lawyer doing running baltimore city schools. >> sense of insanity maybe. >> after working with the new york city's department of education he took on baltimore's troubles in 2007. the impoverishnd and crime-ridden city had gone through six superintendents in six years. you come down here and you made it clear that things will never be the same. >> i believe, as we should all believe, that every kid must learn, can learn, that you cannot use poverty as an excuse, that you have to do whatever is necessary to make sure that our kids learn. >> 75% of your principles are new? >> that is correct. there are so many people in school that are invested, want to do what is right. we're an example. our teachers approved the contract where they will no longer get paid every year on