled employees and accused the victims of racism an accusation the boss denies. Vester lee flanagan said he was a gay man the victim of homophobia and said he admired mass murderer like columbine shooters. We have more on his history from vallejo. To his friends and family in the bay area, Ves