i'm here with reverend al sharpton, angela mcgowan and jeff johnson. ntire world and part of how we're going to do that is to invest in education. angela, what do you say? >> during the bush administration they created no child left behind. unfortunately, the children have been left behind. in the district of mississippi you have kids in the ninth grade that read at third-grade level. in tennessee you have certain schools where girls -- all of them are pregnant. our system is failing us. race to the top as the reverend said during the break has only been out there for two years and it seems to be working, but we need to cut the fat. >> been of the things, and as all of you know, i've worked with president obama and went on tour with gingrich. one of the things that makes the objective seem that the kids are being improved, we can perfect it more, but we have to get past the special interests with the kids. when you look at the fact that nationwide, black kids are four grades behind in reading and math and the city of detroit, half of the black men are d