arne duncan said last week that a kid drops out of high school every 11 seconds and america. we are no. 12 in terms of college graduates in the world. there is a problem, it has been on my mind, i am getting to be 60 years old, and i thought i will answer the president's call for service and become a teacher. just do it and change my life. then i happen to tell a friend of mine who is a tv producer and he said, you know, we could sell that. tavis: good tv producer. >> and he did, and if you do a good show, where the kids come first as opposed to the tv show, and you reall like, put tn the urban high school in america -- we hear about it and we see when there is a bad incident, and depict what it is like to be a first-year teacher, what it takes. not just teaching, the counseling, rigmarole of teaching. show what it is like, how difficult it is, and also may be crazy, inspire some people to do it themselves. tavis: how did you end up in philly? >> what happened was we were doing a group of concepts for the pilot. we did it in yonkers at a school in yonkers, right on the border

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. >> reporter: president obama's education secretary arne -- arne duncan released a statement saying in part michelle rhee has been a 55 dal leader in the school reform and we expect her to be a force for change wherever she goes. duncan and lee -- rhee, by the way, teamed up with more and other national education leaders. they panned a manifesto that ran in newspapers about how to fix our public schools. shawn. >> karen, michelle rhee, what about her future? we see she's known on the national stage as a reformer. any idea what her next move will be? >> reporter: she didn't give you a -- us a real idea today, there are big-city superintendent jobs opening up around the country: chicago, newark and here in our own backyard, montgomery county, maryland. she said she's going to take time off and travel out to sacramento where husband to be is the mayor. >> that's right. she is expected to get married some time soon. i guess this gives them time to get that taken care of. >> exactly. >> thank you, karen gray houston. >>> continuing our team coverage now on michelle rhee stepping down, he

and i'm glad to see arne duncan sitting hered today, who's done as much to promote significant reformany education secretary in recent memory. our businesses will be more successful if they can find skilled trained workers here in america. our future will be more secure if anybody who's willing to work hard is able to achieve their dream of getting a college education. and those are priorities that we all share. those are investments that benefit the entire nation, and that's what we need to focus on right now, what will grow our economy, fuel our businesses, rebuild our middle class, and keep the american dream alive for the 21st century. so i look forward to working with all of you toward that common goal. now let's get down to the business of this meeting. i think they're going to remove this big thing here, and i'm going to be able to sit down, and we'll have a good conversation. all right. is somebody going to break this down? >> president barack obama there. you see him in the state dining room at the white house, really talking about the effort to -- for reform, to get money an

i noticed the secretary of education, arne duncan, was there for the ceremony. >> sure.igns curriculum, knowing what you need to teach is something we've focused on since 199. we have the academic and skills which is our curriculum, we align that to the state curriculum, the work on the common core state standard is something we're looking forward to. i think the curriculum piece is very important. it's important what you teach. it's also important to reward the great things that are going on in education. so i think the race to the top move, a lot of the value in that is going to come out in what's happening in great school systems across the country. >> and this potentially, this money is a game changer for some of these students, some of these kid. what does it mean for them to have that financial support again now? >> again, definitely the opportunity to extend their education beyond k through 12. and we're excited about that. even at the elementary school level, we're having conversations with children about going to college, and the elementary level connected with

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. >> reporter: arne duncan released a statement reading in part michelle rhee has been a pivotal leader in the school reform movement and we expect she will continue to be a force for change wherever she goes. in the newsroom, karen gray houston, fox 5 news. >> rhee's departure is sparking strong opinions from those who wanted her out and those who hoped she'd stay. across the city parents are split on her record. >> as far as i could see, she wasn't doing anything to help the schools. she was pressing school uniforms and things like that. >> rhee and fenty made political and other mistakes in their approach, but that being said, it was really important to get in there and shake things up and try some new things. >> one thing d.c. parents seem to have in common is an overall frustration with schools and the constant turnover at the top. deputy chancellor kia henderson will take over as interim chancellor. she's 40 years old, the daughter of a school principal. henderson earned her bachelor's and master's degree from georgetown university and henderson is credited for the groundbreaking

i think that, you know, calling for accountability and trying to, i think arne duncan's done a nice job over there. i think in terms of foreign policy issues, he's had a lot of support from republicans with respect to afghanistan. there are a lot of areas i think he's demonstrated weakness on foreign policy, bullt i think t president -- there are areas i agree with him. if you look at it in tolety, the issues facing the country, jobs, the economy, spending, and debt and national security issues, we're headed in different directions. >> he's 49, you're 49. he was a first-term senator when he ran. you don't have an opponent right now. you might be running -- there are a lot of similarities. do you thing you're ready to go into a one-on-one debate with the president of the united states? >> i think if i made a decision to do that, and i haven't, i would be ready. absolutely. i think this is -- politics is a tough business. i describe it as a full-contact sport. be prepare to get in there and mix it up. i've been through a couple of hard hitting bare-knuckle senate campaigns. i'm not unaccu

>> advanced placement, college preparatory courses and arne duncan said it's about enforcing the civilws to make sure students are free from discrimination in our nation's schools and they'll get the access to the sources they need to succeed. >> i need to update myself on where we stand now in the district of columbia after the recent reforms, but you'd go across the border in montgomery county, maryland, and you'd find computers, the best resources for kids in the elementary schools, but in the district of columbia, it didn't exist. >> i want to talk about values in america. >> good. >> we have to get families to understand the role they can play in teaching your kids. you can do this. i am a mathematician, i get goosebumps doing math problems. we have to have families who tell their kids you can be a scientist, you can be an engineer and then give support to teachers as they're working in these areas and then in the schools we've got to encourage students to take more courses, rigorous courses, in math and science. and then finally, at the college level, we have to make sure more of

you had arne duncan, the secretary of education today talking about how dangerous it is when people are intimidated because of their sexuality. this is something that is just so obviously offensive, so wrong, this conduct, that even though mike cox has defended him in the past and raised frankly what i think are phony first amendment arguments in defense of shirvell, it's just become politically untenable to keep him around. and so they announced that he's leaving voluntarily. but the point is he's out, at least temporarily. >> representative wheeler smith, what do you think should happen in this case? you obviously believe, what, he should lose his job? >> well, i certainly think he should be dismissed. he uses his presence in the attorney general's office as a bullying tactic. a student at michigan state university was in acounterpeck et to one of the demonstrations shirvell was attending, and there was a clash of opinions, and andrew used his position as attorney general, deputy attorney general with the university, michigan state university in this case, to get the student dismissed

joe biden -- joe biden who is an english professor was joined by education secretary arne duncan during this event. >> welcome back. i hope your sessions were productive. i went to all six and some of the buzzwords were veterans support services, standardizing transfer credits, training ground, and my favorite was solutions. what we would like to do now is i would like you to hear from two of the driving forces in education, arne duncan and secretary of labor killed us elise. -- secretary of labor hilda solis. >> could we have a huge round of applause for dr. biden? [applause] it is a pretty remarkable day. i will say three quick things. first of all, this is an historic day. we have never had this kind of attention at the white house nationally on community colleges. i want to thank martha kanter who has done an extraordinary job. folks feel and sense there has never been a greater sense of urgency and opportunity. community colleges are absolutely essentials altwo leading the world in college graduates by 2020. we cannot get there without your hard work. we cannot educate our people f

. >> i mean, the white house, the secretary of education, arne duncan, they're talking about standardsbunch of teachers for not being proficient. english is one of those thing. >> it seems like a given, i guess. everybody, of course, should have english. we'll see if they decide to go through with that. >>> this video, i haven't seen this. everybody's been talking about this in the newsroom all morning. let's go ahead and roll this, and we'll tell you what you're looking at. you're looking at guys in a football stadium in australia tossing basketballs from all over the stadium and making their shots. now, these guys clearly are pretty -- this one here, you would assume would have to be doctored. >> these must be rigged. i don't know. >> it's following the ball. i was thinking the same thing, but you can see the ball moving. >> there's got to be a little metal pellet inside the ball and a magnet. don't you think? >> these guys have been practicing this, but the thing is -- yes, we all thought it was a fake. but the news station down in australia actually went out and put these guys to t

. >> reporter: arne duncan released a statement reading in part, michelle rhee has been a pivotal leader in the school reform movement and we expect she'll continue to be a force for change where ever she goes. in the news room, karen gray houston, fox 5 news. >> deputy chancellor kiah henderson will take over. she's 40 years old and the daughter of a school principal. henderson earned her bachelors and masters from georgetown university. she has 13 years of experience working in the d.c. school system. and henderson is credited with the ground-breaking d.c. teacher contract reached with the union. >>> an arrest is made in connection with a stabbing at a popular college park, maryland, bar. but students speaking out against the thirsty turtle coming up next. >>> and new developments in the case of a serial burglar in fairfax county. it's believed the same person is responsible in nearly 100 cases. we'll talk live with police to find out how you can stop your home from being the next target. >>> as we head to break, we'll take a live look outside as we start to see a few rain drops move i

the arne duncan cannot just go to a lower level people. these are to people that cannot implement them properly. i will put my confidence in secretary gates and general petraeus and to do what they say. it will take events of all of the work as gone into it. my staff has made a point about this. >> what about the shooting down of the contractors in afghanistan? >> i don't know the answer to your question. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> campaign 2010 continues live at 8 eastern. the ohio governor the fates of the former republican congressman in toledo. more live coverage at 9:00 with the nevada and governors' debate between democrats and republicans. later, in the georgia governor's debate from atlanta, then president obama campaigning today with the maryland gov. martin o'malley, you can see that tonight here on c-span. this weekend and through december, the landmark supreme court cases on c-span radio. >> what our belief is that you may not publicly dese

he understands as secretary arne duncan understand, when we had to in front furlough friday, that we are a special place and they can act accordingingly. the third part of the triangle is the governorship. i intend to utilize and never to relationships in washington and my relationships -- and leverage my relationships in washington to the advantage of all in this respect. the ever primary advantage will work to everyone's benefit - - the mr. abercrombie advantage will work to everyone's benefit. >> we cannot all of our eggs in one basket and rely on relationships we have. there will be changes in november in congress. we have a presidential election in two years. to save my relationships will be there two years from now, i think it is a little bit hasty. i think we have done very well in regards to getting grants. we just got one of the biggest pies in an education. that is raised to the top funds. it was a collective effort. the department of education, the board of education, the university of hawaii systems. we got it on our second try. there are reasons why grants are not obtain

they had mayor bloomberg, arne duncan, tim geithner and for some reason me. it was a great event. >> were you bartending? >> passing hors devours, i'll have you no, smart guy. >> that's good. we'll get to you in just a moment. first we do have to get to the weather, not the wedding. flood watches and high wind warnings remain in effect for parts of the nation's northeast this morning after a monster storm moved from the carolinas all the way up to maine yesterday causing at least five deaths. the worst of the rain fell in north carolina where jacksonville picked up 12 inches in six hours. that sneerly a quarter of all of its hanl rainfall. let's go to meteorologist bill karins for the latest on the storm. bill? >> good morning, mika. we know flash flood warnings for all five boroughs in new york city. a quick two inches fell in the last hour or two. the good news for d.c., baltimore and philadelphia is the worst of the rain is over with for you, just scattered showers this morning. your morning commute shouldn't too bad. the worst of it up here in new england

first of all, our secretary of education is here, arne duncan.our secretary of labor, killed us all leahilda solis. someone cares deeply about the veterans and the education that they receive, admiral mike mullen and his wife are here. rep. dwight guthrie is in the house and has been doing great work on this. obviously i am thrilled not only to see joe biden here, but also albert oheda, because i think that the story that he tells is representative of so many incredible stories across the country. i am so grateful for jill being willing to leave at today's summit. first of all, because she has to spend time putting up with joe. that is a big enough task. to take this one on on behalf of the administration is extraordinarily significant. but i do not think she's doing it for the administration, she is doing it for the passion that she has four community colleges. as she says, she has been a teacher for nearly three decades, although you cannot tell by looking at her. a community college professor for 17 years. i want it on the record that she is n

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first of all of our secretary of education, arne duncan is here.pplause] for secretary of labor combat hilda solis is here. [applause] someone who cares deeply about our veterans and education date received, our chairman of joint chiefs of staff, admiral michael mullen and his wife, ms. mullen are here. [applause] representative brett guthrie of kentucky is here and obviously i am thrilled to not only see jill biden but also albert ojeda who introduced her because his story represents thousands across the country. i am so grateful for jill being willing to lead today's summit. first of all because she has to spend time putting up with joe and that is a big enough task to take this one on behalf of the administration is extraordinarily significant. i do not think that she's doing it for the administration. she is doing it because of the passion she has for community colleges. jill has devoted her life to education. as she said, she has been a teacher for nearly three decades although you can't tell by looking at her. [laughter] a community college p

jill biden and education secretary arne duncan, focusing this afternoon on the role of community colleges in developing the american work force. live coverage here in about 10 minutes. until then, your phone calls, looking at ways to fund college education, from this morning's "washington journal." "the washington post" with that story. it says that gallup found the increase in those who plan to make little or no contribution to tuition increase, especially among hispanic families. by the way, we will be covering that event. it starts this morning and goes into the afternoon and you can go to c-span.org for our coverage. so, are you paying for college or do you plan to pay for college? texas. a student. what do you think? caller: i am unique. just looking at the statistics you h. i am a returning student. i came in in the 2006, texas a&m, and i can definitely tell you my ition has gone up. in 2006, it was about $3,000 for the semester -- sorry, for the year. almost about $4,000 for the year. now it is abo $6,000 for a semester. i don't know what the percentage of that is, but it is a $2,0

duncan glad to see arne sitting here today, who's done as much to promote significant reform across the board than just about any education secretary in recent memory. our businesses will be more successful if they can find skilled, trained workers here in america. our future will be more secure if anybody who's willing to work hard is able to achieve their dream of getting a college education. and those are priorities that we all share. those are investments that benefit the entire nation. and that's what we need to focus on right now -- what will grow our economy, fuel our businesses, rebuild our middle class, and keep the american dream alive for the 21st century. so i look forward to working with all of you toward that common goal, and now let's get down to the business of this meeting. i think they're going to remove this big thing here and i'll going to be able to sit down and we'll have a good conversation. so, all right, is somebody going to break this down? and i'll use this time to come around and say hello to everybody. today, the president's met and voted to approve recommen