the schools were created by a guy named ben chavez.e's what i say. >> give me the worst school in oakland, black, mexican, poke dot, give us the worse school anywhere in america, and we'll take it, and we'll out erform the other schools in five years. jowrn: ben created the model at the indian haven charter school in the heart of the a rough neighborhood. >> now, these are hard workers here. john: they have the highest test scores in california. you can do that on the same amount the state gives every school? >> well, yeah, less. we get less than every other school. >> the kids in american indian public charter schools are scoring so far above the average for the state for public school children, there's not a word for it. john: here at american indian, they pay some kids to tutor other kids. >> we hire students and pay them. they are excited to make money. reporter: chavez is politically incorrect. >> what do you want to study? >> science. >> science! a mexican in science? yeah, good for you, honey, a rare bird. john: criticized for s

the schools were created by a guy named ben chavez.what i say. >> give me the worst school in oakland, black, mexican, poke dot, give us the worse school anywhere in america, and we'll take it, and we'll out perform the other schools in five years. jowrn: ben created the model at the indian haven charter school in the heart of the a rough neighborhood. >> now, these are hard workers here. john: they have the highest test scores in california. you can do that on the same amount the state gives every school? >> well, yeah, less. we get less than every other school. >> the kids in american indian public charter schools are scoring so far above the average for the state for public school children, there's not a word for it. john: here at american indian, they pay some kids to tutor other kids. >> we hire students and pay them. they are excited to make money. reporter: chavez is politically incorrect. >> what do you want to study? >> science. >> science! a mexican in science? yeah, good for you, honey, a rare bird. john: criticized for stri

auditors found evidence ben chavez funneled nearly million dollars in school spending to businesses he owned. parents and students of the three american indian charter schools pointed out they have some of the highest test scores in the district and they begged to keep the schools open. but the board rejected their requests. >> that is them, a low step. >> he takes his message of middle east peace directly to the people telling them in hebrew they are not alone. >>> it is the first full day of spring, in a couple of minutes a look ahead for the weather for the rest of the week. >> -- next 365 days, we will tell you what that was coming up. [ cheers ] if you like shrimp, then you're going to love sizzler's shrimp combos starting at just $9.99! four kinds of shrimp, seasoned just right and served in three new combinations. at sizzler! >>> firefighters say a space heater may have sparked a fire there in san jose. it broke out at 4:30 this morning at a trailer in the manor mobile home park and knocked down later. no one was inside the mobile home. >>> president obama is continuing his 4 da

ben chavez funneled nearly $4 million in school spending to businesses he owns.hz and students of the three american indian charter schools pointed out they have some of the highest test scores in the district and begged to keep the schools open but the board rejected their request. >>> dr. oz is being sued by a viewer who says he got bad advice from the tv doctor. the man says he suffered from insomnia. so he offered dr. oz's suggestion. put uncooked rice in socks and heat them in the microwave and put on the socks. he says he got third degree burns. >> time is 8:51. minutes away from the grand opening of a new bakery and a big give away. why people have been camping out to be first in line. >> reporter: good morning. traffic improving in the south bay. tell you more about the late morning commute straight ahead. >>> it is 8:54 and happening now, we are just minutes away from the grand opening of the new boudin bakery. live at the bakery on stevens creek boulevard where people have been camping out for a long time. >> reporter: yes, since 5:00 last night. they h

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