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during the junior year of high school. but many students are working with college counselors earlier, some as young as eighth grade. stacy kadesh: what we re gonna do today, elizabeth, is we re going to talk about the classes that you think you might wanna take in high school. jessica: elizabeth romero will start her freshman year of high school this fall but she s already focused on college. elizabeth romero: what s it like applying to a college? jessica: elizabeth is working with a private college adviser to lay the groundwork for her college dream. stacy: is that going okay? elizabeth: it s going to be a process, but i know that starting this early is really gonna help me with it. stacy: those will be good choices. stacy: when i meet with students as early eighth grade what they re asking me to help them with is based on my interests, based on my skills and my abilities, what classes should i be taking? jessica: stacey kadesh says a growing number of students are a ....
at the center of a high-profile lawsuit before the u.s. supreme court. now here s nbc bay area s jessica aguirre. jessica aguirre: hello, and welcome to our education special, class action, where we look at trends, politics, and controversies in schools. i m jessica aguirre. and tonight with begin with private college counseling, a growing industry, serving younger and younger students. now, applying to college is anxious, nerve-racking, and so stressful. so lots of students and their families want help, and some are turning to private counselors usually during the junior year of high school. but many students are working with college counselors earlier, some as young as eighth grade. stacy kadesh: what we re gonna do today, elizabeth, is we re going to talk about the classes that you think you might wanna take in high school. jessica: elizabeth romero will start her freshman year of high school this fall, but she s already focused on college. elizabeth romero: what s ....
safety, and will likely hold up well in the event of an earthquake. but what about private schools? it may surprise you to know that private schools are not regulated except in san francisco. it is the first and only city in california to require private schools do seismic evaluations. san francisco friends school has an unusual seismic story that starts with a historic old building. male: it was built to house levi strauss s blue jean assembly plant back in 1906. jessica: before the school moved in, it had to do a massive retrofit. male: we completely gutted the entire building, basically put the entire building, 82,000 square feet on stilts, and lifted it up off of its then foundation, and then created a whole new foundation and set the building back down. jessica: everything inside this old building is basically new. male: you see a lot of steel everywhere, in every classroom, in every office, in every common area. you ll see these huge steel i-beams that are holding ....
don t know about it. announcer: plus. male: education has become all about filling in a bubble rather than unlocking human potential. announcer: a new documentary profiles schools shaking up the status quo. male: we went on this quest to rethink school, to try to see it differently than we ve ever seen it before. announcer: now, here s nbc bay area s jessica aguirre. jessica aguirre: hello, and welcome to this news special in class action. we cover the hot topics in education, and tonight is no different. we begin with an effort to make school kids safer when the big one hits. as we ve showed you on class action, public school buildings are highly regulated for seismic safety, and will likely hold up well in the event of an earthquake. but what about private schools? it may surprise you to know that private schools are not regulated except in san francisco. it is the first and only city in california to require private schools do seismic evaluations. san francisco fr ....
9:20 p.m. eastern time. the train derailed in a dimly lit area. rescue crews were scrambling, having to use flashlights in what ended up being a level three mass casualty incident. a call went out for surrounding helicopters to help with the rescue efforts by shining spot lights on the area. we also know six people are in critical condition. there were 243 people on board the train, five of whom were amtrak employees. msnbc s adam reiss is live in philadelphia with us this morning. adam, what is the scene looking like this morning where you are? reporter: betty, good morning to you. mayor nutter of philadelphia says they can t be sure everyone is accounted for. they sent in search dogs and firemen with hydraulics jaws of life to rip open the metal of the trains to see if in fact, there are people inside. the train left philadelphia s 30th street station last night, got here about 9:28. that s when it derailed. all seven cars off the tracks, three of them completely. t ....