. >> the number of parents and little ones arriving at the paul revere school were too many to count. if some, it was a trip they made before. but others if it was for if first time. for administrators, faculty and it was an opportunity to be boastful. the 2011 standardized testing and reporting program, star exams, set to be revealed this morning. according to the california department of education, the california students continue to steadily improve performance across the board. with larger portion than ever scoring proficient or higher. this is good news for paul revere when 70% of the students are identified as socioeconomically disadvantaged and students of color primarily. >> it's a lot of things. i feel like really big. really glad. >> the school and community have been working to turn around the history of low-academic achievement and the efforts appear to be working. >> for decades, we have never shown improvement. not enough for african-americans and latinos. it's exciting to see that we know how to do it and if the state would fund it, we could get more done. >> a link to

. >> the number of parents and little ones arriving at the paul revere school were too many to count. if some, it was a trip they made before. but others if it was for if first time. for administrators, faculty and it was an opportunity to be boastful. the 2011 standardized testing and reporting program, star exams, set to be revealed this morning. according to the california department of education, the california students continue to steadily improve performance across the board. with larger portion than ever scoring proficient or higher. this is good news for paul revere when 70% of the students are identified as socioeconomically disadvantaged and students of color primarily. >> it's a lot of things. i feel like really big. really glad. >> the school and community have been working to turn around the history of low-academic achievement and the efforts appear to be working. >> for decades, we have never shown improvement. not enough for african-americans and latinos. it's exciting to see that we know how to do it and if the state would fund it, we could get more done. >> a link to

last year paul revere look at its maps, and they were all red, so the leadership team and the principal did some research, and they found that in long beach california, there had been a classroom of fifth graders, and because of their mathematical achievement, the district went up 24 points because of the fifth grade class, so the district has used the data- driven inquiry to indicate this change, so long beach, through the research and her leadership team, they found long beach had adopted this program and it was expanded districtwide, and then it went to fresno, compton, and oakland. w

last year paul revere look at its maps, and they were all red, so the leadership team and the principal did some research, and they found that in long beach california, there had been a classroom of fifth graders, and because of their mathematical achievement, the district went up 24 points because of the fifth grade class, so the district has used the data- driven inquiry to indicate this change, so long beach, through the research and her leadership team, they found long beach had adopted this program and it was expanded districtwide, and then it went to fresno, compton, and oakland. he was an english lerner himself, so he taught the class , and he had so much success it went through that metamorphosis, so they saw the scores were declining after two straight math scores, they decided to use to try this program. and so it's a program that teaches teachers to use a uniform approach to math instruction and good teaching practices. the teachers wanted help with teaching math, because many elementary teachers are good at english language arts and a lot of them shy away from the math so wh

we were at paul revere this morning. look at the growth they had. i always tell people those people in the public who are the naysayers who do not believe it can be done -- to us a favor -- get out of the way of the people in the school districts who are doing this fabulous work because they get it done every day. i think this is something we ought to be celebrating, the success of our children. we want to continue because even though we are closing the gap, that is not good enough. we have to eliminate the gap. until we eliminate it, shame on us. there is still work to be done. our goal is sunday, the word does not exist in our vocabulary. there is no such thing about talking about a gap because we are providing equity and access in the basic fundamental civil rights to a proper education that every child in san francisco deserves. you're so excited that all of you came -- i am so excited that all of you came. has the mayor had a chance? then he ought to get a chance to speak. mayor lee: it is my pleasure to be here and, certainly, to come to one o

paul revere. nothing could be further from the truth. ever heard of israel bizle. he run 346 miles on horse back from boston to philadelphia to warn not just boston, but all of the colonies in that upper area about the parish were coming. in other words, there are stories that made america and there are stories that america made up. you hear what i just said? there are stories that made america and there are stories that america made up and too often the myth becomes the choice and you believe rather than the facts and here's one thing and i'm going to close it here. he give me 15 minutes. i say, how are you going to give me 15 minutes? it takes a day of my time to come up here and give me 15 minutes. but i'm going to take what i need to take. what else are you going to do when you get up here? i'm going to leave you with this and you got to listen to this. the myth of absent. in american history as in american life, black americans are invisible presence. did you hear what i just said? you got to just listen to that a little bit because it's got to sink in a littl

for example, when sarah palin made some -- what was it she recently made some statement about paul revere and said he was on on the side of the british and all these wikiped eight -- wikipedias went there and changed history. and then they realized it wasn't. >> i use wikipedia for things that can't hurt people. i am obsessed with how it is made. i will want a fact about an orange. i type in orange and wiki and who are these people? >> it is the evil orange lobby. it is vicious. they have all these minute yuans. >> i mike wikis all the time. >> why? >> every bit of information on tito jackson, that's me. tito jackson and good humor, i am good fans of both. >> i haven't had sex in seven years. wikipedia is fun and it is good to update information. it makes you the producer of knowledge. i tell you this as a university professor is people can't tell the difference between what is a fact and what is not. students use wikipedia instead of a real encyclopedia, so that is a danger. >> it is better than an encyclopedia. i remember at home doing the 20 facts, and it was always the same stuff. wik

they got off to a rocky start with this guy, botched up the story of paul revere, and then -- and that to work. >> that paul revere part was referring to a history blunder sarah palin recently made, but what angered this jihadist group is what they called letterman's mockery of kashmiri. following letterman's joke the website called on muslims in america to cut off letterman's tongue to, quote, shut it forever. letterman's publicist has declined to comment, but an fbi spokesman tells us, quote, in the post- 9/11 world we take all of these threats seriously. joining me now is comedian dino dubala heading up the comity tour the muslims are coming. dean, what do you make of this? >> it's ridiculous, nothing to do with islam. he's a radical and terrorist and my question is though the joke was told june 8th. the guy got offended august 17th what. happening in between, watching "glee" and "jersey shore" and got to his backed up monologues on dvr. it's the kind of thing we deal with and tarnishes the image of the average muslim around the world. it's despicable and laughable. >> how far can y

yes, the church made famous by paul revere's ride.amage from carol would run more than $4 billion today. even a guess about the impact of irene on new york and new england would suggest staggering sums of money. >> it's hard to imagine not having a billion dollar storm that makes a direct impact on the major metropolitan area of the northeast. >> reporter: bill reed is director of the national hurricane center. >> wind damage tends to cause the most dollar damage because it affects areas all the way inland not just at the coast. the storm surge flooding is right along the immediate coast and the beach erosion and the wave action there can do the most dramatic damage. wipes out the whole property. >> reporter: and that's where amnesia comes in. once irene is forgotten a decade or two down the road, count on it. the northeast will be surprised all over again that multi-billion dollar storms do happen here. (wind blowing) >> mason: up next, the day that changed everything. finally, there's a choice for my patients with an irregular heart

paul revere. we need to describe the women's contribution to the american revolution. i am a woman. doesn't hurt my feelings. the american revolution was 5 and argued by white male christians. that is a fact. they don't need to have a full chapter on how betty crocker started her own company so women are covered as much as paul revere. >> host: why did you go to law school? >> guest: inner shell. >> host: what do you mean? >> guest: who thought you could make a living doing what i do? had i known that i would not have wasted seven years of my life. >> host: seven years? >> guest: practice. i clerked for a federal judge on reagan's short list in kansas city. new york corporate law litigation. then i came to work for the senate judiciary committee in 95 after the republicans took congress for the first time in forty years. i didn't want to leave new york. i had to come down like that. i got the offer thursday and friday and had to start monday and i cried all weekend. but i thought this is a historic change. if people like me don't go to washington you will have the nancy kassebaum st

paul revere. [laughter] no, because we need to describe the women's contributions to the american revolution. look, i'm sorry, i'm a woman. it doesn't hurt my feelings. the american revolution was fought, was won, was argued by white male christians. that is a fact. we don't need to have a full chapter on how betty crocker started her own company so that women are covered as much as, say, paul revere. >> host: why'd you go to law school? >> guest: inertia. [laughter] >> host: what do you mean? >> guest: well, who thought you could make a living doing what i do? had i known that -- [laughter] i would not have wasted, oh, probably seven years of my life. >> host: seven years? is. >> guest: well, i practiced. >> host: what kind of law did you practice? >> guest: i clerked for a federal judge on reagan's short list for the supreme court, that was out in kansas city. and then new york, big corporate law litigation. then i came to work for the senate judiciary committee in '95 right after the republican

>> well, blaming the tea party for this downgrade is a little like blaming paul revere for the fact thatfrom the people, which is that the american voter is of the opinion that the federal government has become too big and too expensive. we've got to rein that in. so how you can say that that is somehow connected to the downgrade is absurd. it's beyond my ability to understand. >> eric: but senator, do you blame the left, 'cause you knew they were going to come out right away, or do you blame the main stream media that let them utter that stuff and not calling them out on it? clearly the tea party is for smaller government, reducing taxes, not the things that are causing the downgrade. >> yeah. i mean, it is problematic when certain people within the news media will perpetuate an idea or allow it to be perpetuated without any substance. the american people understand one thing, that congress has to get its act in gear. as i explained in my new book, it's not going to happen until we permanently structurally, constitutionally structure congress' spending power. >> gretchen: one of the thi

he was the person that paul revere and others rode out to unborn -- warn. he said that the country that we love is in danger. do not despair. upon you rusty's future of generations not yet born. act worthy of urselves. that is the question i have for all of us, an act worthy. the road is not easy but it is a road of honor. at the end of that road you'll be able to withstand before your children, as our grandparents and parents have done and speak the saker words, we kept the faith. thank you. [applause] [whistling] to the auditorium. we welcome those who are joining us on a website and remind our internet viewers that questions can be submitted at any time. we would ask everyone to make that last courtesy check that cell phones have been turned off as we proceed. we will post to the program within 24 hours on our website. hosting our discussion is michael frank. he serves as vice president for government studies. he overseers our outreach. he has served as director of communications for dick army of texas. he has also served in the office of national drug c

he was the person that paul revere and others rode out to unborn -- warn. he said that the country that we love is in danger. do not despair. upon you rusty's future of generations not yet born. act worthy of yourselves. that is the question i have for all of us, an act worthy. the road is not easy but it is a road of honor. at the end of that road you'll be able to withstand before your children, as our grandparents and parents have done and speak the saker words, we kept the faith. thank you. [applause] [whistling] >> pat caddell, thank you. >> every weekend, american history tv. 48 hours of people and events telling the american story. watch interviews about historic events on oral histories. some of the best known history writers. revisit figures and events during the anniversary of the civil war. visit classrooms across the country during lectures in history. " behind the scenes on american artifacts. the presidency looks at the policy and legacies of past american presidents. get our schedule at c-span.org. >> good morning. thank you for joining us. i