know, i think that... that for instance, in texas, there's a great example of this in the state board of education the state board of education has taken a very ideological approach to what appears in text books. you know, not teaching about certain people, teaching about other kinds of folks. taking a very hard line stance on the content of text books as a political agenda. i think that's maybe the most crystallized example of trying to influence how a generation learns about history. but just on a much more mundane level, a lot of times i fear that, you know, a 16, 17, 18-year-old out there, they think, "well, i'm... i'm about to graduate from high school or i can go and get a job wherever," or you know, they're having fun with their friends or playing video games or on the internet or text messaging and everything's fine. and that's good in the sense that they see a sunny future for themselves. you want them to do that. but at the same time, i don't think that they look back enough and understand the history of the country and understand what kind of sacrifices had to be made for the gains that

the state of the park community, he presented several alternative plans to the members of the board, they say they were ignored. he submitted signatures in his appeal to the state board of education to overturn or delay the county board's decision. >>> i want to take you right now harford county sheriff's website. you see all the bees. if you take your mouse go over it, you can find out that we had a breaking and entering back on the 29th of march. six breaking and enterings there. the b standings for burglary and t stands for thefts. if you have see burglaries, that's why on the a night like this, sheriff is out there with information and he's handing out information on how you can protect yourself. sharon arnold just device from home depot. >> it flashes and it tells me my garage door was open. >> sheriff bayne handed everyone who came in tonight a picture of the suspect that baltimore county was looking for. if you have information call police right away. >>> new information tonight about the video of a man beaten in baltimore while someone recorded the whole thing. police now they've identified the victim from the video and working to find the suspect. you can see him as they

arundel county schools claim john leopold shortchanged the district by $12 million and the state board of education agrees. the county failed to abide by the maintenance of effort law, coming up short. school officials say they never received the money and the matter now lies in the hands of the county council. >> we think, in 13, if the council does not do the right thing, and corrects this, we believe the comptroller will return the money to anne arundel county public schools anyway. >> leopold says he is not surprised by the decision and maintains the school system has failed to set the right priorities. high gas prices have not persuaded the federal reserve to think the economy will slow down this year. tracy potts explains why analysts believe the economy could improve, and what could happen this week to keep student rates low. >> the federal reserve has boosted its talent for the economy, predicting growth of words of 2.9%, and an unemployment rate as low as 7.8. >> it is premature to declare victory. keeping interest rates low is appropriate for our economy. >> warm weather boosted construct

the-year-old suspensions of two high school la crosse players have been overturned by the state board of education. the two teens were suspend after a utility tool and a lighter were found with their la crosse equipment. >> reporter: nearly a year after being pulled off a school bus having his la crosse bag searched and handcuffs placed on his list, memories are fresh in his mind. >> it was shocking, embarrassing. it felt weird. it felt like i was tossed under the rug. felt like i was being bullied. >> reporter: an anonymous search pled to the search of list bag and his teammates. it turned up a utility tool and lighter, items they use to work on their la crosse sticks. both boys were taken off the bus and graham was arrested. they were using tools like this to work on their la crosse sticks. this is what the school board said was a deadly weapon, and this is what they said was an explosive device. >> casey was charged with an explosive device when he had a cran del stick light -- candlestick lighter. >> reporter: still, casey was suspend and his national honor society status was in jeopardy. it w

. >> stephen: now you are a former member and chair of the texas state board of education. >> that's right. >> stephen: all right, now please tell the good people why it's so important what texas decides is in textbooks. >> texas is such a big adoption state, they have so many textbook, they do it all at once with a lot of money. so it impacts the textbook publishers. they will be used in other states sometimes. >> stephen: between you and california you pretty much set the market for textbooks. >> that's what they say. >> stephen: you don't live in texas but if are you in new hampshire, you might be using a textbook that you personally approved. >> possibly, at least major parts of it. >> stephen: so now there is a documentary called the revisionary, that you are a subject of, right. >> that's right. >> stephen: all right, jim, let's take a look. >> their godless left wing culture has taken over the mainstream media. they have taken over our universities. thousands of professors have converted our universities into left wing seminaries. and for the last two years with the help of th

maryland state board of education trying to take part in the education of schools. debry lowery has been tapped. she helped delaware to receive the -- she is replacing dr. razz make who retired after 20 years. lowery will start august 1st. >>> today students at baltimore international academy. >> steve: any rawlings blake and other leaders are exchanging the desk jobs for teaching job. they are take part in the teach for america week and teaching them how to use what they learned in school and applying it to real life. >>> 6:52. senate judiciary hearing is holding a hearing on arizona immigration law and jan brewer has been indicted to testify. also, the senate is expecteded to vote on a bill to help the postal service. among those eliminating 6-day delivery and require the them to work six years. >>> secretary ray lahood and stone will discuss findings why young drivers knowingly distractthemselves behind the wheel. they will address educational programs to address the growing problem. >>> president obama is honoring the 2012 national teacher of the year finalists

state board of education announces dr. lillian lowery will take over the position. she will replace nancy grass mick who retired after -- grass mick who -- grasmick who retired. >>> today a baltimore school will be honoring bill and camille cosby. st. francis academy is naming the community center after the couple. it was ten years ago they gave $2 million to the school, the largest gift ever. cnn soledad o'brien will be in town to serve as emcee for the celebration. >>> and still to come on wjz's "eyewitness news," the secret service scandal will more -- will more agents be forced out of their yobs before the day is through -- jobs before the day is through. starbucks drops a controversial infreedient -- ingredients from the menu and a mix of sun and clouds with mild temperatures lasting through the week. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. >> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija and marty bass and meteorologist tim williams. it's wjz, maryland's news station. i remember the days before copd. my son and i never missed

law requires three for superintendents, so to hire them they had to get a waiver from the state board of education. he said his goal is to eliminate the achievement gap where kid from wealthier areas have higher test scores than others. >> it's hard work, the work is already started but it's doable. >> reporter: he said the role of teachers has changed with the times. >> i was in the store and a parent asked a child what is the state capitol and before she could turn around the child googled it. the reality is we have to be facilatorsr. >> reporter: he will earn $200,000 a year over a four year contract. as for the age question. >> having heard there well over about 30 principals in and around the community, i don't think age is a problem for the principals as it hasn't been in communities where i have served in the past. >> reporter: he spent much of the day holding meeting was county leaders,ers. abc 2news. >> the latest now onto martin shooting. prosecutors say they will announce new information about the investigation in the next 72 hours, this as supporters rallied again tonight in baltimore.

teacher of the year, assistant professor of education at san francisco state university, board of education recognition of february 1998, san francisco alumni golden torch award, outstanding educator and 1995, and distinguished leadership plans in 1999. she is survived by her sister, her children, our grandchildren and her great-grandchildren. my last item is related to home to the dome. there was a famous poet, t.s. eliot who declared it april as the cruelest month. that was in the wasteland, but he realized in united states april is national poetry month. in honor of that, every year for the past seven years in city hall, we have had pelhams under the dome. i have a resolution declaring april 27 poems under the dome day in the city and county of san francisco. that will attract pellets from san francisco and across the bay as well. last year, we had one of our pilots -- when our poet laureates recite one of her poems and i'm honored to take part in helping to sponsor this event. colleagues, with your help, we could declare a great day and attract more people to a lovely of that. thank you

if >> tonight the state board of education is siding with the students. >> by law, local governments must help pay for the cost of education based on every single child. right now government and education are not seeing eye to eye. >> a tug of war over $12 million, roughly $162 per student. the school systems as it did not get from the county government. in one year, but two.o they get it this year? >> we do think if the council does not do the right thing and correct this, we do believe the comptroller will return the money to the public schools anyway. >> all along the county executive has refused to budge on the issue and has now prepared to pass the buck. >> it is all of to the council as to how they want to proceed. >> the school system has had to increase class sizes. meameantime, the ongoing feud does not appear to be over. >> the county executive is more interested in trying to run the school system from afar, to control what we can and cannot do and limit our ability to make decisions based on the best interest of children. >> this is still business as usual as it is being so

are necessarily to make a chhld and to make that child be the best he or she can be 34the state board of educationa pttphens, fox45 news at ten. 33 lowery .. will... start her... new job ...july first. -3 3 looery was also the topic of discussion at an awards ceremony with former state school suuerintendenn nancy grasmmck.she xpects her to continue a long line of success. success.i o have high hopes for her and of course public schhol syytem in the natiin for four years aad i hope next year it will be the fifth and then they'll be a six and seveeth. &p3 grasmick says she thinks the -3 transition for lowery will be &pan easy one. &p3 it was a good first quarter for under armour.baltimore's sportsweer company made 14- -3 point-6 million dollars during the past 3 monnhss.....thats 2 more thhn this time ast year. ...a 21 percent increasethe coopany says sales wwre - bbosted by new products 3 anotter beauttffl day. day. 3 but is our eekend weather goinn to get a little cloudy? ccoudy? let's go to meteorollgist emily gracey & forecaat. 3 pcrews are finishing the first & phase of the ocean city boardwalk

. >>> the state board of education chooses its next state school superintendent. lillian lowry leaves her job as delaware's secretary of education to come to maryland. she is replacing long-time maryland superintendent, dr. nancy grasmick, who retired after 20 years on the job. lowry will step into the role on july 1st. >>> good news for bge customers. the $100 credit promised in the merger of constellation energy. and exelon will be in your may bge bill. if a customer's bill is under $100, the repate will carry over into other future bills. customers who are no longer in bge or leaving the service may 1st, will not get that refund. >>> the weather is too nice to be running the heat or the air conditioning. you don't need either. outside, it is mild, dry, sunny, beautiful april afternoon. wjz has weather and traffic together. meteorologist tim williams has the updated numbers from first warning weather. really nice out there. >> i think you summed it up out there, mary. all of those descriptive words. and it is a gorgeous afternoon. take away the pollen and you hav

. >> reporter: he spoke at the state board of education and later said publicly he favors a special session focused exclusively on passing a budget. >> the likelihood is that we probably need to resolve this budget issue separate and apart from issues affecting the future of gaming in maryland. and we need to resolve those budget issues quickly. >> reporter: the governor says the issue of authorizing slot parlors to include table gaming and authorizing a sixth site in prince georges county could be taken up by the legislature later this summer. >> i take him at his word. he certainly wrapped his hands around this issue. i take him at his word. >> reporter: because any gaming initiative requires a statewide referendum, the whole issue could be delayed until the election of 2014. unless the general assembly meets in special session on gaming by the end of august. >> if we're able to resolve the budget in may and then come back say in early august to resolve the open questions on gaming, that would be enough time for it to be on the ballot in the fall. >> in baltimore, chris gordon, news 4. >>

the state board of education announced the decision today. she has been delaware secretary of education since 2009. the new school chief will step into her new role july 1st and replaces former superintendent nancy grassnick who retired last year after 20 years. >>> it's going to cost you more, a bit more to hail a taxi cab in d.c. this weekend. starting tomorrow fares are going up. the old price was $1.oo a mile. now it's $2.16. that's a 44% increase. >>> a former louisiana congressman has up to two weeks to report to prison. today a judge in alexandria gave the order to william jefferson. jefferson was convicted of bribery and other crimes three years ago but he has been free on bond during his appeal. the investigation drew national headlines when fbi agents found $90,000 in cash hidden in jefferson's freezer. >>> when we come right back on news 4 at 5:00 tonight did drinking a large amount of coca-cola every day really kill a woman? >>> plus, why are restaurant servers in such a rush to clear your tables? "the washington post" food critic

states of america. >> a majority of nebraska's state board of education backing a proposal that would require public schools to make time each day for students to recite the pledge of allegiance. kids would not be forced to recite the pledge but respect others while they are doing so. those are your headlines. >> all right. let's do a little analyzization of things in the news and the democrats right now are in full blown damage control after that cnn contributor and long time democrat analyst and strategist as well, a woman by the name of hillary rosen said a couple of nights ago on cnn -- that woman right there. ann romney, i think that's ann romney. that's hillary rosen. that ann romney as a woman who stayed at home and raised her five boys, she never had worked a day in her life. well, since then, the president of the united states has denounced it. he said it was ill advised. what's going to be curious, though, is whether or not the president actually apologizes to ann romney as he did to sandra fluke. you think that's going to happen? >> no, it's not going to happen under any conditions although we se

cynthia dunbar, former member of the texas state board of education, a new documentary called "the revisionariesr your time today. have a great rest of the week. >> you, too, thank you. house majority leader eric cantor is coming up next and has a new idea for small businesses. be right back! that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. fohalf the calories plus vgie nutrition. could've had a v8. [ female announcer ] been looking for excedrin lately? now for your tough headache pain, turn to the long-lasting strength of aleve. problem solved. ♪ hi, i just switched jobs, and i want to roll over my old 401(k) into a fidelity ira. man: okay, no problem. it's easy to get started; i can help you with the paperwork. um...this green line just appeared on my floor. yeah, that's fidelity helping you reach your financial goals. could you hold on a second? it's your money. roll over your old 401(k) into a fidelity ira and take control of your personal economy. this is going to be helpful. call or come in today. fidelity investments. turn here. gotta get that bacon! baco! bacon! smokey bacon, meaty bacon, tasty

board approved this recommendation on the part of the staff, just to articulate the next steps, the department of general services would have the board of education's approval. they would put it through the state of's process. we understand that approval would be on may 11. there are some transactions and warranties referenced in the requested action. our general counsel's office and the counterparts would need to make sure that we dot the i's and cross the t's on those terms. we should be able to have all of the approvals, knock on wood, before the funds expire at the end of june. that is the plan. hopefully the board will see fit to approve the recommendation. we would be happy to respond to any questions you might have. >> commissioner mendoza? commissioner mendoza: what is the current interest-rate repaid? -- we pay? >> 4.75%. this is a series of cop's issued in 1999. >> are we going to do a portion of a time? >> we would pay it off in full. it happens to be enough to take the proceeds of this transaction and pre-pay all of the c.o.p.'s that are outstanding. >> is this the only large debt that we have or is there anything else that has a higher interest rate? >> this is the only debt outst

i went to segregated public schools in the capital of the united states until the supreme court's decision in brown versus the board of education. and the companion case was the district of columbia public school's case. so i went with my mother, and i was on a lot of those picket lines as a kid and with black kids. i knew black kids as a child. and so i think that they explained a lot of it in terms of racial justice, and i think there was a lot about people on the left in the united states generally in that era, including members of the communist party, who, whatever their misguided beliefs about the nature of the soviet union and their belief that the soviet union was going to be some kind of miraculous place of economic parity, they certainly believed in a kind of racial equality in this country that the democratic party and the republican party did not believe in at the time. remember the democratic party at the time was largely controlled by southern congressmen. you know, you're-- at the time, you were doing publicity for the book loyalties, and you were asked then whether mccarthyism could rear its head again. and you s

had to send their kids out of state to get an education what what white parents did was start a lot of private religious institutions that the supreme court ground versus board of education their impact and this went on and on and on so i grew up in an era when i remember pelletier. and the impact it immaterial had what a lot of people don't know there wasn't a single african-american talk radio holes in existence in this country there wasn't a single black reporter working for a network when that happened so we depended on other people to tell our story the difference today is we do have the power on sirius x.m. we do have radio one we do have people on television but that went down there and said this is what's happening and we don't have to depend on someone else to tell the story because one long before any other network it's even newer sanford florida it's the the black part stations the black. newspapers and the bloggers were all over this story so it's an extraordinary change and it's good it's what course has been in its own way for the most part in you know i always tell a lot of young people you know come on of course there's been no percent change

a state of education ruling says that legally the county owns the school district $12 million. >> the state board made the ruling a little bit more than 24 hours ago. it comes on the heels of an ongoing battle. is the county willing to pay up? >> the state law on the books is called maintenance of effort. school officials said the county executive in ignore that long and short-change the district by $12 million or $162 per student. they are hoping this new ruling will solve the problem once and for all. to go he has continued tuesday is ok doing it, and has gone all around the county to the state legislature essentially selling a bill of goods to people saying he is doing the right thing when in fact he is breaking the law. >> as part of the state board ruling, the county executive maintains this is all but the school system setting certain priorities. >> when the budget left here last year, the county council have equity in school board employees should not get pay raises. >> we do not have a great relationship with the county executive. the county executive is more interested in trying to run t

of will to fix the system. if you look at local school boards, state legislatures, if you look at the last six months or so of the republican presidential primaries, education is not talked about in those debates. when it comes up, every once in awhile, it is on a very obscure issue on around whether we should have a department of education or not. in large part, as we talk about the future of this country, both potential presidential candidates are not talking about education. i think that is a real missed opportunity and is very shortsighted. we can talk about stimulus packages and mail else, but those are band-aid solutions. the only way this country will regain its position in the global marketplace is if we fix the public education system. >> when you look at the state of schools and students in the country, what is it that gives you hope for the future? you have dedicated your life to this cause. >> what i feel most hopeful and heartened about is the fact that the general american public is beginning to understand this. i started an advocacy organization called students first. we have over 1.3 million members right now, everyday people who are dedicat

board for health matters and education. i was the only teacher on the content advisory panel for the state an amount -- and the only board certified teacher of health at san francisco unified. i was very disheartened when i found that health was removed from the elementary report card. when i was in the classroom, it was still there. i am -- i am appreciative that the board is considering passing this amendment to the health education policy, as well as looking further into health education for all of our students into san francisco unified. it is a priority, as i said for myself and for many people. it is especially important for our students. i very quickly want to say that i want to continue my job, even though there is no funding for me as an elementary gsa and health. but i want to continue doing the work providing professional development for the teachers, spearheading the health advocate program, providing assistance to the schools and their communities. i hope you will consider this. thank you. [applause] >> good evening, commissioners and superintendent. my name is mario. i have been a teacher in san francisco for almost 29 years. a

state. schools were evacuated in that area as well as the board of education after thorough searches, wooer a he told no bombs were found. >>> the university of maryland college park is hosting a community forum tonight talking about the aftermath of the death of trayvon martin. students, faculty and the public are all invited to take part in that discussion. it's being called "trayvon, tragedies and traumas of everyday." topics to be discussed, racial profiling, gun laws and black masculinity. there will then be a candlelight vigil at 8:00 at the cultural center on campus. >>> baltimore police commissioner fred bealefeld speaking today about the extent of child abuse and neglect here in our state. he will also discuss a new report that shows 13,000 children in our state suffered abuse or neglect in 2010. bealefeld strongly supports voluntary home visiting services to help new parents cope with the stresses of raising a young child. research shows that home visits can reduce child abuse by as much as 50%. >>> news time now 6:50. and five things you need to know today. today five former new

state police right now have evacuated the schools as well as the board of education. no bombs were found. >>> new this morning, the new york daily news right now reporting that the woman who claims that she won the megamillions lottery, the woman from maryland last week in our state will be holding a press conference happening today. melinda wilson says she's a single mother of seven. she says she has that winning ticket, but we haven't seen it yet. her attorney plans to join her today. it's unclear when today or where that press conference will be held, but we are working the phones and will let you know. >>> a new report says bmi measurements may not be the best way to determine obesity. >> so what is does and what it could mean? does it mean we are fatter than we originally thought? we have new information about obesity in the united states. >>> oh, my god! this is terrible. >> some incredible images of a destructive tornado through parts of texas. we've got new video to show you when we return. >>> and maryland's most powerful radar is mainly dry right now, but we

of education, the cosby's are honored for their efforts. >> first a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. >> maryland public schools have a new boss. the state school board has named dr. lillian lowry to replace dr. nancy grasmick. she served in delaware's secretary of education where she helped a grant that provided money for education reforms. with a closer look for her credentials go to our web site at the all new wbaltv.com. >> the community of st. francis academy has a new name. dr. bill cosby community center. nadia ramdass was there. >> a joyous moment for baltimore catholic high school and a community is unveiled. [applause] >> st. frapsiss academy dedicated its community center in honor of dr. bill cozz my and camille cosby friday. the couple has donated $2 million to support scholarships to students through the years. >> trut the community center, which is located a few minutes away from the actual academy in east baltimore opened its doors 10 years ago. the center offers many things, including after school programs and free health care. and it is not just for the students and their families, but also the community. while there were plenty of i

state board of public works for final review. >> a group of international visitors made the rounds at a local middle school in anne arundel county appeared more than a dozen iraqi educational leaders toward a middle school and spent the better part of their visit meeting with an having lunch with students. the delegation was in town as guest of a group called the global child nutrition foundation. it was also a chance for anne arundel county to showcase its nutrition program. >> the iraqi ministry of education wanted to restart school eating in a particularly the elementary schools in iraq. >> and this was a good model? >> this is a good model. >> the iraqi officials also toward an elementary school in anne arundel county. the group was on a four-day mission to the united states. >> baltimore native michael phelps is looking strong with less than 100 days until the olympics. some of the country's best swimmers were in annapolis in a warm-up for the olympic trials. after a lackluster few years for phelps, he cruised to win in the 100-meter fly, beating his biggest rival. in one race, by three seconds. now, phelps tells us he is back. >> results have been terrible in the las

of an administrator who is the uncompromising to provide quality education. she never loses sight of the students and their needs. some have stated their dissatisfaction with our leader. in addition to addressing the board, they have assembled to have her removed. this same group has become so loud they have stripped them from the primary reason acting at the school. they should work together to promote student success. instead the president has behaved as a goalie and has stated that the friends of harvey milk will cease to support the school unless certain ultimatums were met. this position is not beneficial to the students. how many principles will be school c due to a small minority not giving their way? -- will the school see due to a small minority not getting their way? thank you. [applause] >> my name is suzanne and i am a parent of a third grader at harvey milk. when my child first started entering the school, it was a deep community. there was parent involvement. what i have seen has been devastating. instead of being a community, the school has turned into an us versus them mentality. there are parents who are so obsessed with power they have allowed a volunteer community to turn into a power

the post secondary education licensing and is credited with the state board of occasional nursing andiatric technicians. lg, music. the asian medicine, theology, and music studies are listed on their website. >> catherine: stay with us. this gunman or a suspect that could have been the primary gunman was taken into custody. we will have a news conference scheduled at 6:00 p.m. ♪ >>jacqueline: conditions certainly improving temperatures warming. a live look from our roof cam of downtown san francisco. high clouds streaming in. temperatures 55 degrees but 64 degrees in palo alto. 63 degrees in livermore. let us take a look at the outside satellite/radar. so that cloud coverage pushing over the bay area. showing the changes coming tomorrow. this is extending from the north all the way offshore. and in the north bay let us take a look at the overnight hours. mostly clear skies and mild. the increasing cloud coverage towards tomorrow. the decrease in cloud coverage overnight -- >>jacqueline: and overnight we can see the contrast. it will be cooler to start in the north with warmer in the s

the maryland state school board has named lillian lowery the new superintendent, coming to the position after serving as the dow larry -- delaware secretary of education. she helped delaware when a race to the top federal grant. police in anne arundel county are investigating the death of a man that lost consciousness in a patrol car. he was taken into custody after officers noticed him be hating the radically. police say he tried to kick out the windows of the vehicle. he was revived, but died wednesday. an autopsy is being conducted. howard county police are searching this afternoon for a man in the delicate city -- a look at city. police say he walked to a counter and threatened a pharmacist with a hypodermic needle, making off with a variety of pharmaceuticals. anyone with information should call howard county police. a push to get increased funding for after-school programs passes the first hurdle. the resolution would double funding. the resolution was introduced by local youth organizations worry about funding cuts. >> i encourage all of you to use your power to vote against the budget, and make sure this is in 8. this is making positive change