one of the ways that we have partnered, department of education and department of justice was right here at the university of california in san diego where you might have heard about the compton cookout and the alleged noose in the library and we have heard similar instances in california and elsewhere, things like (inaudible) the kinds of resolutions and remedies we seek are not just about ensuring that those that were responsible for these activities that caused a hostile environment that adults knew of, should have known of and knew of and done something about it, is about ensuring that the culture that gives rise to that is eradicated. so our resolutions are about mining the data in detail so that you know not just what's happening but who feels comfortable saying it and how they are going about trying to remediate it. it is about doing climate checks because unless adults consistently talk to their student body and understand you don't know whether it's getting better. in lots of instances in our resolutions it's also been about ensuring that there was a community school leader comm

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supervisors -- the board of education of the san francisco unified school district will hold a public hearing regarding the submission of a generwaiver request to the california department of education and support said waiver under the general waiver authority of education code 330 50-33053, the california code of regulations section to be waived. celdt ccr 1517-5b1a which requires that the california english language development test, california english language development test committee on higher education aparking lotionment request be sent to the california department of education postmarked no later than december 31 2012. a request for 88,790,000 dollars from the state, which if we submit this waiver we'll be able to receive. >> so i don't have any public comment cards for this. any comments from the board members. seeing none roll call. >> thank you, miss ly? >> yes. >>> miss wong? >> yes. >> miss fewer? >> yes. >> miss maufas? >> yes. >> miss mendoza? >> aye. >> dr. maufas? murase. >> aye? >> miss wynns? >> aye. >> mr. yee? >> aye >> seven ayes. >> thank you. the second special order of business would be the recommendation that the board of education of the san

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department of education doesn't keep a list of coordinators. so no one knows if schools are complying or not. >> i wasn't aware of it, and neither was anyone else at our district leadership level. >> reporter: sheryl jordan is the assistant principal. she already handles sexual harassment complaints and now is the official title ix coordinator. >> thank you for making us aware of this. >> reporter: everyone should know who the coordinator is at oakland unified. it's posted online and at school. but of the 26 principals we e-mailed, only one knew the answer. >> yes, that's definitely concerning that more principals weren't aware who the title ix coordinator is. obviously this points to a need about training and education in this area. >> reporter: as for san francisco -- it hasn't been brought to us as a concern by a parent or student, so if it is, we'll absolutely look into it. >> reporter: if a parent was to bring it to you, then it would be in. >> we have shared all about your rights and responsibilities. >> reporter: and after talking with u

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folks suggest that that's a conflict in part the consequence of reagan's war on public education basically you know putting an anti department of education guy bill bennett in charge of the department of education and so on others suggest that it's been this this mania for standardized testing that there was no such thing back in the forty's fifty's sixty's seventy's eighty's and teachers had the time to actually spend with their kids and teach them as opposed to you know teaching to the test and testing your thoughts on that. well i think that i think that you could make a good point either way certainly there is much less time in the classroom then there was even twenty two years ago when i started teaching and there weren't these standardized tests so as testing court nater i'm giving state exams no less than five times that here and when we do that we shut down school in the morning so that we can administer the tests and then we have a different type of schedule so probably no less than eighteen hours we're spending on standardized testing that's required now add to that the map testing i could go . i'd have to actually

although some liken it to title ix, the department of education cautions against that comparison, saying these are guidelines, not a mandate. schools will not be required to dismantel an existing team because they don't have enough disabled students to field a comparable team. >> we have been age to create one or two teams per school district, you're not going to find enough students in one school to necessarily start a team. >> push. push for the basket. >> reporter: adam mcwork, an eighth grader, has cerebral palsy, he lives outside atlanta, an area that has been successfully mainstreaming disabled students in sports for years. >> yes, sir. he used a walker to get around with and we didn't think that sports was something that he could do at all. >> reporter: now, he stands like every proud dad on the sidelines. >> my son scored his first goal in the final game, so excited about that the gym was so loud. we'd good time. shoot it, baby. >> reporter: something more families across the country may soon experience. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: rehema ellis you nbc news, new york. >>> when nigh

education secretary arne duncan? i am not implying he is the solution or a reasonable part of it. we obviously have to take power away from the departmentn education, teachers unions and restorer power to local school -- school district to power the parents and students before it is too late. not just for the sake of our children, the next generation, but the sake of the country. >> will know the truth about benghazi? secretary of state says what she knows. marking the 40th anniversary of roe vs. wade and the shift of public sentiment way use of the abortion debate. the psychology of cynicism liberty and gun-control. citizens have the right to bear arms the maniacs do not need guns to kill. doctor keith ablow. next. officemax can help you drive supply costs down... and down. use your maxperks card anf officemax multiuse paper for just 4.99 after maxperks rewards. find thousands of big deals now... at officemax. ♪ many hot dogs are within you. try pepto-bismol to-go, it's the power of pepto, but it fits in your pocket. now tell the world daniel... of pepto-bismol to-go. lou: next guest says the executive action on gun-control missed the

. >> let's look at where the federal government has taken over school the department of education. >>rtment of education a total waste. $00 billion spent no improvement in test scores. >> they spend 1 is00 billion a year with no results. we as americans have allowed that to continue far too long. it is time to drive that back to the parents. >> some states are doing terrific jobs. one of the things we are seeing now across the country as mark was saying the government is asking them to homogenize. they want the schools teaching the exact same thing at the exact same time. in places like arizona we are seeing the state go in the completely opposite direction where parents are being given the freedom to renew program called education savings accounts to hand pick the exact courses in learning enrichment opportunities. >> third topic, marijuana. about a dozen states allow medical marijuana. two states colorado and washington state outright legalization. the feds keep running aids. president obama although he admits he got high and that was pint as he said, now he is locking people up for

>> well, the department of education took over similar bus services for early education in a pregame ogram that was formally being done by the burden of transportation. it tried to use the same program. some of the companies sued and were taken to court at the time the partner education defended the standards for bidding practices and said this was portant to. the court ruled against them. now they're saying, our hands are tied. >> the court ruling said, if i understand, you cannot but those projections in there. >> for those services. there is a dispute between the union and department of education of whether this sort of bus contractors similarly pre-emptive from using these provisions. adam: this seems to me it is between the court in the union. of the corporate -- the course if you can put dominican but the men. >> you guys can modify the standards and preserve our system and comply. this is the administration that steve rowe this way into a third term trying to rewrite the rules around the second amendment. he can get things done and he wants to, but now he is saying his hands ar

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department of education. his district includes silicon valley, the birthplace of technology.e has dedicated his life to public service and is lauded for his work on education, civil- rights national service, immigration, transportation, the environment, and high-tech issues. >> he is also the greatest karaoke sing their -- singer and all of congress. -- in all of congress. [applause] >> he just told me i had five minutes. what do you think of this program? [applause] it is about time. i want to thank francis and fong. i think this is the very first statewide heritage month held with the mayor of san francisco. let me say something about heritage month in san francisco and your mayor. in the old days, you remember san francisco was known for passing all of these anti- chinese ordinances to limit the movement, the productivity of chinese in the city. we know two things. change happens. maybe the state of california is the state of golden opportunities, where we have a chinese-american mayor of san francisco. 35 years ago, congress members passed similar resolutions in both hous

education secretary arne duncan? i am not implying he is the solution or a reasonable part of it. we obviously have to take power away from the departmention education, teachers unions and restorer power to local school -- school district to power the parents and students before it is too late. not just for the sake of our children, the next generation, but the sake of the country. >> will know the truth about benghazi? secretary of state says what she knows. marking the 40th anniversary of roe vs. wade and the shift of public sentiment way use of the abortion debate. the psychology of cynicism liberty and gun-control. citizens have the right to bear arms the maniacs do not need guns to kill. doctor keith ablow. next. (announcer) at scottrade, our clients trade and invest exactly how they want. with scottrade's online banking, i get one view of my bank and brokerage accounts with one login... to easily move my money when i need to. plus, when i call my local scottrade office, i can talk to someone who knows how i trade. because i don't trade like everi'm with scottrade. me. (announcer) scottrade. awarded five-stars from smartmoney magaz

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of education which makes rules and approves endless waivers, laws just passed. and then there's the congress which passes laws like no child left behind and then the federal department of education whose rules, audits and fines reach into every classroom in america, where 60 million students study, not 6. 3million california school aged children speak english and more than 2 million live in poverty and we have a funding system that's overly complex, bureaucratically driven and inequitable. that's the state of affairs today. the fashion demands curricula and accountability data. all the better to require quiz bits of information, regurgitated at regular intervals and stored in vast computers. invoked like talismans. demanding quantitative measures and a stark single donor to encapsulate the precise achievement level of every child. we seem to think education is a thing like a vaccine that can be designed from afar, but as the irish butler yates said, education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. this year, as you consider new education laws, consider the principle of subsidiarity. the idea that a central authority should perform tasks that canno

department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. here are your five words: concentrate -- when you concentrate on something you think about just that thing and nothing else. straight -- if something doesn't curve or bend, it's straight. direction -- direction is the way that something is going. target -- a target is the thing that you aim for. twice -- twice means two times. so we have concentrate straight, direction, target, and twice. watch out for them it today's show. ♪ hey guys, there's a lot going on with "the electric company" so i thought i'd give you a little update. first of all, you know how i love science? i got into a program for young scientists and i get to travel to different places doing these amazing science projects. can you believe it? i'm really excited. of course, it does mean i won't always be around to help the rest of the gang, but don't worry, hector keeps me posted on everything that's going on. and speaking of hector he's still in college, but now he's also running the electric diner. keith's dad opened up

department of education will require schools to do. if a student with a disability not meet standards of the team, the school must provide another option. in november, willard received a award from tash. saying it will do what title 9 did for women. as seen in pictures they have year found activities for kids. >> just was because have you a disability doesn't mean you can't compete. it doesn't mean that you can't be a part of the team. >> peter strauss. >> a lot of kids with disabilities have no muscle tone, finding physical expression is important for them. >> school districts that have seen cuts inside and outside of the classroom worry about what it will take to comply the san francisco school district says it needs time to analyze whether this changes anything. many schools have to cut some men's teams in order to pay for womens teams. this may have a similar impact on both men's and womens' sports. >> still to come on abc 7 news at 5:00 a report card you won't want your parents to see this, shows how california teachers are doing i

early learning carla bryant and director of early education to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the san francisco unified school district early education department. [applause] >> turn this -- >> good evening superintendent, president norton, vice mayor president fewer and board commissioners. it gives me great honor to talk about the wonderful history of the program now known as the early education department. the program has been in the district for 70 years serving family children from low income and high risk communities. we would like to take time in our day to actually celebrate those 70 years by actually doing besides the resolution two events. one is that we're going to have a dinner that will actually bring back former administrators, former site administrators, former ed's to come and just let everyone know the history of the program and the great work they have done, and also talk about the work we are going to do. the second thing we're going to do is also have a carnival for our families saying thank you. just thank you for bearing with us and helping us to grow and become a better program. to do this we have an amazing committee and

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department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. okay, here are your five words: record -- if you hold the record for something, it means you've done it better than anyone. possible -- if something is possible, it could happen. impossible -- if something is impossible, it can't be done. likely -- if something is likely there is a good chance it will happen. most -- the biggest amount of something is the most. so we have: record, possible impossible, most, and likely. watch out for them in today's show. this is it, the neighborhood record for the most pancakes in a single stack is 26. if hector ruiz can get one more pancake on that stack he would have 27 pancakes! a new record. keith, show 'em. they say it can't be done. but they don't know my brother! c'mon, that's it. (crowd gasping) c'mon... yeah! (cheering) tuxedo pete says it's good! hector ruiz has made it to the big book of neighborhood records. neighborhood record day is on. this is the one day a year when everyone tries to break the neighborhood record, even me. i'm going to

one of our members mentioned there is a department of education, the public's -- i think it's the public school has a newsletter that comes out in six or seven languages and that may be something good to draw on just as the main languages to look at. the idea from one of of our members is if there is -- as the dialogue goes on, there should be a map that is continually updated about the input of the different languages that someone says from this neighborhood you need this language, just kind of a document that is an ongoing document that the puc may want to start working. if it doesn't exist already, build upon as the conversation keeps going. and we also had donald olivier from the department of environment come and talk a little bit about his organization's interest and some of the work they've done currently with the puc on helping with outreach. so, that is -- that was something that we did that was great. and the minutes, the draft minutes you have, it's also on the website. as far as our membership, we are currently at 15 of 17 members seated, and i would love to thank supervisor