the department for education says the rate it pays for childcare only and not for additional servicesarch looking into the costs of childcare and adds that 80% of providers around the country have been willing to take part this scheme. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: several countries in europe are experiencing record numbers of cases of measles. health authorities say too many parents have chosen not to vaccinate their children. italy is among the worst affected. four people died of measles there last year. tens of thousands of people have attended a free concert in the german city of chemnitz against the anti—immigrant demonstrations that have been held there. the far—right protests began after the fatal stabbing of a local man. the sports brand nike has said its new advertising campaign will feature colin kaepernick, the former american football quarterback who protested against police brutality towards african—america ns by kneeling during the playing of the us national anthem. now, it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the med

stephen deazley department for education says headteachers are comparing resourcing levels with 2010,y in real terms since 2000 there has been a 50% real terms increase in funding — how does that square with what we are hearing from these headteachers over in an unprecedented step going to be marching on downing street today? and i think there is some know once to this whole debate. we can talk about the total amount of money that is available to the education system but then there is the distribution debate comma so how money is distributed across the system. and there is still huge disparity from one area to another. and in some cases it runs into the thousands. a school, for example, in inner london will be enjoying levels close to £8,000 per pupil. whereas a school in another region of eczema characteristics, so we're not talking about additional need, just basic entitlement, is enjoying a fraction of that, maybe 60% of that number. so that disparity across the syste m number. so that disparity across the system exit incredibly difficult and i'm sure colleagues here... just explai

department of education funding for preschoolers with disabilities. finally, my bill removes a number of antiquated and unnecessary restrictions in current law to allow the u.s. department of education to exercise the same flexibility in awarding oy eye defunding to the -- awarding idea funding to the territories as the department does under other programs. as a daughter of a school teacher and many members in my field as part of education, and someone involved in special education on guam over many, many years, the education of our island's youngsters with disabilities is very close to my heart. students with disabilities and the territories deserve funding less than the full support of the -- nothing less than the full support of their federal government. exactly what my bill would provide. while i will be leaving congress at the end of this year, i'm confident that my colleagues from the other my itories will take on exactll idea parity for outlying areas act in the next congress. and i look forward to supporting them in that important work in any w

the department for education said it would look at the recommendations.eneral election that has been dominated by the rise of an anti—immigration party. the nationalist sweden democrats are tipped for second place, eight years after they entered parliament. neither the governing social democrats nor the main centre—right party is likely to win a majority. three 14—year—old boys are among five teenagers who have been charged with murdering a man who was stabbed in nottingham last week. 20—year—old esrom ghide was found in the hyson green area of the city on wednesday afternoon. he was taken to hospital but died a short time later. north korea is staging a huge military parade today to mark the country's 70th anniversary, along with its first mass games in five years. the show of strength will be closely watched for clues about kim jong—un's weapons arsenal after he pledged to get rid of his nuclear missiles. our seoul correspondent, laura bicker, is in the south korean capital. laura, how significant are these events? we arejust beginning we are just begin

the department for education said it would look at the recommendations. re told this programme the proposals marked a fresh start for the subject. we're proposing a national plan with an entitlement for religious education for all pupils, aged three early years to 16. so everyone in all state funded school should study at the end there are a number of schools not doing it very well or even at all. two people are in a critical condition after suffering suspected drug overdose at a music festival on merseyside. a 19—year—old woman and a 22—year—old man were taken to hospital from the reminisce festival in st helens — police think they took ecstasy tablets. a number of other people are also being treated in hospital following suspected overdoses. north korea has staged a huge military parade this morning to mark the country's 70th anniversary. the show of strength was packed with soldiers and tanks but — unlike previous parades — there were reportedly no ballistic missiles on display. earlier, our seoul correspondent, laura bicker told usjust how significant

the department for education says the rates it pays for childcare only and not for additional services providers around the country have been willing to take part in this scheme. olivia richwald, bbc news. it's being reported in spain that the manchester united manager jose mourinho has reached a deal with the spanish tax authorities to accept a one—year prison sentence for tax evasion. but he won't actually have to go to jail because under spanish law, time for a first offence can be served on probation. our sports correspondent richard conwayjoins me now. this would be an embarrassment for jose mourinho and manchester united? it dates back to his time as manager of real madrid and the spanish tax authorities claim they used offshore companies to —— for image rights and services. he has been fined 60% of money involved which equates to £1.8 million and a possible prison sentence has been averted because of his co—operation and acceptance of this deal, that is what we are hearing. he appeared in court last year and hearing. he appeared in court last yearand said hearing. he appeared in

but the department for education says it has invested heavily in schools.ending record amounts on school funding, £43.5 billion by 2020, but, yes, of course, schools are being asked to do more. this was an unprecedented march, but as headteachers go back to school, the arguments overfunding continue. elaine dunkley, bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's programme, london's are vanishing landmarks. coming up on this week's programme, london's are vanishing landmarksm is something you have to see, because there are not that many any more. tastes of turkey. roaming without the bills. looking good! and cat learns the secrets of horse whispering. hello, and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from the heart of central london. this place is known around the world for its red buses, read postboxes and these guys, the humble london red phone box. at time could soon be up for these iconic though now fairly little used landmarks of street life in the capital. the red phone box is synonymous with london. when they we re s

the department for education is working with schools to help review that. it includes up to 1 billion pounds. that means the teachers do what they do best and as carry-on with teaching. on the lives of the mother and daughter. they were brought to an end after double stepping outside the home. i have met with them. they desire to see something good come from their loss. they now had their thoughts and prayers and get our emergency services. can i say to my right honorable friend. i think the whole house will want to join me in sending the deepest sympathies to the families and loved ones it is a terrible tragedy. i'm sure my honorable friend understand i can't comment on the ongoing investigation but he is right to draw attention to the work of the emergency services it indeed i will join him in pain tribute not only to our emergency services but also to the local community for the support that they have shown at this very difficult time. according to the patient's group. there has been a refusal of any trust to back obligations. to the home secretary has o

but the department for education says it has invested heavily in schools.ding record amounts on school funding, £43.5 billion by 2020, but, yes, of course, schools are being asked to do more. this was an unprecedented march, but as headteachers go back to school, the arguments overfunding continue. elaine dunkley, bbc news. now on bbc news — giant in the sky: the jumbo jet at 50. 50 years ago, mankind dared to dream. space, speed and size. apollo, concorde and, in 1968, the jumbo jet. file: the first giant 747 is presented to the world. people thought that an aeroplane this big just wouldn't fly. over 400 seats — nearly three times existing airliners‘. they bet the company on this airplane. pilots called her ‘the queen of the skies‘. if you're flying a 747, you're flying every pilot's dream. a symbol of power. beast of burden, and she's carried 5 billion of us across the planet. its economy made it possible for everyone to fly. all: cheers! a 50—year reign, now sadness as passengers and airlines bid a fond farewell. i'm going to miss you, girl. we are so sa

the department for education said it would look at the recommendations.litary parade to mark its 70th anniversary as a nation. events such as these are usually an opportunity to show off military hardware, but on this occasion it held back from displaying its missiles and devoted the parade to civilians efforts to build the economy. the parade comes at a sensitive time as efforts to ease tensions between the united states and north korea have stalled. from seoul, laura bicker reports. the soldiers marched with their usual zeal, a disciplined display perfected after months of painful practice. it is meant to show devotion. these pilots certainly gave it their all. there was something missing from kimjung un‘s parade. he may have rolled out the tanks and artillery but there was no sign of intercontinental ballistic missiles, the subject of international sanctions. this less provocative display reflects kimjung un‘s recent charm offensive. he has written another letter to the us president to try and get talks back on track. once again, here he is playing the

but the department for education says there is more money going to schools than ever before. ols minister and now executive chairman of the education policy institute, david laws. good morning. are both things are true — is more money going into schools, but because pupil numbers are rising that money has to go further?m but because pupil numbers are rising that money has to go further? it is quite like that. we have a divisive debate today over education funding with the education department saying schools are well funded. in some centres, that's true, but what they're missing centres, that's true, but what they‘ re missing and centres, that's true, but what they're missing and the point head teachers are making today is since 2010 and particularly 2015, the amount offunding 2010 and particularly 2015, the amount of funding going into the school system per pupil has actually fallen, particularly in six form and the services local authorities are delivering for schools. that means since 2010, school funding per student in the system is down by about 8%. that's why we're seeing

but the department for education says it has invested heavily in schools. by 2020, but, yes, of course, schools are being asked to do more. this was an unprecedented march, but as headteachers go back to school, the arguments overfunding continue. elaine dunkley, bbc news. after all the hype, it's finally under way. golf's ryder cup teed off near paris today, pitting the europeans, and rory mcilory, against the americans, and tiger woods. the united states currently holds the trophy, but they've not won on european soil for 25 years. from le golf nationale paris, andy swiss reports. even before sunrise, they gathered in their thousands. a peaceful parisian morning about to get noisy. rhythmic clapping. europe were soon cranking up the volume, the team and their fans united in decibels. but the us were also in bullish mood, so when the first pairs finally emerged, justin rose and jon rahm for europe, the anticipation was deafening. cheering. at first, though, the hosts couldn't live up to it. rose and rahm's hopes came to a watery end on the final hole, as t

the department for education said it would look at the recommendations. years according to research by the bbc. the number of accidents reported to the air accident investigation branch rose from 654 accidents in 2013 to 708 in 2017. pilots blamed the rise on increasingly busy skies and the use of drones. a bbc investigation has found some major football clubs are targeting young fans with gambling ads on thejunior sections of their websites. logos and links to gambling sites often appeared next to instructions of how to join junior clubs at teams in the premier league, spl and championship. the advertising standards authority says the clubs were blatantly breaking the rules and have now launched their own investigation. adrian goldberg is with me now. tell us more about what you found. we were concerned about the apparent targeting of children by betting companies and particularly around football because 60% of clubs in the english premier league and championship are sponsored by betting firms. we looked at the clu bs betting firms. we looked at the club

well, the department for education says it wants to ensure deaf children continue to get the support have a special story or history attached to them, and so it makes them a bit special, which is why three trees in london and the home counties have made the shortlist for tree of the year. this one is the verdun horse chestnut in st albans. it's the last tree standing on the battlefield of verdun from the first world war. this is a a50—year—old oak in tottenham. and this is a twisting ancient mulberry from john keats' garden in hampstead. the woodland trust want the public to vote for a winner. the winning tree gets £1,000. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning and on the roads, at highbury corner, there are lane restrictions in place due to gas works. and beckenham high street is closed westbound for works between kelsey park road and village way. let's have a check on the weather now with kate. morning. quite a cloudy but mild start out there this morning, temperatures overnight did not drop much below the high teens celsius

but the department for education says it has invested heavily in schools.ools are being asked to do more. this was an unprecedented march, but as headteachers go back to school, the arguments overfunding continue. elaine dunkley, bbc news. a hundred years ago this weekend, a decisive event helped shape the end of the first world war. bulgaria — fighting alongside germany — asked for a ceasefire, bringing to an end a conflict that cost the lives of thousands of british soldiers. and a british woman, flora sandez, played a remarkable role in the campaign. our special correspondent allan little reports from the so—called forgotten front. the gravestones have been maintained and repaired for a century now. privatejohn fulton, 30—years—old, died 100 years ago almost to the day, but few visit this place. almost no one remembers why so many fought and died here. it is one of the forgotten fronts of the great war. more than half a million allied troops came to northern greece, to try to defend serbia. but by the time they got here, the bulgarians, allied with germa

for the department of defense. $3 billion for the department of education. health and human services. how did the department of education and small business administration get involved? guest: that's a great question. when people think about the federal government, they think about fema. federal disaster spending ranges across 17 different departments. everybody plays a role. the small business administration, unless you've been affected by disaster you probably don't know, they provide loans to citizens and businesses to rebuild their homes or businesses at low rates. they have to be paid back. it's a very low interest rate. host: the department of education? there are multiple things that go into that. funding for schools or damage to you had in puerto rico huge amounts of damage to the school system. kids were out of school for over six months in that location. it is assistance to help schools and students get back on their feet. host: good morning. --ler: host: john is in oregon. caller: good morning. thank you for being on the program. is specifically about earthquakes and earthq

the department for education say they have made £200 billion available to councils up to 220 -- 2020 t is not all about money. it's children. it is not all about money. it‘s about how welljoined up services are and how much focus is on the real issues. but it is all very well to quote general figures for total local government expenditure. the reality is there about to point taken out of children‘s services and about another billion gap in disabled children services. do you agree, from the children‘s society, there isa from the children‘s society, there is a shortfall in terms of the cash, despite what the department for education say? romagna yes, and as the numbers go up, in terms of the size and scale of the problem, the support services are going down. often where there are support services available, it said the crisis and, when things have gone very badly wrong. we know from our own experience, that's the hardest time to pick things up. if we could shift some of the resources, support and services to earlier on when there are signs of problems, for example the child is going mis

the department for education says the rates it pays for childcare only and not for additional services films in the us and is being hailed as a triumph for on—screen diversity. now crazy rich asians is due to hit uk cinemas. the film — a romantic—comedy based on the novel by kevin kwan — features a mostly asian—american cast. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba asked actors henry golding and constance wu about the huge response to the movie. it's been amazing. it really has been the response that everybody wished for. i think every film—maker hopes that their movie does well like this. but it is beyond every expectation. in terms of representation especially, this feels more than a movie. it feels like a real moment. yes, i definitely think it is because when you look at the lack of asian american and asian—led stories and actors and cast coming out of the hollywood studios system, it has been 25 years since we've had an all asian westernised cast centred in a movie. and that's, you know, a quarter of a century. and so i think when you make a movie like this it highlights that

the department for education said it would look at the recommendations. for religious education for all pupils, aged from the early yea rs for all pupils, aged from the early years right through to the age of 16, that everyone, in any state funded school, should be studying religious education. there are a number of schools which are not doing it very well or not doing it at all. in the last hour the polls have opened in sweden. the campaign has been dominated by the rise of an anti—immigration party, the nationalist sweden democrats. they are tipped for second place eight yea rs are tipped for second place eight years after they first entered parliament. neither the governing social democrats nor the main centre—right party is likely to win a majority. north korea has staged a huge military parade this morning to mark the country's 70th anniversary. the show of strength was packed with soldiers and tanks but, unlike previous parades, there were reportedly no ballistic missiles on display. 0ur seoul correspondent laura bicker can tell us more. there is cl

the department for education says the rate it pays is for childcare only, and not for additional serviceslooking into the costs of childcare, and adds that 80% of providers around the country have been willing to take part this scheme. been willing to take part in this scheme. olivia richwald, bbc news. an american football player who protested against racial injustice by kneeling during the us national anthem has been revealed as the face of nike's new advertising campaign. colin kaepernick first protested in august 2016. other players followed his lead by kneeling during the anthem, leading to criticism from president trump. kaepernick hasn't played since 2017 and is currently suing the nfl claiming he is being kept out of the league because of his part in the protests. the bbc radio 5 live presenter rachael bland, who has terminal cancer, has revealed on social media that she has "only got days" to live. she was diagnosed with breast cancer in november 2016 and had documented her journey throughout her illness on the podcast ‘you, me and the big c'. last night she tweeted: and if you w

the department for education told us the oecd department for education told us the 0ecd has confirmedl numbers mean record spending is actually an 8% cut in real terms. we're at a crunch point, for us to continue to do what we went into the job for is getting almost impossible at that point. we everyday teachers, we're not unions, when not the litter size, something has to change. 0ver over the coming months breakfast will look at what's going on behind the school gates, in our new series educating uk. get in touch with your thoughts, we would love to hear what you think. you're watching breakfast. still to come this morning: it's bbc music day, so we've sent colin paterson to glasgow train station where events will be taking place throughout the day. what've you got in store for us, colin? doesn't look like the most obvious location but there's a reason. what's going on? oh, yes. it is bbc music day, all about celebrating the power of music to change lives. at events taking place right around the uk, kylie minogue is making announcements, there's a special bargain hunt with theirs fr

the office for civil rights and department of education last used a process for title ix in 1975, and ever since then, they have done so only through issuing college letters and guidance, which requires no public participation at all. that is part of the problem. the other is much of a good deal of the interpretation of title ix has taken place in court, which of course is fine, with agencies in the court have engaged in what i call institutional leapfrogging where the agency will take a small step, the court will build on that, the agency will take another step, the court will build on that, and the incremental process allows everyone to keep going forward without really explaining what they are doing and without very much public input at all. host: we want you to join in this conversation with shep melnick on title ix. we will open up regional lines for this conversation, so if you are in the eastern or central time zones, we want you to call in at (202) 748-8000. you are in the mountain and pacific time zones, we want you to call in at (202) 748-8001. melnick, your have written tha

for speeches, and later takes up a 2019 terrell spending bill that includes funding for defense, and education departments. it includes short-term funding for others agencies through december 7. on c-span two, the senate returns at 9:30 in the morning to continue debate on peter nomination as a member of the consumer federation. on c-span3, the senate commerce committee reviews the data privacy policies at top tech and communication firms. president trump hold a news conference at 5:00 p.m. eastern. democratic senator tim kaine debates challenger cory stewart in virginia's senate race. >> professor christine blasey ford has agreed to testify thursday before the senate judiciary committee about her sexual assault allegation against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. judge kavanaugh will testify, and we will have live coverage thursday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three. the schedule is scheduled -- the committee is scheduled to reconvene on friday with the expectation that the full senate will vote on the nomination early next week. i will be live on c-span3, c-span.org, and available on c-span radi

the department for education says the rates it pays are for childcare only, and not for additional servicesled on social media that she has "only got days" to live. she was diagnosed with breast cancer in november 2016 and had documented her journey throughout her illness on the podcast you, me and the big c. last night she tweeted:. "suddenly i'm told i've only got days. it's very surreal. thank you so much for all the support i've received." universities are urging the government to introduce new rules allowing international students to work in the uk for up to two years after graduation. under the proposal, the universities would sponsor their graduates to look for work without any restriction on the type ofjob they can apply for. the government says it already has variety of routes to allow international graduates to stay in the uk. 0ur education editor, branwenjeffreys, is here. why are they wanting to get involved? what why are they wanting to get involved ? what is why are they wanting to get involved? what is the picture here? universities in the uk basically fear they are losing ou

the department for education says the rates it pays are for childcare only, and not for additional servicese costs of childcare, and adds that 80% of providers around the country have been willing to take part in this scheme. 0livia richwald, bbc news. and we'll hear from the preschool learning alliance, who jointly carried out the research, and childcare providers after 10am. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 9.30. thank you for your messages. an anti—semitism and the crunch day for labour today. i will read some of those and we have many in the next few minutes. clive on twitter says i am beginning to think this whole anti—semitism issue is just am beginning to think this whole anti—semitism issue isjust a ploy for labour to avoid having to confront the thorny issue of brexit. joshua says, who cares about definitions? why hasn't anyone asked a senior labour party representatives what their problem is with jewish representatives what their problem is withjewish people? derek says, articles like this are part of the smearcampaign articles like this are part of the smear camp

assessments, and school reform directly into the hands of state education departments and school districts. window ofs a opportunity for teachers to get in on the policy discussion and the wall -- laws of implementation planning. today 49 states plus the district of columbia and puerto rico had their plan approved by the u.s. department of education. heldoctober this committee a hearing to from state education chiefs in three states. don't always -- tennessee, louisiana, and new mexico, which were the best with the new law. we heard from the tennessee education commissioner about the state's development in use of a ready graduate indicator which will violate students ready for college, career or military service. grades three to eight and high school took the federally required tests in reading, mathematics and science, giving states under these new plans new data. this is that new data a chance to see how students are making progress towards the new academic achievement goals that each state has set. some states such as idaho, north dakota and texas, are starting to run this new data through their state-designed accou

it is a matter for the department for education and parliament. it is not something i can change.rained inspection than a full inspection, it is more limited in its scope. but it is what we believe is the minimum necessary to give parents assurance that a school remains good. inspectors don't give parents enough of an opportunity to contribute their views about the school? we do our best. we make sure that the school informs parents as soon as we notify the school of an inspection. we open up our parent view system and parents are encouraged to contribute anything they have. but, yes, in a short inspection, that is a relatively short window of opportunity. the committee does say there are funding issues for 0fsted. you've had your budget cut by 52%. since 1999. does this all boil down to cash? we have to work to the budget that we are set, we're not in control of the amount of money we get. we have a statutory obligation to inspect. we have to put children first. given this amount of money and the obligation to inspect the schools, how can we do the very best that we can, to give

did you not realise the value of these when you are at the department for education comeback in 2013re measuring posterity measures, this was part of it and the ministers of the day did recognise what this would do to people. vince cable was the secretary of state. he already admits that the impact of all the measures we took was not properly understood and not properly measured in the way that we can see now. do you regret... it wasn't my job... but you helped bring them in, i suppose. of course i do. what i do regret is not being able to see the impact of each of the measures. one of the ways to combat it was that we brought in loans, the government brought in loans, the government brought in loans for level three. the type of client group isn't keen to take up alone. when you put these different measure together, that's why the impact is so great. david, the dfe says was we accept there are pressures a cross the dfe says was we accept there are pressures across the system, we have protected base rate funding for 16 to 19—year—olds until 2020. we're putting more money into our scho

thank you for your support, as well, on our -- on our application to the department of education and next up, i would like to invite commissioner mark sanchez who has a little bit of history at this school, and i'll let him share that with you. >> technical difficulties. hello, everybody. on behalf of the superintendent of san francisco schools and the san francisco board of education, i'd like to thank mission promise neighborhood and meta for all the work that they've been doing. let's give it up for them again. wonderful work, partnering with organizations in the neighborhood and making sure our families get what they need. the numbers speak for themselves and the data collecting that you're doing is amazing to show that this type of work does work. i'm here to also say that i used to be the principal of this school when it was horace mann. i've seen it grow into this community with this amazing courtyard garden as well as this amazing soccer field. it is one of my missions on the board to make sure that every school gets a soccer field. frankly, the first soccer field to get put

for the department of labor, including $3.5 billion for job training, $1.7 billion for job corps, $349 million to help veterans transition into the work force. we provided $71 billion to the department of education. this includes $12.4 billion for idea special education grants to states. we also funded trio at $1.6 billion and and gear up at $360 million, beth substantial increases. these programs are near and dear to my heart personally and help first generation college students succeed. we increase the maximum pell 1 -- to 6,195o $6 ,000. and we included funding for the youngest americans, including for head start, $5. billion for child care and development block grants and $215 million for early childhood programs. finally, mr. speaker, this bill includes a provision acting as a continuing resolution extending some portions of government funding out through december 7. this extension, while not ideal, is the appropriations gsh gives the appropriations committee and both houses of congress time to come to an agreement on legislate -- on legislation funding the remaining areas of our government. such an extension fulfills our primary obligation as legislator, which is to fund the government and

for speeches and later takes a spending bill that includes spending for defense, labor, health and human services and education departmentsit includes short-term funding for federal agencies through december 7. on c-span two the center returns at 930 to determine peter feldman nomination for a member of the consumer product safety commission. on c-span three at ten. the senate commerce committee expands the data privacy at tech firms. president trump holds a news conference at 5-eastern. tim kaine debates cory stewart in virginia senate race. >> every president and i think we confirm that experience. if i'm going to tell vizcaya to get him and then they go in there and there's something about the office and the respected americans have for that office where you just don't feel like falling out the presidents are taking them on the way you told your colleagues you're going to do. >> when he was in china she was called back to run the cia, something he didn't want to do. he thought running the cia was a career killer. then he says, he remembered his father saying, if the president of the united states asked you to do someth

so i think it would be pertinent for the department to educate itself. >> definitely, we want to -- >> president mccarthy: we're drafting -- this is just me getting in the weeds, we're drafting cranes down to get it. i believe we can get the product downtown with the proper -- with the proper planning. and we asked that question and you know, san francisco, they don't see it as a difficult place. they design around us. so i think as we get more educated, more of these issues will be dealt with. obstacles, the conversations and the objections i hear about modular slowly but surely have been chipped away. >> i would like to suggest that the director add a column on the summary. on the summary that he gives to us, maybe just list the number of units on each one. >> ok. >> this will help us understand what is going on. >> one of the things that came up in -- >> we can add it up. >> you finished? >> one of the things that came up in our tour is to the cost, and what you mentioned about the cost increases because of the trade war and certain materials cost going up is that with modular, onc

you can check the license of all the other teachers in this state, for that, you have to e-mail or call the state department of educationhe same for d.c. parents there's no online search for license in d.c. either. instead, requiring a call or e-mail to the da superintendent. >> it takes a lot to g someone's license revoked. parentsust be vigilant and do their homework. they do suspect somethingngs writh a teacher who suddenly left a school, because discovered school districts don't announce publicly when a teacher's license has been revoked. >> when you ha someone's license revoked for inappropriate conduct with children, it sould be taken very, very, very seriously. >> parents won't find any teachers with revoked licenses in the district. because d.c. officialsre still finalizing policies that will allow them to yank a liceige. oring states have been doing so for decades. >> it's important, these are the people that are shaping our kids minds. know that someone hasn't committed a felony. >> this summer, the i team found 900 d.c. public schoolteachers who are working without required licenses. and for hundre of d.c. ch

our stakeholders also have helped redesign how the department of education will offer support for low-performing schools. we have created a performance support team. no longer is a single office within the department responsible for school improvement. a team is ready to come together across areas of expertise to address the specific and unique needs of each of our schools. political leaders have also strongly seized a role in our state school improvement movement, investing additional funds for math specialists, leading interventionists, and putting $6 million in grants for schools of large, low-income, or english second learner populations. we have encountered a few challenges in implementing the law. for example our design to include science and social studies proficiency in the academic achievement and progress sections of our accountability system failed to receive initial federal approval. even though secretary devos has strongly encouraged states to think out of the box. we were forced instead to relegate these two subjects to the school quality section of our cannot system -- of our acco

department of education. our purpose is to advocate for effective special education programs and services and to advise the board of education on priorities in the selpa. we provide free monthly community meetings, school district staff presentations and consistently advocates for our special education students on the district and the state level. >> on the fourth thursday of every month from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. interpretation and free childcare are available but must be reserved in advance. we invite all of you to attend our monthly meetings, especially our april 25 meeting, which is the annual advocates worthy of excellence award. at this meeting, we call out sfusd staff and community members going above and beyond to support special education students. >> so just a little bit more detail about special education here in sfusd. we have about 8,000 students receiving special education services in sfusd, 12% of our population. and this chart is a little bit hard to read, especially for anyone with a handout where it's not in color. but what we wanted to point out here in this chart is that we have sfusd student enr

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reusing, reducing, recycling and composting. >> great job. >> i've been with the department for 15 years and an environmental educatorthan 23 years and i'm grateful for the work that i get to do, especially on behalf of the city and county of san francisco. i try to use my voice as intentionally as possible to suppo support, i think of my grandmother who had a positive attitude and looked at things positively. try to do that as well in my work and with my words to be an uplifting force for myself and others. think of entering the job force as a treasure hunt. you can only go to your next clue and more will be revealed. follow your instincts, listen to your gut, follow your heart, do what makes you happy and pragmatic and see where it takes you and get to the next place. trust if you want to do good in this world, that >> good morning, welcome to the government audit and oversight committee for wednesday, september 19th. my name is jane kim, i serve as the chair of this committee, and today i am joined by supervisor vallie brown. unfortunately, aaron peskin cannot be in attendance today, as it is yom kippur, so taking

for economic cooperation and development says the social background of students determines axes to an success of education a legacy of inequality still persists in schools like this one in soweto twenty eleven the department of education changed the past to forty percent for home languages and thirty percent for other subjects it's now proposing that the past market be lowered even further according to the department of education last year seventy five percent of students who wrote their final high school exam last but of those students three quarters asked with an average mark of just thirty percent while less than one percent got an average pass mark of ninety. myriam a cough a senior research associate at the university of johannesburg says a lack of proper primary education is the two hoff of high school students dropping out she says the poor not only need access to education but also a good education in south africa by create for the gap in performance between the wealthier families and the poorer families is marked off to four years of schooling and that gap just increases all the way to metric we have to intervene in a positive way to ensure quality of education last year eight hundred thousand st