the department of education. this is a very weak position for the republican party and goes against the values of the middle class. i think the attraction of ron paul is that young people coming out of college are sitting there saying, you know, my parents are running up these huge debts, and who do they want to pay? me. i don't want to pay these bills. i don't want to be stuck with them. i don't think that statement is a responsible policy, but a statement that has to be taken account of. the young generation will not tolerate being the ones who have to foot the bill. >> chris, let's talk about santorum versus romney. both came out strongly in iowa. you say, you know, for the middle class, it's a beer versus a champagne vote between these two. >> sure. if you look at romney, for example, you know, romney is a, i don't know, billionaire, millionaire, we don't know. but he's fairly rich. and so if you then look at santorum, the question for people is, who would fight much harder for me. it's really kind of difficul

especially the department of education. >> ok. she is talking about the fire -- the five department's i want to get rid of. what would we do to replace those responsibilities. for the most part, i would not want to replace them. i do not think that we need a department of education. what i want to do is go back to the assumption that it is not the proper authority of the federal government or their ability to tell your parents how eat it -- how to educate you. it should be the responsibility of the parent. this would mean that if people become unsatisfied and, we have to protect the right to be home schooled, schooled in private school, or whenever. once again, when the government gets involved, in medicine, education, or housing, it does not increase the quality. what it does increase is the price. prices go up, but the quality does not go up. in we do not want to give up on them, but we want them to be delivered in a different fashion. we are not convinced that the government is very good at delivering these goods and services. t

so we actually need the services that are provided by the department of education, even if they are nots efficient as we'd like them to be. >> some people have said who would be on the side of dissolving the department of education, you don't need a national yardstick. you can just have states be the yardstick, right? >> they're wrong. >> why are they wrong? >> they are wrong, because a child in mississippi should get the same education as a child -- >> why? >> because a child in mississippi should get the same education as a child in massachusetts. if a child in this country is going to be seen as having the same rights, they should have the same rights to the same education. a child in one community should not be limited to their access to education because of their zip code. we need a national watch dog. the department of education does not determine what we teach and how we teach in the schools. but they can say if i give you this money, it should be on par with the others throughout the rest of the country. when we are a country that sees that all children are valuable, we see that

department of education with staffed over 5100 people. manpower and budget we have paid since then over 500 billion dollars in taxes and yet, the u.s. department of education has not proven to us they should be in the classrooms across america. my question is, where do you stand as the u.s. department of education being inside a classroom or should they step out and let the american people take care of the education? >> ryan, that's a pretty simple answer and it's so long to the department of education. [applaus [applause] >> now, here is why i say that. because our family has conducted the most extensive clinical trial i've seen in the area of education. we've raised seven kids, we've seen private, public, and home schooled, my daughter is a pianist. one, i can't find the value added in the department of education. number two, we need the policy as close to the local decision makers as be po, family, parents, local elected officials don't want their schools to fail. [applause] >> and number three, we need to have more choice in the classr

department of education staffed at over 5100 people. with that growth ain manpower ad budget we have paid since then over $500 billion in taxes and yet, the u.s. department of education has not proven to us that they should be in classrooms across america. my question is where do you stand as the u.s. department of education being inside a classroom or should they step out and let the american people take care of the education. >> ryan, that is a pretty simple answer and it is so long to the department of education. [applause] here. >> the family has done the most extensive clinical trial, and i've raised 7 kids, we have seen public and private and my daughter was homeschooled and she's a pianist and i walk away with certain beliefs, one i cannot find the value added in the department of education and number 2, we need to get education policy as close to the local decisionmakers as possible. because, families, parents, teachers... they don't want their schools to fail. [applause]. >> the people want to know, governor mike huckabee will l

that's a policy that came through the department of education but was not the department of education'sential and congressional policy, it was a law. >> steve perry joining us this morning. thanks, steve. appreciate it. >>> one of the big stories out of iowa is the race for third place. michele bachmann, rick perry, newt gingrich are spending and spending and spending hoping to get into that top three. but what does being in the top three actually buy you? find out when we reveal our answer, up next. they're high in vitamins and potassium. and idaho potatoes are now certified to carry the heart checkmark from the american heart association for foods low in saturated fat and cholesterol. so they're good for my family, and for yours. heart smart idaho potatoes. always look for the grown in idaho seal. ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch

one i can't find the value added in if department of education. number two, we need to get education policy as close to the decision makers as possible. families, parents, teachers local election officials they don't want to pro veil. number three i led the class movement every child enters the classroom it is a one-size fits all model it is never going to cut it in this country. the most important thing we need for learning regardless of the point of origin or socioeconomic background we need to focus on people for early child hooz development. my 6 or 7 you will have given the gift of literacy. they are going to go through their educational careers doing better than those who fall short in which case you have remediation kids falling through the cracks and less productive work force. those are my biases on education they are derived from having been tested in an area -- in a state that really did focus on education what is best for our family and best for our kids. >> we have less than 90 seconds remaining with governor huntsman. we go to the nex

one i can't find the value added in if department of education. number two, we need to get education policy as close to the decision makers as possible. families, parents, teachers local election officials they don't want to pro veil. number three i led the class movement every child enters the classroom it is a one-size fits all model it is never going to cut it in this country. the most important thing we need for learning regardless of the point of origin or socioeconomic background we need to focus on people for early child hooz development. my 6 or 7 you will have given the gift of literacy. they are going to go through their educational careers doing better than those who fall short in which case you have remediation kids falling through the cracks and less productive work force. those are my biases on education they are derived from having been tested in an area -- in a state that really did focus on education what is best for our family and best for our kids. >> we have less than 90 seconds remaining with governor huntsman. we go to the nex

and the department of education? >> ok. she is talking about the fire department's i want to get rid of. what would we do to replace those responsibilities. for the most part, i would not want to replace them. i do not think that we need a department of education. what i want to do is go back to the assumption that it is not the proper authority of the federal government or their ability to tell your parents how eat it -- how to educate you. it should be the responsibility of the parent. this would mean that if people become unsatisfied and, we have to protect the right to be home schooled, schooled in private school, or whenever. once again, when the government gets involved, in medicine, education, or housing, it does not increase the quality. what it does increase is the price. prices go up, but the quality does not go up. in we do not want to give up on them, but we want them to be delivered in a different fashion. we are not convinced that the government is very good at delivering these goods and services. this would me

most of the children, homeless children are recognized by the department of education. they do not meet the standards and this is what has happened with some of the children that were here today. and they don't qualify. they don't meet the requirements, they don't qualify for the homeless housing and supportive services and we really have to make this change. i'm happy to see that you are really bringing this up and talking about it and doing it, but i think that it really has to have a definition that is the same as the ever agency that is the same as the department of education that we are going to get all of this together and that is why we have h.r. 32 as well as doing some other things. and i don't think that the kids on the panel or most of the homeless kids recognize as harmless as i said by the department of education should be considered at risk. the kids are homeless. that is a problem and a challenge and so hud needs to recognize this fact and i think congress and every federal agency needs to work together to help these homeless kids and i would hope we could

he is going to be joining the after school division at the california department of education so his work with youth will continue on and i know that he'll have a hugely positive impact there. but we will miss you very much. you are leaving behind a very, very capable staff. i know that megan's going to be taking your place and i look forward to working with her. but today i just want to say thank you so much for all of your work. i think that i speak on behalf of the 1,500 kids and the many parents that have come through your program. thank you very much. president chiu: before our awardee speaks, i know supervisor avalos had a few word ezz wanted to say. supervisor avalos: thank you for acknowledging the great work of mr. michael funk. i had the pleasure and honor of working with mr. funk about 11 years ago when we were working on re-authorizing the children's fund and i got to know your work and the work of your colleagues in the sunset district and neighborhoods have so many children, it's essential that we have organizations like yours and yours has been able to thrive and grow

the department of education, i do not see why we need a department of education. [applause] it would still need a lot more to get to a trillion dollars. we would have to move the baseline back to about 2006. government was not too small in 2006. it was too big event. just going back to that base line, we could have real cuts. whenever you hear the congress or the president talking about these cuts and super committee is putting a trillion dollars. it has nothing to do with cutting. what they're doing is cutting proposed increases built into the system. it is to be we complained about the communist having five-year plans. we have 10-year plans of continued deficit financing. they would cut one trillion dollars over 10 years. $100 billion a year. i am talking about real cuts. going back to the baseline. we could do it. we could have the budget balanced in three years. the economy surged back. it might even happened sooner. we have to do something. we can not to believe that just spending money and printing money and borrowing money is going to bring the economy back

of the five things he would eliminate? >> as far as the departments he's talked about the department of education, the department of commerce, the department of energy, the department of the interior, and housing and new development. there would be a few things within those departments that he would slide into other departments, but the vast majority would end. this also separates him. we heard a candidate who says they are the reagan conservative. reagan believed in eliminating the department of education. there's only one person standing up there and is still in favor of that. ron paul was only one of four congressman to support reagan over gerald ford. he has been doing it over his whole career. many want to be reagan conservatives but they are for medicaid part d the largest entitlement program in the last 12 years. >> you are asking you don't agree with this. don't you want these cuts? >> i agree absolutely. we need to wake up and realize that we need to cut spending. there is nothing left for social security. i am giving my paycheck away to a program that failed. we need to get serious about these cuts. >> in the back

. >> the maryland department of education has named six public schools 2012 blue ribbon schools of excellence. crofton meadows elementary, and rachel carson elementary in montgomery and whitehall alimentary were all honored. the schools were selected based on high performance or significant improvement in math and reading. still to come, credit card debt, new numbers show many are eliminating what they owe. >> 7 on your side with catching up on your debt, and new numbers showing americans are starting to clear credit cards. the average debt was cut 11% last year. the average balance is now $6600 down from $7400. hard to believe but tax season is here and virginia residents are being given a new option for filing online. nearly 2.7 million people in virginia file their returns on line last year. officials say it filing online is safer than paper returns and also speed up processing of refunds. can you believe it, getting close to april? >> after february, in d.c., february can produce some fairly potent snowstorms even march and early april. >> i'm not complaining the way things are going. >>

speaker, as chief executive, until you can get the epa shutdown and the department of education shutdown, would you say the doors are closed? >> i am not sure i have quite that level of authority, but i can probably order them to re- review every single proposed regulation. get them working for a good long while while we solve it. [applause] >> last night, i asked your opponent how he felt about veterans, are there any veterans? there was just a smattering of us there, hardly anything. it surprised me. he said, how do you feel - i said, how i feel about it when you sit cutting this, cutting that, i worry about my veterans benefits up there where i live. i live further north. he said, i am all for the military. he dodged the question. and then i said i have not read anything about the second amendment with him. he said, i am for the second amendment. we know his record in massachusetts. back in 1995, i have a picture of you and me. would you sign it? [applause] remember that? just before you got on the helicopter. >> that is great. >> no one has ever called me slim. so i am writing this t

of the five things he would eliminate? >> as far as the departments he's talked about the department of education, the department of commercee department of energy, the department of the interior, and housing and new development. there would be a few things within those departments that he would slide into other departments, but the vast majority would end. this also separates him. we heard a candidate who says they are the reagan conservative. reagan believed in eliminating the department of education. there's only one person standing up there and is still in favor of that. ron paul was only one of four congressman to support reagan over gerald ford. he has been doing it over his whole career. many want to be reagan conservatives but they are for medicaid part d the largest entitlement program in the last 12 years. >> you are asking you don't agree with this. don't you want these cuts? >> i agree absolutely. we need to wake up and realize that we need to cut spending. there is nothing left for social security. i am giving my paycheck away to a program that failed. we need to get serious about these cuts. >> in the back? >>

the maryland department of education has named six public schools 2012 blue ribbon schools of excellence. elementary schools in baltimore and on maryland's eastern shore were also recognized. the selection was based on high performance or significant improvement in reading and math. george washington university has launched a campaign to collect 20,000 used cell phones. those funds will be recycled with all the proceeds going toward technology projects in the congo and nepal. the organizations that collect the most funds will receive a monetary award from the university. coming up here, distracted walking? good listening to your mp3 player put you address? and later -- >> he fathered 14 kids today on anderson at 4:00. ♪ >> 7 is on your side with a warning for all of us to wear headphones while walking. the two could be a dangerous combination. a new study from the university of maryland find the number of pedestrians who are seriously injured while walking with headphones have tripled last seven years. people live in densely populated areas are more likely to be injured and researchers s

i support eliminating the department of education. the system is broken. are we going to fix it? how did the power out of the unions and union influence? >> union power -- it is the right word, it is not workers' rights. if his union power and they get it legislatively. -- it is union power and they get it legislatively. there are no laws prohibiting union from forming in the private sector. but there should be no power to force the unions on a businessman who does not want to voluntarily have one. the businessman should make those choices. as long as you understood the principles of voluntary association. when it comes to government, all the sudden -- and that is where the bigger problem is today with the government unions. it should be our officials who are representing us at the private marketplace. they should not be signing these contracts. i know you are finding the right to work laws up here, but the right to work is very important. the federal government has caused all the problems with the national relations board. that was to give artificial power

slew of cheating scandals in schools ranging from baltimore city to los angeles, the federal department of education is seeking the public's help on ideas on how to detect and prevent cheating. recommendations will will be sent out afterwards. >>> the freedom 7 space capsule is heading to the john f. kennedy library in boston. it carried the first american into space in 1961, allen sheppard. it has been on display there since 1998. it is set to be moved at the end of next month. >>> and still to come on wjz's eyewitness news at noon, crews continue to get the upper hand on the brush fire. >>> inside security for the olympics, how london is preparing for the games and -- >> reporter: jessica kartalija down hire at the inner harbor, purple friday is alive and well, more in a live report coming up on eyewitness news at noon. >> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija and first warning weather with marty bass and ,,,, medicare. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan

to encourage both students who pursue careers in public service, the undersecretary of the department of education sat on a panel to talk about loan forgiveness programs. >> a lot of people they go work for a public interest law firm. they want to become a teach are or firefighter, government service and they want to stay in that job. sometimes they can't afford to do it because they've got this loan burden president the loan forgiveness gives them the ability to do that. >> hundreds of students showed up. the panel is hoping that many are going into the area after completing their education. >>> it's that time of the year to file your taxes. filing will be ease sir for some. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake announced free tax help from the tax program. there are 20 sites in baltimore city and baltimore county. >> it really is more than just a tax return, making sure that people take advantage at this moment in time. they're also getting connected to other important services. >> this is the 11th year the cash campaign has helped families in need. >>> a drive-by shooting, multiple crashes and one man

they're working on a program that goes alongs with the maryland department of education new standardsdents add miss this class can open their eyes to reality and they understand challenges their parents face each day. >> i see how you struggle by yourself. even if you don't get what you really want, you have to buy what you need to support yourself and the people around you. >> they're excited. i want to start doing it. i think it would be fun. >> reporter: these students will be prepared to succeed in a lobe economy -- in a global economy. >> junior achievement of central maryland has served 1 million students since it started. >>> there's a new push to create a special barbie doll to show kids and grownups that bald is beautiful. why? the goal is to help children battling cancer who lost all their hair. >> let kids know it's okay to be bald and you're beautiful even though you don't have any hair. >> if mattel agrees to make the bald barbie, the people behind the campaign hope they will donate some of the proceeds to st. jude's children's hospital. you can get involved and join the

rick santorum has voted to double the size of department of education. ck santorum has voted for foreign aid. these are all things way outside the mainstream of conservative thought. and i think, when his record gets examined, santorum is going to have a lot of explaining to do. >> rick perry slapped santorum, too. >> and i was having fun with rick, running as a fiscal conservative and looked at his record in washington d.c. for those years he was there. he is a king of pork barrel politics and i love iowa pork, but washington pork, i don't have much use for. >> out of money and time to reverse the slide in iowa or compete in new hampshire next week, michele bachmann insists she'll mount a comeback in south carolina. >> i can do that, we've bought our tickets for south carolina, we're going, we're moving forward. >> history says there are three tickets out of iowa for those who win, place or show. this time around, the primary process is like none other in history, however, the republican process by rules will go much longer than ever before. and the thre

department of energy and interior. he looked at the department of education, not interior. ear if four federal agencies instead of three are on the chopping block. >> i talked about the department of interior this morning and an agency that we need to either consolidate or truly rework. >> the candidates have two debates in south carolina next week before the primary on january 21st. in washington, nicole collins, fox news. >>> meanwhile, president barack obama says he wants the power cut through a maze of federal agencies in response to the needs of u.s. business owners. >> frankly in those conservations we found unsatisfied customers. what we heard is the individual that i am working for. him. >> president barack obama asked to emergency six federal agencies into oneful the goal is is more efficient and leaner government with the potential to save $3 billion over 10 years. some republicans, including california congressman, isa, expressed support for the idea. >>> apple is gearing up to release the new ipad 3 in march. bloomberg news reports that they began manufacturing t

completely separate organization as a result of an agreement we have with the department of justice and department of education, so that we don't have any antitrust issues. that is an independent group. we at the american bar association are asking law schools to prepare for -- prepare 10 simple questions about what it costs to go to law school, how many of their students are employed upon graduation in real jobs, not artificial jobs, and we think it is going to be helpful. we also have a website that has a lot of information for anyone considering to go to law school, but probably the most important statistic that these potential students don't know is that the median income of lawyers in the united states is $62,000. they need to understand that before they incur $100,000 in debt. is there always room for another good lawyer? we need good lawyers. there always is. you have to ask yourself how much that you can afford -- how much debt you can afford. they have been watching too much "boston legal." you see $100,000 starting salaries. that may be for the top 10 students at the top 10 law schools. there were 30

department of education. thout objection. >> madam chair, i have unanimous consent as well from the national housing coalition. i would like to ask. >> without objection. we left one of? thank you. and thank you all. thank you for being here. thank you for your testimony. the chair notes that some members may have additional questions for the panel which they may wish to submit in writing. without objection the record will remain open for 30 days. members will submit written questions to the witnesses and to place a response in the record. there is one more request for unanimous consent. national association of home builders without objection. with that thank you so much. been a great panel. thank you. the hearing is adjourned. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> because i didn't speak and i didn't get really a window into my life i have become an evil cartoon. i didn't help myself with wearing a hat coming out of my pleas in court and i have become kind of a villai

. >> reporter: but the parents were even more upset by the fact that the department of education discoveredhe contamination in january. yet, parents weren't told and their children were kept in class through the end of the year. >> i voice my displeasure with our folks and myself as far as the timeliness of that notification and from this point on, whenever we get a positive notification around some type of environmental issue, the parent, community, the staff and school community will be notified immediately. >> reporter: i met marisol outside that contaminated school. >> the staff, the kids, all the people who are essentially in this building, a good chunk of their days, knew nothing about this? >> no. the chancellor said he was sorry. >> how worried are you? >> very worried. >> this is the school right here. >> reporter: she says even brandon, who's normally upbeat, is worried. >> you like this new building? >> uh-huh. >> do you know why you're in the new building? >> yeah. >> why? >> because it closed down of tce a chemical. >> you know all that. what do you know about tce? >> well, it'

four, iowa department of education will continue to improve the iowa core, our state standards for math, science, english and social studies. well-rounded healthy students need more than just our core areas. the department will work with educators to develop new standards for music and other fine arts, character education, physical education, entrepreneurship education, applied arts and foreign languages. five, new kindergarten assessments will assure that students start kinger garden ready to learn and leave prepared to flourish in first grade. sixth, end of course texts in core subjects will demonstrate that high school students are ready to graduate. these will be designed with teachers and will echl fa size not just content but being able to apply it. seven, all junior us should take a college entrance exam and the state will cover the cost. in addition, we should have the option -- they should have the option of taking a work skills readiness test. this will tell us whether iowa students are college and career ready for life after high school. eight, let's assure that children can