willing and able they are to enact four core areas of reform laid out by secretary of education, arne duncan, standards that are on par with those of other nations. better data, so that states can keep track of student growth. putting the best teachers in the worst schools. that means tying teacher pay to student performance. and radical restructuring of the worst schools. >> if we have the best and brightest teachers where we need them, if we have great principals, if we have common high standards and great assessments, and then great data systems behind that-- if we do

they have want us to have arne duncan in charge of all of our school systems now.ou know, he was in charge at the time state senator -- state senator obama and mayor daley, if they could get something done with the chicago schools then, how are they going to get it done now? y. has anybody looked while they were in charge how bad the system did go? and where was al sharpton, jesse jackson, when that young man was murdered, beaten to death? where's the rights on the streets? my third point is, being from arizona in a border state, there's one reason that president obama put janet napolitano, he's going to say she's a border state governor. well, she did want to secure our borders. she still doesn't. we have a shared here to get 70%, 70% votes. he is the only person that has stood up and made legal immigration by law. and now they have taken away his rights. we have them fighting is all the time. american people don't want this illegal immigration. >> host: all right, jennifer. thank you. >> guest: let's start with the first point about hillary clinton. it's interest

[applause] arne duncan. my -- before i won a nobel peace prize, this guy had won it and nobody questioned whether he deserved it or not. [laughter] my secretary of energy, steven chu. [applause] three wonderful members of congress can who have devoted a lot of energy to the issue of science and math education, and i want to acknowledge them the, representative bart gordon who's the chairman of the science and technology committee, democrat from tennessee. where's bart? there he is. thank you, bart. [applause] representative william lacy clay there the great state of missouri, and his district is home to two teachers who are being honored here today, so he's very proud of them. [applause] and a great champion of education generally, he's the chairman of the education and labor committee, representative george miller of california is in the house. [applause] we also since so many people were inspired in this country originally from our space program to think about math and science in new ways, it's terrific to

education secretary arne duncan is pushing for the nation to adopt an all-year-round curriculum. so he's angry this state's going in the opposite direction. >> everyone's having to make really tough choices. but if we desperately need more time, not less, when hawaii said their answer to this tough fiscal problem was to eliminate 17 days of school, 10% of the school year, no one else has proposed that kind of answer. there has to be a better way. >> reporter: but last week hawaii's republican governor, linda lingel, rejected a move by the teachers' union and state education officials to restore seven days to the public school's calendar. >> i get the day off. >> reporter: so it's not so bad for you. >> no. >> he's honest. >> reporter: come on, i get a day off. mom worries that while the politicians slug it out the testing scores of her son and others will suffer come spring. >> the biggest person that's, you know, being hurt are the students. and i think, you know, when it comes to education it should never be touched and never be cut back. >> reporter: with states across the cou

arne duncan. my -- before i won a nobel peace prize, this guy had won it, and nobody questioned whether he deserved it or not -- my secretary of energy steven chu. three wonderful members of congress who have devoted a lot of energy to the issue of science and math education; i want to acknowledge them -- representative bart gordon, who is the chairman of the science and technology committee, democrat from tennessee. where's bart? there he is. thank you, bart. representative william lacy clay, from the great state of missouri -- and his district is home to two teachers who are being honored here today, so he's very proud of them. and a great champion of education generally, he's the chairman of the education and labor committee, representative george miller of california is in the house. we also -- since so many people were inspired in this country originally from our space program to think about math and science in new ways, it's terrific to have our nasa administrator and former astronaut charle

relationship with the federal government because the obama administration was very instrumental, arne duncanhe education secretary, to push the states to say here is $4.3 billion, you can compete for this money. and we can get $700 million so that kind of put it over the top sohere was the federal government very helpful in this. >> let me ask you about president obama. do you think he's doing a good enough job keeping america safe? >> i think that he's doing everything that he can. i think that, you know, democrats, a lot of times get the rap. they are not strong on security and those things. i think he has talked about the issues. i think he has been fighting for the issues. this was an unfortunate situation of what happened over christmas and i think it's a total failure in the communication within the departments, that when you look back all of the instances that are happening it's always to say well, we had everything in place but we didn't pass on the dots weren't connected or something. it's not like the president has done something wrong because he was in hawaii or anything. it's not

willing and able they are to enact four core areas of reform laid out by secretary of education, arne duncan, standards that are on par with those of other nations. better data, so that states can keep track of student growth. putting the best teachers in the worst schools. that means tying teacher pay to student performance. and radical restructuring of the worst schools. >> if we have the best and brightest teachers where we need them, if we have great principals, if we have common high standards and great assessments, and then great data systems behind that-- if we do these things well, we can make a huge difference in our students' lives. that's what i want to incent. >> we're not telling people in the race to the top program how to accomplish these things. we're just saying, great teachers matter, so how are you going to get more great teachers in front of kids? >> reporter: the application process is complicated. for example, the federal government wants teacher pay tied to student performance. in three states, that requires changing the law. in fact, some states are changing laws and

i have a terrific secretary of education, arne duncan.he has been working hard with states and working with the d.c. school district. we have been assisted on reform and insisted on accountability. we're putting in more money and provided more pell krantz and simpler financial aid forms. we have done all that but parents still meet apparent. kids still need to own up to their responsibility. [applause] we still have to set high expectations for our young people. folks cannot simply look to government for all the answers without also looking inside themselves, inside their own homes for some of the answers. progress will only come up we are willing to promote that ethic of hard work, a sense of responsibility in our own lives. i am not talking, by the way, to the african-american community. sometimes, when i say these things, they say i am just talking to black people about working hard. no, no, no,, i'm talking to the american community. somewhere along the way, we as a nation, began to lose touch with some of our core values. you know wh

in chicago, the ceo, arne duncan who was, really, for him it was important to be transparent about thect that they needed to have some change. it was important to set the tone that change can be critical. it can't be done alone. i think nate pointed that out well. a close collaboration between the team that you bring in to do the work and the client team. also kind of key stakeholders. folks that you know will be customers of the services that are delivered. this cannot be the consultants project. it just won't work if it's the consultants project. the work needs to be able to survivor regime changes. and to be able to satisfy them, it can't get done without building ownership at all levels. that can only be done by bringing people into the design. the redesign of the new organization from day one through implementation. and then lastly, but not least, it's the rigorous attention to details. make sure you have a detail plan, commitments to task, initiative owners that can in some cases be pulled out of their jobs to actually drive this work. it's also important to have initiative track

we have a terrific secretary of education, arne duncan, working hard in the d.c.chool district, insisting on accountability. we've provided for more pell grants and tax credits. we have done all of that but parents still need to parent. kids still need to own up to their responsibilities. we still have to set high expectations for our young people. folks can simply look to government for all the answers without also looking inside their celselves. progress will only come if we promote that sense of responsibility and our own lives. sometimes when i say these things, people say that he is just talking to black people about working hard. no, i am talking to the american people because somewhere along the way we as a nation began to lose touch with some of our core values. you know what i am talking about. became enamored of the false profiphets, paying with credit cards, get rich schemes, and the most important thing was to be a celebrity. it does not matter what you do as long as you get on tv. that is everybody. we have forgotten what made the civil-rights movemen

arne duncan would like to see all that in one place, one stop, one shot, and no differences across thes not the most pertinent answer. the real question is, why does the cost of education keep rising like it has? we ought to ask that question. care is. what is the reason for that? we ought to be asking those questions to get at the source of the cost of college education. in all have heard something here tonight that you do not agree with. you ought to e-mail me. this gentleman that was sitting right here, e-mail me and tell me why and what. i will gladly read them. the only way we fix our country is to have a transparent, open process where you can see what is going on and hold us accountable for what is going on. you can see what i am doing. i put it on the web site. you can see me on the floor. there is no motive other than i think our government is way out of control. it is way too big and costs way too much. what i am trying to do is eliminate the waste, fraud, and abuse. i will leave you with one thought. freedom is a precious thing. it is not ours by inheritance alone. it is nev

arne duncan the education secretary said he stood by kevin jennings.so now what is the response to this new information? there is a real stonewall when it comes to questioning this administration's staff choices. restorer that day shall we saw that with so many mainstream reporters deliberately or not, refuse to cover the scandals involving public statements, actions of a lot of the czars and it is not just one. there are a dozen of them. i highlight many of them in the book to have shady ethical backgrounds and backgrounds to call into question able to do jobs credibly with public trust. >> host: the next call comes from north carolina. please go-ahead. >> caller: hello michelle. i am a 27 year-old nurse and you stated earlier the government needs to 23 screening process for the terrace. my question is have you noted a pattern in the classified terrorists and how should the obama administration prevent from discriminating against immigrants although with the screening process but had to make sure we're not discriminating when trying to get into the u.

so when i took office i asked arne duncan to work with the state and local school districts to take oniness as usual in our education system. and that's how the race to the top competition was born last july. it a national competition among states to improve our schools. over the past few months, we've seen such a positive response that today, i'm announcing our intention to make a major new investment, more than $1.3 billion in this year's budget to continue the race to the top. and this support will not only reaffirm our commitment to states engage in serious reform, it will also expand the race to the top competition to include local school district that also committed to change. so innovative districts like the one in texas whose reform efforts are being stymied by state decision-makers will soon have the chance to earn funding to help them pursue those reforms. after months of planning and preparation, the first round of race to the top applications is coming to today. and it's a sign of how much states and schools believe this initiative will benefit in. they were expecting signi

arne duncan would like to see all that in one place, one stop, one shot, and no differences across the the most pertinent answer. the real question is, why does the cost of education keep rising like it has? we ought to ask that question. care is. what is the reason for that? we ought to be asking those questions to get at the source of the cost of college education. in all have heard something here tonight that you do not agree with. you ought to e-mail me. this gentleman that was sitting right here, e-mail me and tell me why and what. i will gladly read them. the only way we fix our country is to have a transparent, open process where you can see what is going on and hold us accountable for what is going on. you can see what i am doing. i put it on the web site. you can see me on the floor. there is no motive other than i think our government is way out of control. it is way too big and costs way too much. what i am trying to do is eliminate the waste, fraud, and abuse. i will leave you with one thought. freedom is a precious thing. it is not ours by inheritance alone. it is never gu

president obama and secretary of education arne duncan said our nation has fallen behind in educationand job skills. shockingly the united states is now the only industrialized country where young people today are less likely to earn a diploma than their parents were. if we are to remain a world leader and if we want west virginia and other states to break the cycle of poverty, we must not be afraid to make the changes that are needed to succeed. more than 40 billion stimulus dollars will be available for states and schools to lay the foundation for a generation of education reform. and $5 billion will be set aside for new ways to produce results in our classrooms. it's known as race to the top. we as a state have applied for the first round of funding based on our present education system. but let me say, if west virginia is not awarded this first round of race to the top funding, i will ask you, and i will call you in this legislature back to a special session on education to make the changes needed to win the second round of funding which will be awarded in june. let me assure you

arne duncan would like to see all that in one place, one stop, one shot, and no differences across theat is not the most pertinent answer. the real question is, why does the cost of education keep rising like it has? we ought to ask that question. care is. what is the reason for that? we ought to be asking those questions to get at the source of the cost of college education. in all have heard something here tonight that you do not agree with. you ought to e-mail me. this gentleman that was sitting right here, e-mail me and tell me why and what. i will gladly read them. the only way we fix our country is to have a transparent, open process where you can see what is going on and hold us accountable for what is going on. you can see what i am doing. i put it on the web site. you can see me on the floor. there is no motive other than i think our government is way out of control. it is way too big and costs way too much. what i am trying to do is eliminate the waste, fraud, and abuse. i will leave you with one thought. freedom is a precious thing. it is not ours by inheritance alone. it is