On the future of education policy. Introductory remarks now underway and this is live on cspan2. The president of the Largest Labor union in the country, the National Education association. She is the first ever latino elected to leave the and a a and is students are heading back to school. It is also a time when efforts are underway to further privatize Public Education and rollback protections. The nea reprimands 3 million teachers who work in k12 schools, colleges and universities. The union has been a critic of the trump administrations proposals for education. Last spring she said the Administration Proposed budget was a wrecking ball aimed at our nations Public Schools. She went on to say the budget quote shows how dangerously illinformed they are about what works for students and Public Education and they are reckless and irresponsible budget would smash the aspirations of students, crush their dreams and make it difficult for them to go to college and get ahead. We would be int
[inaudible conversations] afternoon. I and americas aviation reporter and im also on the board of governors here the National Press club. Sorry about that. Welcome to the National Press club. Our guest today is Lily Eskelsen garcia the president of the National Education association. I would like to welcome our public radio and cspan audiences and i want to remind you that you can follow the action on twitter using the npc lies. Thats an pc lie. For public radio and cspan audiences please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public so any applause or reaction you hear is not necessarily from the working press. Now its time to at a deuce our guests. I would ask each of you to stand briefly as your name is announced. Please hold your applause until ive finished introducing the entire table. From your right, Kimberly Hall communications and partnerships manager at the poverty and Race Research action counsel. Thomas burr Washington Bureau chief of the Salt Lake T
Afternoon. I and americas aviation reporter and im also on the board of governors here the National Press club. Sorry about that. Welcome to the National Press club. Our guest today is Lily Eskelsen garcia the president of the National Education association. I would like to welcome our public radio and cspan audiences and i want to remind you that you can follow the action on twitter using the npc lies. Thats an pc lie. For public radio and cspan audiences please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public so any applause or reaction you hear is not necessarily from the working press. Now its time to at a deuce our guests. I would ask each of you to stand briefly as your name is announced. Please hold your applause until ive finished introducing the entire table. From your right, Kimberly Hall communications and partnerships manager at the poverty and Race Research action counsel. Thomas burr Washington Bureau chief of the Salt Lake Tribune and former presiden
For better Public Schools and health care for students. She also criticized president trumps decision to end the ca program. Speaking at the National Press conference, this is an hour it is an honor to be here at this, the hallowed homes of the National Press club. I am also proud to sit up here with some of my colleagues that came to support me. Educators, incredible educators. I want to give a special shout to a student who came to support me, axelerrera ramos is an exceptional student at duke university. Honduras. , born in he came to america with his family as a child. He is a fraud documented dreamer and activist i would ask you to ow him love and show that he has friends. [applause] tom trying very hard concentrate a message on trying to bring you today. In the path ofes the storm. We are just cleani up after harvey, incomes irma. Some of them told me that if the lights were still on, they were going to be watching. Just in case, i want to send them our love and thoughts, and pra
Be will get into all that morning goes on. Low 50s, getting into even the low 60s briefly for the high today. Even warmer for our sunday. Spartanburg, near freezing now. Not quite as cold. We will talk about the warming trend, and when the wet weatherwill arise. Myra to the top story this morning. A motorcyclist is dead following a wreck in Greenville County. Simpsonville police say a car and a motorcycle collided on main street right in front of the s door around 6 30 last night. The victim hn identified. In Greenville County a hunter , found the body. The coroner says the body was found in a wooded area on burrell road around 5 30 last night the name of the victim has not yet been released. The publics help. If you know anything about this call crimestoppers. The number of zika cases is growing across the country. Right now, the cases in 13 states and washington, d. C. No deaths have been reported. A doctor tells us there is,in South Carolina, at least one suspected case with a birth