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the s.a.t. and more? >> no, no, no. they're different tests. they're different tests. and there's an important role for the s.a.t. the s.a.t. predicts freshman grades. it predicts -- it will -- it is a predictor of senior gpa, but i don't think anybody -- the ets would not assert that they're actually measuring the skills that students need to be successful in college and actually in the workplace. these performance assessments -- by the way, when we started they were very novel, but because of the race to the top and all the testing -- all of the money put into other development, they're becoming pretty common place now and not just -- >> talking about the exams -- being developed to go along with common core? >> yeah. one of the attractions is they mimic real world problems and they actually provide clues for faculty or teachers or the students to figure out what it is they need to do to improve. >> a few things i want to say. the first is, i have issues with ets and the s.a.t. i find it unhelp
the s.a.t. and more? >> no, no, no. they're different tests. they're different tests. and there's an important role for the s.a.t. the s.a.t. predicts freshman grades. it predicts -- it will -- it is a predictor of senior gpa, but i don't think anybody -- the ets would not assert that they're actually measuring the skills that students need to be successful in college and actually in the workplace. these performance assessments -- by the way, when we started they were very novel, but...
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asian students have outperformed whites on the s.a.t.'s and the gap is getting wider. a princeton study concluded an asian student had to score 140 s.a.t. points higher than a white peer to obtain the same probability of admission to school. >> you're going to need higher test scores and higher quantitative measures in order to be competitive. >> we asked the state universities of new york and new jersey whether there's a penalty for being asian. a spokeswoman for suny said no. any qualified applicant will find a suny school to fit their needs. >> we don't really know the is used. >> he's far from the only one who believes there is a penalty for being asian on college applications. >> yes, it is more difficult being asian to get into college than another race. >> i feel like there's a higher standard set for asian-americans. >> you can have high s.a.t. scores you can't get into anything. >> the question whether there is an asian penalty may be decided in the courts. harvard and unc chapel hill penalize asians for high test scores and gpa's. the schools responded saying
asian students have outperformed whites on the s.a.t.'s and the gap is getting wider. a princeton study concluded an asian student had to score 140 s.a.t. points higher than a white peer to obtain the same probability of admission to school. >> you're going to need higher test scores and higher quantitative measures in order to be competitive. >> we asked the state universities of new york and new jersey whether there's a penalty for being asian. a spokeswoman for suny said no. any...
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the college board, as many of y'all know, makers of the s.a.t. and the a.p. test and other things, they're going to have a new s.a.t. in 2016. >> yes. >> and for the first time in the 100-year history they said we recognize there's this inequity in test prep. >> so you're going to be in there. >> and so they have said khan academy is the official free test prep. we're working with them to really create -- >> wow. >> -- state of the art software. >> you're going to put stanley kaplan out of business. [applause]. >> and the princeton review and all those guys. but no credentialing. there will not be a khan academy diploma. there will be no graduation from khan academy. >> that's not on our -- you know, we are focused on the learning piece of it. there's already a lot of other -- you know, there's scaffolds of assessment and credentialing already. >> right. >> but, yeah, you know, in the learning piece, there's a lot to do. >> all right. we're out of time. fantastic. thank you so much for being so expansive in discussing all this stuff. it's really interesting, a
the college board, as many of y'all know, makers of the s.a.t. and the a.p. test and other things, they're going to have a new s.a.t. in 2016. >> yes. >> and for the first time in the 100-year history they said we recognize there's this inequity in test prep. >> so you're going to be in there. >> and so they have said khan academy is the official free test prep. we're working with them to really create -- >> wow. >> -- state of the art software. >>...
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so, this is what is happening with the s.a.t. scores. if you look at the national assessment of educational progress, this is the nation's report card, given to 12th 12th graders by the federal government in content areas in geography, 20% of 12 graders in 2010 were proficient. in u.s. history, only 12% were proficient. in civics, only 24%. so we got very low knowledge levels they're coming in with. so if i'm not a class and refer to french revolution, if i'm doing something about thomas jefferson, i have to explain what that is. you can't just assume that the students have historical civic knowledge about things. this is another issue that the one book reading can solve. you select a book that has a lot of accompanying knowledge that's going to go into it as well. you select charles dickens, a tale of two cities. getting something about at the french revolution which will carry over. so you want to select a book that is knowledge rich, going to bring cultural literacy to them that will again fill out that -- the big gap in their heads. s
so, this is what is happening with the s.a.t. scores. if you look at the national assessment of educational progress, this is the nation's report card, given to 12th 12th graders by the federal government in content areas in geography, 20% of 12 graders in 2010 were proficient. in u.s. history, only 12% were proficient. in civics, only 24%. so we got very low knowledge levels they're coming in with. so if i'm not a class and refer to french revolution, if i'm doing something about thomas...
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she has more analogies than the s.a.t.'s. it is joanne nosuchunsky. olved more problems than bleach. former u.s. ambassador to the united nations. >> she left and it's all right. >> and they are half right. sitting next to me from the brilliant idiot pod cast, andrew schulz. let's start the show. >> has bono found what we're looking for? a solution to violent extremism. the u-2 front man offered an unusual approach to fighting enemies like isis. >> i think comedy should be the ploy. you speak violence and you speak language. but you laugh at them and it takes away the power. so i am chris rock and sacha baron cohen. >> send in the clowns. of course it wouldn't be the first time we used that strategy. who can forget how we won world war ii. jackie mason showed them a thing or two. and milton burrell took down germany. >> what an awful, awful quote. >> that's what we do. we put it in terms of it all the time. >> i think you were killing me when is youtube going to get involved to fight terrorism? >> let's start with what's important. this guy pronounces
she has more analogies than the s.a.t.'s. it is joanne nosuchunsky. olved more problems than bleach. former u.s. ambassador to the united nations. >> she left and it's all right. >> and they are half right. sitting next to me from the brilliant idiot pod cast, andrew schulz. let's start the show. >> has bono found what we're looking for? a solution to violent extremism. the u-2 front man offered an unusual approach to fighting enemies like isis. >> i think comedy should...
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the universities think so so much so they are scrapping the essay and s.a.t. >>> the masters of golfo into the weekend with high drama. we will break down the story lines and the predictions for one of the biggest sporting events of the year. we will be right back. this is "cbs this morning: saturday." ,,,,,, >> you say you surprised even yourself. >> total. not just in that. i mean we as grandparents -- and this is universal -- we're so different than we are as mothers. you're both mothers. you're not a father. but you're both mothers. i mean you -- you just are trying to raise little wonderful citizens. >> you make a really interesting point too. you say more than half of grand parents were members of baby boom generation. how are baby boomers becoming different kinds of grand parents? >> a lot of us worked, so we just didn't have the time, as i was just about to say. you're working and you're trying to raise good citizens and teach them manners. we as grandparents are just there to love them. that's it. >> it reminds me a little bit of men who tell me they have children later in l
the universities think so so much so they are scrapping the essay and s.a.t. >>> the masters of golfo into the weekend with high drama. we will break down the story lines and the predictions for one of the biggest sporting events of the year. we will be right back. this is "cbs this morning: saturday." ,,,,,, >> you say you surprised even yourself. >> total. not just in that. i mean we as grandparents -- and this is universal -- we're so different than we are as...
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weekend but he barely made the >>> up next, the viral videos now taking aim at the s.a.t. and the stressful college application process. if you know a high school student who is sweating it out you're watching "cbs this morning: saturday." james drove his rav4 hybrid, unaware death was lurking. what? he was challenged by a team of lumberjacks. let's do this. he would drive them to hard knocks canyon, where he would risk broken legs, losing limbs, not helping. but death would have to wait. james left with newfound knowledge, a man's gratitude, and his shirt. how far will you take the all-new rav4 hybrid? toyota. let's go places. actually, philly was the first capital. oh, honey... no wait, did you just have that on your phone? it's time to mix it up. do it, dad! yeah, do it! there are thousands of ways into the complex health care system. it was frozen. daddy's hand looks funny. and choosing unitedhealthcare can help make it simpler by letting you know when your claim has been processed. yo, adrian. still not funny. feel secure in your dentures... feel free to be yourself al
weekend but he barely made the >>> up next, the viral videos now taking aim at the s.a.t. and the stressful college application process. if you know a high school student who is sweating it out you're watching "cbs this morning: saturday." james drove his rav4 hybrid, unaware death was lurking. what? he was challenged by a team of lumberjacks. let's do this. he would drive them to hard knocks canyon, where he would risk broken legs, losing limbs, not helping. but death would...
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the universities think so so much so they are scrapping the essay and s.a.t. >>> the masters of golfo into the weekend with high drama. we will break down the story lines and the predictions for one of the biggest sporting events of the year. we will be right back. this is "cbs this morning: saturday." ranking from top to bottom. company of the year? luxury cars just seem like they would be top awarded. better be some awards behind what you are paying for, right. the final answer. chevy. the most awarded car company two years in a row. wow, it's like a luxury car. i was shocked. i mean it's like, this is chevy? for a limited time, get cash back for 15% of the msrp on most remaining 2015 chevy vehicles while they last. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> our top story this half hour the latest on the hire against ransom ware. >> this week, we learned federal investigators found cybersecurity weaknesses in the health care exchanges of california, kentucky and have the. potentially exposing the personal information of hundreds of thousands of people. demarco morgan look
the universities think so so much so they are scrapping the essay and s.a.t. >>> the masters of golfo into the weekend with high drama. we will break down the story lines and the predictions for one of the biggest sporting events of the year. we will be right back. this is "cbs this morning: saturday." ranking from top to bottom. company of the year? luxury cars just seem like they would be top awarded. better be some awards behind what you are paying for, right. the final...
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the universities think so so much so they are scrapping the essay and s.a.t. >>> the masters of golfo into the weekend with high drama. we will break down the story lines and the predictions for one of the biggest sporting events of the year. we will be right back. this is "cbs this morning: saturday." >> this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> good morning, i i am a rahel solomon. two car crash in the university city section of philadelphia has sent six people to the hospital. it happened around 3:45 this morning, at 38th and walnut. police say one of the cars hit a traffic pole and overturned. now we're toll everyone is in stable condition. the cause of the accident is under investigation. >> now, we send it over to justin, justin, the weather this weekend, probably putting damper on plans. >> specially today. it will remain cold throughout the entire weekend, starting to see the rain and snow develop from the south and west. that is going to be the trends over the next few hours, check it out on storm scan3, rain basically from the it i on southward, initially, could change over to sn
the universities think so so much so they are scrapping the essay and s.a.t. >>> the masters of golfo into the weekend with high drama. we will break down the story lines and the predictions for one of the biggest sporting events of the year. we will be right back. this is "cbs this morning: saturday." >> this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> good morning, i i am a rahel solomon. two car crash in the university city section of philadelphia has sent six...
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frightening is when you realize the and it is the strategy for rationalizing the quality to finish the s.a.t. scores to remove economic matters to transplant them with individual intelligence. they are the way they were because one party to have power over another party because the god of the market rewards as he showed talent could people get a good start and the big fat acceptance letter when they get out of high-school friend they graduate and picking up discarded cans but those outcomes are our own doing. the failure to get the right skills everybody knows the society of the future. this is a fixed idea as open to evidence based in the evidence used to refuel the theories. sheet one dash they are bad is open to that evidence to intelligent design and will not happen. they know the answer and the truth where people want to stop being for it and go to school. another reason democrats are so convinced education determines everything from prosperity to national competitiveness goes to 50 colleges allows liberals of the blue bill clinton era to succeed. said to laughter was largely a phenomen
frightening is when you realize the and it is the strategy for rationalizing the quality to finish the s.a.t. scores to remove economic matters to transplant them with individual intelligence. they are the way they were because one party to have power over another party because the god of the market rewards as he showed talent could people get a good start and the big fat acceptance letter when they get out of high-school friend they graduate and picking up discarded cans but those outcomes are...
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and she failed miserably in the s.a.t.'s. so again, you know, the idea that they're getting these great education -- now, our area is fairly affluent. we have a lot of money in the school system. we spend a lot of money in the school system. you can spend all the money you want but if the teachers are not teaching to the kids and they're not really engaged in teaching the kids, then i don't care how much money you spend. you're not going to get a quality education. host: ok. that's mike calling in from virginia. we have a lot of calls to get to we want to get to mike calling in from rockford, illinois. mike, you're a parent. what school level are your children? caller: the school level, my oldest is garage waited high school last year. in texas. we're paying about $15,000 a kid . i think the schools should be much better than they are. host: what is your top concern about this about the quality of your schools? caller: well, the privatizing the school is the top concern and cherry-picking the kids. i watched one sell for $200,
and she failed miserably in the s.a.t.'s. so again, you know, the idea that they're getting these great education -- now, our area is fairly affluent. we have a lot of money in the school system. we spend a lot of money in the school system. you can spend all the money you want but if the teachers are not teaching to the kids and they're not really engaged in teaching the kids, then i don't care how much money you spend. you're not going to get a quality education. host: ok. that's mike calling...
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series two games to 1 after one in both games for the road to lost angeles and drops to 9730 of the s.a.ter. >>mark: >>darya: stay connected with our kron 4 mobile app,kron4.com,facebook,and twitter feeds.dr phil coming up next have a great day see you tommorow at 4am. >> announcer: today on an all-new "dr. phil." >> dave has cheated on me with a woman half his age. >> announcer: is this a marriage? >> dr. phil: you were vulnerable to the affection from another woman. >> announcer: or a mellow drama. >> she tried to run me over. >> i didn't try to run him over. >> dr. phil: did you set her underwear on fire? >> i might have. >> why do you torture me? >> dr. phil: let's do it! >> have a good sh. >> dr. phil: this is a safe place to talk about hard things. >> stand by, i'll count you down. >> dr. phil: i try to be an emotional compass and point you in the right direction. >> five, four -- >> dr. phil: i'm not giving p on you. [cheers & applause]
series two games to 1 after one in both games for the road to lost angeles and drops to 9730 of the s.a.ter. >>mark: >>darya: stay connected with our kron 4 mobile app,kron4.com,facebook,and twitter feeds.dr phil coming up next have a great day see you tommorow at 4am. >> announcer: today on an all-new "dr. phil." >> dave has cheated on me with a woman half his age. >> announcer: is this a marriage? >> dr. phil: you were vulnerable to the affection...
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>> i only took the s.a.t. >> everybody takes the a.c.t. now. >> i know. >> is that easier?> moving into that world soon. >> are you? >> get a tutor. i got a tutor for you. >> all right. >> it's like an arms race. >> you have to start in seventh grade. is your kid in seventh grade. >> oh, my god, you don't have a tutor yet? you start tutoring them when you're -- >> i'm a purist. >> it's only 500 bucks an hour in new york, right? >> paul weiss is 2,000. get paul weiss as your tutor. >> especially if they're paying that new m&a guy. >>> when we come back, cramer's mad dash, a countdown to the opening bell. we'll walk you through some of the reasons we have not gotten to as to why we're seeing weakness. >>> six and a half minutes until the opening bell on a tuesday. you want to talk tesla. >> the shorts want tesla down. when tesla says it can make 1,180 fewer cars than the company expected, the shorts come in. be careful if you're shorting this stock. in the end, this is one of those animal spirited stocks that is based on the deposits and the interest in the cheaper car. so, t
>> i only took the s.a.t. >> everybody takes the a.c.t. now. >> i know. >> is that easier?> moving into that world soon. >> are you? >> get a tutor. i got a tutor for you. >> all right. >> it's like an arms race. >> you have to start in seventh grade. is your kid in seventh grade. >> oh, my god, you don't have a tutor yet? you start tutoring them when you're -- >> i'm a purist. >> it's only 500 bucks an hour in new york,...
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. >> federal stats show asian students out-performed whites on the s.a.t. and the gap is getting wider. a princeton study concluded an asia student had to score 140 points higher than a white peer for the same probability of admission to an elite school. >> is it fair to say there's a penalty for being asian? >> i mean, the numbers would tell you that you need higher test scores and higher quantitative measures to be competitive. >> we asked the state universities of new york and -- whether there is a penalty? i spokeswoman for suny said no. a spokesman for new jersey state schools declined to say. both states said they couldn't accepted and rejected applicants broken down by s.a.t. scores and race. that makes this student suspicious. >> you don't really know the level to which this information is used. >> he's far from the only one who believes there is a penalty for being asian on college applications. >> yes, it is more difficult being asian to get into college than, say, another race. >> i feel like there's a higher standard set for asian americans as co
. >> federal stats show asian students out-performed whites on the s.a.t. and the gap is getting wider. a princeton study concluded an asia student had to score 140 points higher than a white peer for the same probability of admission to an elite school. >> is it fair to say there's a penalty for being asian? >> i mean, the numbers would tell you that you need higher test scores and higher quantitative measures to be competitive. >> we asked the state universities of new...
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they have kids where they're taking the s.a.t. and a.c.t. and apply for college and kids have gotten academic and athletic scholarships. they're doing it. >> however, most state and government programs don't provide the same opportunities for children to get an education in prison. organizations such as free months take it upon them testifies to help incarcerated youth re-enter society. >> i've been locked up 10 years. very first time they're locked up but to get back into society still is a little shocking. a lot has changed. and with free minds i'm learning how to express my fears without dramatic, negative ways. >> free minds encourages incarcerated youth to use poems and creative writing to transform their lives. it helps youth get back on track and set goals for the future. >> i just recently learned something new about myself as far as i didn't know i could write poetry. >> it makes you smile. i guess when you're down and out you don't got too much to smile about. >> free minds helps those formerly incarcerated as youth learn the skills
they have kids where they're taking the s.a.t. and a.c.t. and apply for college and kids have gotten academic and athletic scholarships. they're doing it. >> however, most state and government programs don't provide the same opportunities for children to get an education in prison. organizations such as free months take it upon them testifies to help incarcerated youth re-enter society. >> i've been locked up 10 years. very first time they're locked up but to get back into society...
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the government work to unify. people who understand -- >> i'm not sure that's s.a.t. smart. >> the trump voters want someone to shake it up. people want someone who will make change for them. politics is personal. >> that's why we disagree. this country has been -- two-thirds said they feel the country is going off the wrong track for well over a decade now. he's touched one segment of voters. >> we can do this really late at night and do it for a long time. this is the argument. what is happening? what is going on with this trump? why is he getting all this noise? what does he make us laugh even when we don't vote for him? i sit and laugh at him. i go i don't know what i'm laughing at. >> he's a showman. up next, these three people will and out comes... papa john??? of the bullpen. it looks like he's taking this official pizza thing pretty seriously. for just 6.99 each get two medium two-topping pizzas. papa john's - the official pizza of major league baseball. >>> moments ago donald trump went after hillary clinton at a rally in maryland. let's listen. >> crooked hil
the government work to unify. people who understand -- >> i'm not sure that's s.a.t. smart. >> the trump voters want someone to shake it up. people want someone who will make change for them. politics is personal. >> that's why we disagree. this country has been -- two-thirds said they feel the country is going off the wrong track for well over a decade now. he's touched one segment of voters. >> we can do this really late at night and do it for a long time. this is the...
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how they'd go for taking the s.a.t. to kabul because it was not offered in india. right now, we are in a situation in -- in a situation where kabul and afghanistan is -- it needs to catch up to where india is. the sikh and hindu community in afghanistan, they are of us, they speak the language. they have been there for centuries. there are certain -- certain considerations -- practical consideration i know of that relate to, for example, the funerals where you need to have a pyre and burn the bodies. and i think the government has reached an agreement with the hindu community about creating a more modern facility, because people were complaining. you know, kabul has suddenly expanded, become such a large city and there were no places to be able to do these rituals. so there was some friction there. i would encourage the sikhs to stay, the sikhs and hindus to stay. afghanistan is an inclusive country and we are a country where, for example, shias and sunnis have no problems, unlike our neighbors. it is -- it is a country that is really very hospitable. >> thank you.
how they'd go for taking the s.a.t. to kabul because it was not offered in india. right now, we are in a situation in -- in a situation where kabul and afghanistan is -- it needs to catch up to where india is. the sikh and hindu community in afghanistan, they are of us, they speak the language. they have been there for centuries. there are certain -- certain considerations -- practical consideration i know of that relate to, for example, the funerals where you need to have a pyre and burn the...
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haanothereminder never to pay for the donald trump s.a.t. prep course. [ laughter and applause ] so if trump has repeatedly changed his positions and said things that go against the basic platform of the republican party then why do trump supporters still back him? what do they actually believe? well a poll conducted last week gave us at least one clue. in south carolina, 38% of trump voters say they wish the south had won the civil war. that's right. they w h the south had won. which is why they're supporting a new york real estate mogul who uses "south" to mean, "below central park." [ laughter ] and in addition to that, exit polling also found that 73% of voters in south carolina supported temporarily banning muslims from entering the u.s. 73%. what the results in south carolina made clear is that trumps positions on issues the republicans claim to care he's stoking racist resentment towards muslims, mexicans, and other immigrants by saying bigoted things. like this tweet he posted on the day of the primary. "i wonder if president obama wo
haanothereminder never to pay for the donald trump s.a.t. prep course. [ laughter and applause ] so if trump has repeatedly changed his positions and said things that go against the basic platform of the republican party then why do trump supporters still back him? what do they actually believe? well a poll conducted last week gave us at least one clue. in south carolina, 38% of trump voters say they wish the south had won the civil war. that's right. they w h the south had won. which is why...
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taking the p.s.a.t.'s, s.a.t.'s.and also for getting good scores, you can get even more money. >> reporter: more money for immediate achievements, says raise.me's founder preston silverman. >> instead of waiting for four years to find out if you're gonna receive any scholarship, students are getting a short feedback loop, each semester, each grade they get. >> it's a huge pool of money that colleges and universities are giving out to kids after they've applied, after they've gotten in, now goes to kids starting as early as ninth grade. >> reporter: yes, it only goes to them as a promise, contingent on acceptance, says raise.me vice president aneesh ramen, but no matter where they go... >> it motivates them to do better in high school and it prepares them better for college so when they go they actually finish, get a diploma, find a job, live the american dream. that's the idea. >> reporter: senior sabrina rosell is one of terra's typically high achievers. but, like almost all the students here-- 40% of whom qualify f
taking the p.s.a.t.'s, s.a.t.'s.and also for getting good scores, you can get even more money. >> reporter: more money for immediate achievements, says raise.me's founder preston silverman. >> instead of waiting for four years to find out if you're gonna receive any scholarship, students are getting a short feedback loop, each semester, each grade they get. >> it's a huge pool of money that colleges and universities are giving out to kids after they've applied, after they've...
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glorious end that will show the effect of atomic bombs on warships, and s.a.t. sadly in some cases they also put animals onboard the ships to see the effect. it was sad. there was a long line of private boat that would follow those ships as they sailed away from long beach to head for the bikini atolls and the atomic bomb attacks. but things gradually got back to normal, but then came the korean war. they were going to be closing the facilities at long beach airport, and that was re-instituted, and things stayed in place pretty much in terms of what the military presence was doing here in long beach, at least through the korean war. i want them to understand what is -- the city was like when it went through its darkest days. how a city was able to incorporate additional people that came into town, to try to find them housing, to find them jobs, and to basically get through the war years and all of the fears that existed back then together. >> for more information on booktv's recent visit to long beach, and the many other destinations on our cities tour, go to c-s
glorious end that will show the effect of atomic bombs on warships, and s.a.t. sadly in some cases they also put animals onboard the ships to see the effect. it was sad. there was a long line of private boat that would follow those ships as they sailed away from long beach to head for the bikini atolls and the atomic bomb attacks. but things gradually got back to normal, but then came the korean war. they were going to be closing the facilities at long beach airport, and that was re-instituted,...
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the same rate as everybody else. >> reporter: goucher applicants who choose to apply by video no longer have to submit s.a.t., or a.c.t or even a high school transcript to be admitted to the college. mark albert, cbs news, baltimore. >> quijano: still ahead, the steeplechase champion nobody saw coming. >> quijano: life imitated art this week on a tiny island in micronesia. three men who were stranted after a wreck spelled out the word "help" in palm fronds on the beach inspired by tom hanks in the movie "castaway." it took three days but the plan worked. they were spotted and rescued by a u.s. navy plane. the winner of the world's toughest steeplechase england's grand national, was, indeed, a dark horse. nine-year-old "rule the world," who had never won a fence-jumping race and who had twice broken his pelvis defied 33-1 odds by finishing first today. his jockey was a 19-year-old racing his first grand national. and another dramatic first, a new video showing a baby's reaction upon seeing his mother clearly for the first time. pure joy, or at least deep amusement. the boy's name is leopold. he was born with impaired v
the same rate as everybody else. >> reporter: goucher applicants who choose to apply by video no longer have to submit s.a.t., or a.c.t or even a high school transcript to be admitted to the college. mark albert, cbs news, baltimore. >> quijano: still ahead, the steeplechase champion nobody saw coming. >> quijano: life imitated art this week on a tiny island in micronesia. three men who were stranted after a wreck spelled out the word "help" in palm fronds on the...
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the corner, we can all use some help with deciding where to apply. eden gets some expert advice. ♪ >> if you're planning on going to college, there's a -- and here's a great s.a.tword to remember -- "plethora" of factors to consider. >> the most important thing to me, i think, is that it's, like, specific for the major i want to have. >> the size of the campus and how much money and, like, if i get a scholarship. >> the location of the school and how big or small it is and kind of, like, the atmosphere and what the campus life is like, and then if they have, like, the major that i'm interested in and sports. >> i guess things like whether it's good for my major. >> to me, it's very important, one, to have the teachers who are able to teach you. also, the connections that the school is able to give you, like, after -- the way they help >> like i said, there are a plethora of factors to consider. unfortunately, too many of us base our decisions on the wrong ones. to help us avoid making those mistakes, we're joined by melissa cohen. she's an author and an expert on education. welcome. >> hi. it's a pleasure to be here. >> choosing a college seems pretty scary for
the corner, we can all use some help with deciding where to apply. eden gets some expert advice. ♪ >> if you're planning on going to college, there's a -- and here's a great s.a.tword to remember -- "plethora" of factors to consider. >> the most important thing to me, i think, is that it's, like, specific for the major i want to have. >> the size of the campus and how much money and, like, if i get a scholarship. >> the location of the school and how big or...
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the city's largest high school district east side union. students must finish 15 required prep classes with a c minus or better and reach a certain minimum calculated from their grade and s.a.t. or a.c.t. scores. the initiative starts in 2017. >>> and now to campaign 2016. we have heard from donald trump today. allen martin and kpix 5 political analyst melissa caen with a look at what's ahead at the state gop convention. >> reporter: ken and veronica, yeah, it's only day one of the gop state convention but what an eventful day it's been so far and it's not over. in fact, tonight at 7:30, an hour from now, ohio governor john kasich is going to hit the stage and give the speech at the dinner tonight. that's at 7:30. then tomorrow, it's ted cruz's turn along with his recently announced vp pick, carly fiorina. so let's start off with kasich. what do you expect to hear from him tonight? what's his message. >> reporter: simple. he says i'm the only person who can bea hillary clinton. he says a vote for donald trump is essentially a vote for hillary clinton. he points out that california stands between donald trump and being the nominee. california you owe it to the party to be the
the city's largest high school district east side union. students must finish 15 required prep classes with a c minus or better and reach a certain minimum calculated from their grade and s.a.t. or a.c.t. scores. the initiative starts in 2017. >>> and now to campaign 2016. we have heard from donald trump today. allen martin and kpix 5 political analyst melissa caen with a look at what's ahead at the state gop convention. >> reporter: ken and veronica, yeah, it's only day one of...
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take out the superdelegates which sanders supporters s.a.t. when we talk about those because they feel they can vote any way they want, but 333, barack obama never had a lead higher than 114. he wound up with a 69-pledge delegate lead. hillary clinton is leading with 333 in pledge delegates is actually almost 100 points higher than where barack obama finished with ledge delegates and super delegates combined. >> woodruff: there are 14 contests to go for the democrats ten states four territories including the district of columbia. how do you see this playing out? >> woodruff: hillary clinton, barring something extraordinary, will be the democratic nominee, because she's 91% of the way there, she could lose every remaining contest by 20 points or more and still win the majority of delegates. when you factor in superdelegates it's over 80%. so very difficult for bernie sanders barring something extraordinary. in the final contest, she has to get to 2383. there is the possibility she could do it as early as may 17 when oregon and kentucky go, but
take out the superdelegates which sanders supporters s.a.t. when we talk about those because they feel they can vote any way they want, but 333, barack obama never had a lead higher than 114. he wound up with a 69-pledge delegate lead. hillary clinton is leading with 333 in pledge delegates is actually almost 100 points higher than where barack obama finished with ledge delegates and super delegates combined. >> woodruff: there are 14 contests to go for the democrats ten states four...
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the milk that doesn't mess with you. >>> most of us didn't bother to apply to ivy league schools with s.a.t. why waste the postage. but one student has those storied schools, all of them, falling over each other to get her on campus. hoda kobt has her story. >> she's still in disbelief and harvard was just the beginning. >> back home they are more like we knew you were going to get in. . >> cambridge is a long ways from her small village. >> why did you decide to leave? >> the education system is better in the u.s. >> she and her mom boarded a plane for america. >> i remember i didn't want to lose my accent because i thought then i would lose a part of me. >> they struggled to start a new life in new york city. the single mother working two jobs, 15-hour days just to make ends meet. annette ta works overnight as a nurse's aid u in queens. >> sometime i leave home at 10:30 to go to work and leave. >> how long does it take for you to get from your house to school? >> maybe like an hour and a half. >> kellie makes herself up at exactly 5:35 every morning taking a bus and a train. >> do you read
the milk that doesn't mess with you. >>> most of us didn't bother to apply to ivy league schools with s.a.t. why waste the postage. but one student has those storied schools, all of them, falling over each other to get her on campus. hoda kobt has her story. >> she's still in disbelief and harvard was just the beginning. >> back home they are more like we knew you were going to get in. . >> cambridge is a long ways from her small village. >> why did you decide...
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lives, we gave our all, at least they're going to a glorious end that will show the effect of atomic bombs on warships, and s.a.t. sadly in some cases they also put animals onboard the ships to see the effect. it was sad. there was a long line of private boat that would follow those ships as they sailed away from long beach to head for the bikini atolls and the atomic bomb attacks. but things gradually got back to normal, but then came the korean war. they were going to be closing the facilities at long beach airport, and that was re-instituted, and things stayed in place pretty much in terms of what the military presence was doing here in long beach, at least through the korean war. i want them to understand what is -- the city was like when it went through its darkest days. how a city was able to
lives, we gave our all, at least they're going to a glorious end that will show the effect of atomic bombs on warships, and s.a.t. sadly in some cases they also put animals onboard the ships to see the effect. it was sad. there was a long line of private boat that would follow those ships as they sailed away from long beach to head for the bikini atolls and the atomic bomb attacks. but things gradually got back to normal, but then came the korean war. they were going to be closing the...
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the milk that doesn't mess with you. >>> most of >>> most of us didn't even bother to apply to ivy league schools. with s.a.t. one student has those storied schools falling over each other to get her on campus. hoda kotb has the story. >> i got into harvard, yeah. >> reporter: she's still in disbelief. and harvard is just the beginning. >> back home they're a little bit more like, oh, yeah, we knew you were going to get it. i was like, guys. >> reporter: cambridge a long way from her small village in guyana. why did you decide to leave guyana? >> a better education system in america. >> reporter: she and her mom boarded a plane for america. >> i thought if i lost my accent, i would lose a part of me. >> her single mother working two jobs, 15-hour days, just to make ends meet. annetta works overnight at midway nursing home in queens. >> sometimes i leave home at 10:30 to go to work and i leave her studying. >> reporter: how long does it take to get from your house to school? >> maybe an hour and a half or so. >> reporter: kelly wakes herself up at exactly 5:35 every morning, taking a bus and a train. do you re
the milk that doesn't mess with you. >>> most of >>> most of us didn't even bother to apply to ivy league schools. with s.a.t. one student has those storied schools falling over each other to get her on campus. hoda kotb has the story. >> i got into harvard, yeah. >> reporter: she's still in disbelief. and harvard is just the beginning. >> back home they're a little bit more like, oh, yeah, we knew you were going to get it. i was like, guys. >>...
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. >> voters need to be prepared that when they go into the polling place, they will be issued a paper ballot. much like our s.a.tst for those of us that remember those, you will be filling out the oval with a pen for your choices and then you will be scanning it into a scanning device and that will be tabulating the ballots. >> reporter: and if you are somehow hearing or visually impaired or have a problem with those paper ballots, there is an electronic device that will fill out the ballot for you, but that ballot will still have to be placed in the voting machine to be tabulated. we're live in montgomery county, derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >>> the death of a college student has now been ruled a homicide. fairfax county police say 21-year-old student was stabbed to death. he attended george mason university and was found sunday afternoon at a town home in centreville. a neighbor says li lived with his sister and parents. the scene. no suspects have been named. >>> a grandmother wants to make crosswalks safer in maryland. 2-year-old dynasty mirage was killed a year ago when she and her grandmother were le
. >> voters need to be prepared that when they go into the polling place, they will be issued a paper ballot. much like our s.a.tst for those of us that remember those, you will be filling out the oval with a pen for your choices and then you will be scanning it into a scanning device and that will be tabulating the ballots. >> reporter: and if you are somehow hearing or visually impaired or have a problem with those paper ballots, there is an electronic device that will fill out...
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. >> under the agreement, east side students will be able to get into san jose state if they maintain a c-minus average in 15 required classes, in addition to an s.a.t. or a.c.t. test score. >>> many of us thing there's not much we can do about traffic problems. a live look now on this friday commute. 101 in san jose near the 280. actually, it looks pretty good now. a pair of surveys find most people don't think traffic will ever get better in the bay area. there is support for a gas task to help fund road repairs and things like bike routes. a live look at the golden gate bridge which also looks smooth at this hour. there's not enough support for the gas tax if it was put to a vote. also more of us want more housing but only if it's outside the regions. i don't know what it means. build more housing but just not in our area. >> not in my backyard. let's turn things over. we saw that sunshine out today. >> temperatures warmed up 5 to about 8 degrees. we had widespread 70s. we are starting to cool off throughout san jose with an average of 68. some clouds moves back into the peninsula from our woodside camera and 66. check out this microclimate diffe
. >> under the agreement, east side students will be able to get into san jose state if they maintain a c-minus average in 15 required classes, in addition to an s.a.t. or a.c.t. test score. >>> many of us thing there's not much we can do about traffic problems. a live look now on this friday commute. 101 in san jose near the 280. actually, it looks pretty good now. a pair of surveys find most people don't think traffic will ever get better in the bay area. there is support for a...
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. >> under the agreement, east side students will be able to get into san jose state if they maintain a c-minus average in 15 required classes. in addition to certain s.a.t. or a.c.t. test scores. >>> to a major rescue operation under way in the east bay. large birds are taking up residence in busy downtown oakland and hundreds of their babies are in danger because of a new housing development. "today in the bay's" jodi hernandez explains the efforts to rescue them. >> bird rehab specialist at the international bird rescue center are busy caring for baby birds saved from the streets of downtown oakland. >> native wildlife in the bay area is something we want to help thrive and make sure they're existing as much as they should be. >> reporter: pushed out of homes by development a colony of herrons has settled in an unlikely and dangerous place. in the dense trees that line the streets of busy downtown. >> they've lost real estate like so many people have lost real estate on the front of the water and these birds are looking for a place to raise their families. >> reporter: when the baby birds fall from the nest as birds often do, they're getting injured o
. >> under the agreement, east side students will be able to get into san jose state if they maintain a c-minus average in 15 required classes. in addition to certain s.a.t. or a.c.t. test scores. >>> to a major rescue operation under way in the east bay. large birds are taking up residence in busy downtown oakland and hundreds of their babies are in danger because of a new housing development. "today in the bay's" jodi hernandez explains the efforts to rescue them....
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s.a.t. scores achieved is to basically remove economic matters from the realm of economics and to transplant them to the products of individual intelligence. so from this perspective that i'm trying to describe, wages aren't the way they are because one party -- let's call it management -- has power over another party, let's say labor. no, wages are the way they are because the god of the market being sures passingly fair rewards those who show talent and gumption. so good people are the ones who get a gold star from their elementary school teacher and a big fat acceptance letter from a good school, right? when they get out of high school. and then a good life when they graduate. and those who don't pay attention in school wind up spending their days picking up discarded cans by side of the road. but the important thing is both outcomes are our own doing, okay? that's the critical factor here. so to our liberal leaders, every big economic problem is really just an education problem. you know, a failure by the losers to get the right skills and get the credentials that everybody knows you're
s.a.t. scores achieved is to basically remove economic matters from the realm of economics and to transplant them to the products of individual intelligence. so from this perspective that i'm trying to describe, wages aren't the way they are because one party -- let's call it management -- has power over another party, let's say labor. no, wages are the way they are because the god of the market being sures passingly fair rewards those who show talent and gumption. so good people are the ones...
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. >> under the agreement east side students will be able to get into san jose state if they maintain a c minus average in 15 required classes. in addition to certain s.a.t. or a.c.t. test scores. >>> a final good-bye to a bay area institution. oakland's deli is closing tomorrow. people are flocking to get in the last of its famous lasagna and other pastas. it first opened in 1926. survived lots of changes but it stayed in the family for generations. it remained a testament to the italian roots in the district. the deli becomes just another in a series of establishments that have gone out of business or relocated because of those rising rents. >> looks like we know where to go tomorrow. >>> cutting costs for pet owners. still ahead at 6:00, the new option that could save you big money the next time your pet needs a prescription. >>> plus, he's the face of the nba but steph curry probably never imagined he would be the face of a disturbing discovery by the police. >>> as we showed you earlier in the newscast, protests and arrests and donald trump made a quick visit to the bay area. we'll show you the chaotic scene again and examine if there's been a polar
. >> under the agreement east side students will be able to get into san jose state if they maintain a c minus average in 15 required classes. in addition to certain s.a.t. or a.c.t. test scores. >>> a final good-bye to a bay area institution. oakland's deli is closing tomorrow. people are flocking to get in the last of its famous lasagna and other pastas. it first opened in 1926. survived lots of changes but it stayed in the family for generations. it remained a testament to the...
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the opportunity to vote for their candidate. i think bernie sanders over time does need to modulate if we want to use john's s.a.t. ing campaigns is hard, right? it is -- there are like several stages of grief you go through both for the candidate, the candidate's staff, and the supporters, and this is going to take some time for him to do that. i think tuesday looks like -- it looks like it's going to be a very hard day for the sanders campaign. these are states clinton has won and won big recently and we'll see what comes after that. hillary clinton in the exact same position bernie sanders was in 2008 after a period of time when it became basically mathematically impossible for her to win, she changed her tone. she campaigned hard. she made her case. she pointed out where she was different from president obama but she was careful to begin to build a bridge to her supporters to support president obama in the fall, and i suspect and certainly hope that bernie sanders will do that sooner rather than later. >> you know, you mention next week tuesday, a lot of states vote in the mid-atlantic and northeast. pennsylvan
the opportunity to vote for their candidate. i think bernie sanders over time does need to modulate if we want to use john's s.a.t. ing campaigns is hard, right? it is -- there are like several stages of grief you go through both for the candidate, the candidate's staff, and the supporters, and this is going to take some time for him to do that. i think tuesday looks like -- it looks like it's going to be a very hard day for the sanders campaign. these are states clinton has won and won big...
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controlling for entering competencies through the s.a.t. or the a.c.t. and now a matching model that we created. and the amount of growth in similarly situated institutions varies as much as 1.0. there's a large number -- there are about 20% of the colleges that really do demonstrate best practices in important ways. obviously those in the middle and then 20% at the bottom are somewhat problematic. about four years ago we began to develop a version of the cla that was reliable and valid at the institutional -- sorry, at the student level. and the no-stakes approach did not cause problems for motivation -- motivational problems that affected the institutional level results, but it did affect student motivation. so we've created badges, mastery levels for the cla plus results for students, and we have cla plus career connect and employers beginning to actually ask students whether or not or -- indicate that they'd be interested in getting these results. so we're trying to solve the motivational issue that way. i think it's true that we could have more -- m
controlling for entering competencies through the s.a.t. or the a.c.t. and now a matching model that we created. and the amount of growth in similarly situated institutions varies as much as 1.0. there's a large number -- there are about 20% of the colleges that really do demonstrate best practices in important ways. obviously those in the middle and then 20% at the bottom are somewhat problematic. about four years ago we began to develop a version of the cla that was reliable and valid at the...