mentioned i m educator first and foremost. the first wrong would be i would say some of the ways in which education unions have evolved over time. there are some real issues that need to be addressed in the education community and in our unions. whether it s last in, first out hiring positions or fact that in some places it s almost impossible to fire a clearly ineffective teacher. so we can do better in that regard. at the same time, the last 12 months, despite being this having this unprecedented attention on education issues almost like 2010 is wa the year of chak reform from race to the top, waiting for superman, but in a way, all we ve been having is a debate about labor law. that s important, to some degree it s being presented as the whole debate. so much seems to me the lynchpin of this whole discussion, i feel like we were thrust in the middle of it talking to mark miller, senate minority democrat, and he was talking about it is not okay
figures with the viewers so they understand. in ten yours federal spending on education has almost doubled from $53 billion to this year $95 billion. would you say the quality of education has doubled? guest: i would say another stat that viewers should note is the fact that funding, i m sorry, the cost of the public four year colleges in our country has increaseed by 24 percent the past five years and inflation has stayed at 2 percent a year so . alisyn: but in the lower schools, the point don t think they are getting a better education, there are failure factories as we saw in waiting for superman, but we spend $75 billion. guest: there are failures in the system. however, one thing to look at is that the funding on the state
you will, and others. we remind our kids, they, too, can be an extremist for love, teach them how to understand themselves, be self aware, how to connect with others and solve problems nonviolently, so that they, too, can have the tools to be kind of extremists in building a better country. peggy? i think dr. king s manner as a leader, his lovely gravity and seriousness, and his adherence to talking about big things, not small things and petty things was an unknown and almost unnoticed contribution to his age. let me say quickly on education, i would be optimistic about it, too, because the biggest thing that has happened in the past year in education is the extraordinary success of two documentaries, waiting for superman and the lottery. the reaction to those films made leaders on both parties and leaders on the right and left come together in agreement that we can move forward on the
you will, and others. we remind our kids, they, too, can be an extremist for love, teach them how to understand themselves, be self aware, how to connect with others and solve problems nonviolently, so that they, too, can have the tools to be kind of extremists in building a better country. peggy? i think dr. king s manner as a leader, his lovely gravity and seriousness, and his adherence to talking about big things, not small things and petty things was an unknown and almost unnoticed contribution to his age. let me say quickly on education, i would be optimistic about it, too, because the biggest thing that has happened in the past year in education is the extraordinary success of two documentaries, waiting for superman and the lottery. the reaction to those films made leaders on both parties and leaders on the right and left come together in agreement that we can move forward on the schools if we do specific
to connect with others and solve problems nonviolently, so that they, too, can have the tools to be kind of extremists in building a better country. peggy? i think dr. king s manner as a leader, his lovely gravity and seriousness, and his adherence to talking about big things, not small things and petty things was an unknown and almost unnoticed contribution to his age. let me say quickly on education, i would be optimistic about it, too, because the biggest thing that has happened in the past year in education is the extraordinary success of two documentaries, waiting for superman and the lottery. the reaction to those films made leaders on both parties and leaders on the right and left come together in agreement that we can move forward on the schools if we do specific things. i think obama should use it as