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Homework to students, instead asking parents to spend quality time with their kids. How much homework is too much . Should schools eliminate homework . We have special lines for todays question. Parents can call 2027488000. Teachers can call 2027488001. All others can call 2027488002. You can also reach us on social and also onitter facebook. Sent home tot was secondgrade students in texas sparked a debate about how much number is too much. Thats how much homework is too much. Said after Much Research the summer, im trying something new. Ofework will only consist work you are child did not finish during the school day. That is the note that went home to some secondgrade students in texas, sparking a debate as to how much homework is too much. A debate that is playing out in the headlines, including from the Washington Post. Out parents are just opting saying this was a moment, a fiery moment in the debate over education and how students spend their time. Arents can call 2027488000 teac
Some points steve and i disagree on. Ill just jump off the cliff here. I actually think we disagree quite vehemently on where the line is between permissible unilateral president ial war making and when the president has to go to congress. Its just that thats not where we are today. The reason why is because you have these two older statutes, the 2001 and the iraq statute and more importantly at the top of the program as the caller said you have no question that congress and the American People support kind of action in iraq against isis. This is not the kind of competitional controversy that would raise the fight i think we would quite happily get into if this were an academic conversation entirely because there is no dispute about the principle. What is really at issue is why were going in, what the end game is, and exactly what the terms of the authorization should be. I think thats why it is particularly problematic that rather engage in that debate and push through some kind of co
Shortly after air strikes starts, some lawmakers start to push again for authorization vote but so far, leaders are not gearing up to bring members back to town. It says that speaker of the house John Boehners office deferred to the white house when asked about the issue. The speaker said he thinks it would be good for the country to have a new authorization for the use of military for the but traditionally, requested by the commander in chief and president obama has not done that. From role call, their story about congress not likely to come back to vote on isis authorization. Richard in georgia, democrat, good morning to you. Caller good morning to you. Host go ahead. Caller okay. What is your confidence level . Caller i think hes done everything in the world to try to help the United States in all the countries, allies. He backs everybody up. And hes tried to get the congress to act. And he aint washing away. Hes not turning his back. As far as the level about the troops that was lo
President to visit cuba since Calvin Coolidge nearly 90 years ago. Also new details on the capture of salah abdeslam, and talking about why he abandoned plans to be a suicide bomber in the paris attacks in november. We start the wild west. Thats become the gop race. Violent clashes broke out last night at a donald trump rally, this time in tucson. A protester was punched and kicked as he was escorted out. Even trumps own Campaign Manager was caught on video getting physical with a young protester. Jacob rascon was there when it went down. He joins us live this morning with the latest reaction. Jacob. Good morning. The protesters name is Brian Sanders. He tells me his only thought when it was happening was to protect his head. He feared for his life, but he said when it was all said and done, it was worth it. The anger is palpable. Violence, it seemed, now inevitable. Scores of protesters at every donald trump rally. Theres a disgusting guy, puts a ku klux klan hat on. In tucson, one pr