. >> i would just add as part of the task force on new americans we're working with the department of education and the department of labor in particular on the wioa implementati implementation, and i know we're thinking a lot about how we can promote best practices and help people understand also how funding can be used. sometimes people don't necessarily know how funding can be used. with the cdbg funding as well, a lot of folks have been finding creative ways at the local level to support and invest in some of the immigrant and refugee integration efforts used that fund as well. the department of education also launched something a few years ago called the networks for integrating new americans project, which was kind of a

so we went straight to the department of education to find out what checks are in place to protect your children parents and their children to school. expect those children to be say charles pyle is the agency director of communications so there's really no more important responsibility here at the department of education or out in the one hundred and thirty two school divisions that keeping kids safe. so how does it work when someone applies for a license to teach in virginia the department checks that person against the national clearinghouse. it's a list of discipline teachers maintained by a non profit also the only checks that list every month to see if any new names have popped up creating potential issues bought background checks are not done by the state when a license is issued according to state law that's done by when a job offer is made our national investigation shows that can be problematic in states where background checks are left to the localities we've seen more opportunity for problems and so called problem teachers allowed in classrooms where they shouldn't be. we ch

pete that ranked among the worse in the state, a report out today from the florida department of education shows not much has changed. receiving an f grade. >> what grade? >> preschool and first grade. >> reporter: some parents so upset because these school child's education. >> yeah, people in higher positions isn't doing what it is supposed to do to get these schools on track. time. we ask parents partner with us to put in support from the success we want to see for these students. >> reporter: lisa with the pinellas county school district says they improved the school district letter grade to a b for the first time since 2011 and increased the schools with an a and b. >> the parents are reasoned to be concerned. that's why our work will continue. >> reporter: jennifer titus 10 news wtsp. >>> breaking it down. the florida department of education graded 3200 schools statewide. grades. close to 650 got b's. even more were considered average with a c. all these grades are based on tests given about a year-ago. parents you can check on your we posted a link to every school and the grade they

declined both. >> i refuse to warehouse children for the's of the department of education. their vision seems to be that we show a bunch of movies. that's not what we do at success academy. >> they suggested the department of education provide generators so the school can reopen while electrical repairs are made. success academy was offered space to accommodate all students and was declined because it did not have smart boards. the other schools affected by the fire have been successfully relocated and have not missed my days of school. >>> fake landlords, the warning about a scam on long island ripping off renters. forced to port mid-cruise. the new trouble for passengers on board. >>> last day of february so bring on march. the first day of march will offer a little bit of everything, even the chance for snow. >>> things get physical at a donald trump rally. >> scott pelley is live with that. >> reporter: great to be with you. yes on that rally today, a photographer was decked by a secret service agent. we're going to tell you what touched off the confrontation. and we'll

the state department of education says they have put a number of measures in place to ensure that those problems don't happen this year. however, parents we spoke with aren't so sure. a host of issues plagued the testing last year, many districts including pasco, others forced to suspend the issues. >> you have a testing system that is supposed to be anyone. it lacked credibility. >> reporter: frank leavitteer, one of the parents refusing to let their kids participate opting out of the process. >> we have to change the system, the way it works now. it's not in the best interests of children. >> the department of education says the fsa testing company has upgraded their defenses against cyber attacks. last year's tests not only hit with those tech issues but an overloaded system as well. plenty of students either locked out or kicked out of the system mid-test. pasco county superintendent curt browning outspoken about past problems, however, tells us changes have been put in place heading into the start of this year's testing process. >> software systems put in place that will detect, at

the department of education fails to make schools comply. with the seclusion and the restraint rules. incidents to leave students traumatized and injured. >>> this is what the dangerous discipline method known as restraint can look like, this surveillance video shows two for 7 minutes. >>> more than a year later his teen remains traumatized. >> sean is not the same. >> i deponent if abuse is the right. from autism. for years she struggled to share her thoughts and feelings until she figured out how her ipad could help. she was restrained as many as classroom. >> i think i may have gotten a concussion when i was being school. and i ended up in the hospital. >> christine hildebrand is the senior attorney at disability rights in ohio. >> in a perfect world we should never use them. but it is not a perfect world. >> when the data was reviewed they found gaps. >> if the school districts are implementing it, it is in one building and not district wide. >> the ohio department of education doesn't monitor whether schools follow the rules. and if the

nbc bay area news. >>> well, we are told that part of the problem is that the california department of education is not sounding the alarm, letting parents of california students know about the lawsuit and data transfer. instead, there's only a small mention on the department of education's website. we have a link for an opt-out form on our website at nbcbayarea.com. >>> there were quite a few couples today at san francisco's tulip mania. take a look at this. pier 39 covered all up in tulips. organizers say there are more than 39,000 tulips at this event. they can take tours and pick up gardening tips from the experts. i bet you some people were tempted to just swipe one or two and give it to your honey. >> if you forgot to buy them. >> whoops. rob mayeda certainly did not forget, i'm sure. a beautiful day to be out there with the flowers. >> yes. enjoying the weather like the rest of us, the temperatures broke record highs for sunday. we tied a few in san rafael, 78 degrees in san rafael today. concord, 74. napa, mainly focused in north bay where the north winds help to bring some warmer and dr

according to the department of education which pulled the school's federal funding this week... all 56 marinello campuses nationwide are affected. ((gary landry/nv board of doing something not legal from accounting standpoint.")) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) the allegations include marinello knowingly requesting federal aid for students based on invalid high school diplomas, under- rewarding titile 4 money to students... and charging students excessive overtime. gary landry says the students who will hurt most are those mid- way into the program. ((gary landry/nv board of cosmetology: "they are going to take more hours and whether they are funded for that or pay out of pocket that's going to be another thing they are going to face.")) ((patranya: "marinello is one of the oldest beauty schools in the country...here in nevada, all 3 branches have to be closed by february 16th.")) as for wile, she's already looking into other local beauty schools and hoping for the best. ((amy wile/former student: "you are putting all this money in it..for a career so you can better yourself you just nev

the department of education says it's investigation the school. the state board of cosmetology, will collect student hours provide that information to other students. christensen says typically if a school forgiven, and students can apply for loans again. ### police had no choice james luke bowman... in september of 2014. that's the ruling today-- from washoe county district attorney, chris hicks. bowman had an outstanding warrant from the u-s marshals office-- when police encountered him near the intersection of fourth and spokane. they told him to put his hands up... but bowman unleashed a string of profanities... and pulled a gun from his waistband. that's when he was shot. the d-a says the killing was justified... because officers were protecting their own lives. ### for the first time, the

the department of education says the school is now under knowingly gave aid to students with invalid high school diplomas. marinello also allegedly submitted false job placement rates of students-- to the department of education. students in various stages of completing their education-- are forced to look at other schools. doug christensen, the owner of 'paul mitchell'-- another cosmetology school in reno, says he's already spoken with many marinello students to come up with a solution. " doug christensen/paul mitchell the school reno owner: there are some logistics they have to do. but we want them to be assured, they have a home at paul mitchell the school. that we welcome them with open arms. and they don't need to worry about it." the state board of cosmetology, will collect student hours from the school, and provide that information to other schools to place students. overcrowding is the biggest problem facing washoe county schools. a committe in charge of fixing this issue, met to discuss the best way to build new schools, and the pros and cons of different funding plans last n

today the florida department of education is holding its collective breath hoping not to see a repeat of last year's the florida standards assessment test. first round of testing today after changes were made in hopes of making the process go smoother. abc action news reporter rodney dunigan is live now at hillsborough high. plenty of districts had issues with this testing last year. >> reporter: that's right. that's why a number of parents are concerned about this year's testing process. in fact the state department of education actually requires students to go on-line to the web site and take a number of practice tests to probably, maybe figure out any problems before they get to them. reviews of the system were also put in place to try to avoid some of the issues and problems from last year. the state says the florida standards assessment or fsa testing company has upgraded their defenses against cyber attacks. last year's test was plagued with technical problems including a cyberattack with a system overloaded and students had trouble taking the exams. students between the eighth

of the department. prior to his arrival at the department, he served as the commissioner of education for the state of new york where he served as chief extiff officer of the state education department and as president of the university of the state of new york. at the time of his appointment, dr. king was one of the nation's youngest state education leaders and the first african-american and puerto rican to serve as a new york state education commissioner. dr. king also brings to his role extensive experience leading urban public schools that are closing the achievement gap and preparing students to enter, succeed in and graduate from college. prior to his appointment as senior deputy commissioner in the new york state department of education, he served as managing director with uncommon schools, a non-profit charter management organization that operates some of the highest performing urban public schools in new york, new jersey and massachusetts. dr. king earned a botch lore of arts in government from harvard. a master of arts in teaching of social studies from columbia, a jurist doctorate from yale and

. >> reporter: and the florida department of education told us if a lot of students end up opting out of this test, it could impact school funding. there are bonus dollars that help pay for extra teacher if 95% of the kids in the school don't take the test, those dollars could be at risk. >> but what happens to the students if their parents opt them out? >> reporter: if they end upcoming to school, it's unclear if they're sitting there, able to read a book. a lot of the districts weren't able to comment on that. we know in pasco schools that if parents keep them home on the day of testing, that counts as an unexcused absence. >>> some new signs around pinellas area beaches. there will be 78 signs warning people about dangers. it's so interesting about rip currents because i didn't know about them until i moved to florida. it's nearly impossible to escape. >> and when you're standing on as you're looking at the waves, these arrows show you here where the waves start to break, and you have that flow going out. so it looks a little different. >> so there's no way to tell. >> right. the g

king, that you're going to deal with at the department of education. but i want to raise one more issue before we quit for the day, and that is another ongoing problem at the department of education. the students who were cheated by corinthian college. you know, before corinthian college collapse the for-profit college sucked down billions and billions of dollars in federal student loan aid. by roping in students with false and misleading information, and then saddling them with debt that was just going to be impossible to repay. it was outright fraud. and in response, the department made a lot of promises to corinthians' victims. last april the department promised to give, and i'm quoting here, give corinthian students the relief they are entitled to under federal law. two months later, the department announced that it would, quote, find ways to fast track relief based on legal findings for large groups of students and that there would be, quote, no need for students to make any individual showing that they were affected by the school's fraud. the depa

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it's the state's data. >> the state department of education responded by saying that the school violence data is self-reported by the schools and there is some degree of subjectivity. >>> a history merry christmas aking trip that is getting reaction. president obama is traveling to cuba cuba. >>> dear parents, sorry about that. the report sent home from school that wasn't exactly meant for them to see. >>> and janice is here. >> we had a beautiful sunny day today, a little on the chilly side. >>> at 5:30 an nypd officer hit by a car. the encounter with the man [ male announcer ] 20 minutes after you quit smoking your blood pressure decreases. after 2 days your chance of heart attack drops. and 1 year after you quit your risk of heart disease is cut in half. but right now... [ flatline ] ...you're a heart attack every cigarette makes you sick. quit smoking today. . >>> it's been 14 months now since the obama administration began opening the doors to a relationship with the communist nation of due cuba. to solidify his foreign policy legacy with this visit. but critics say while a presiden

the school is in trouble with the u-s department of education. that agency says, it knowingly took student-aid for those who had no high school diploma. marinello also allegedly submitted false job placement rates of students-- to the department of ed. students in various stages of completing their education-- are forced to look at other schools. paul mitchell-- the school in reno, says its already talked to more students, who don't want to let this set- back, stop them from reaching their goals. " doug christensen/paul mitchell the school reno owner: there are some logistics they have to do. but we want them to be assured, they have a home at paul mitchell the school. that we welcome them with open arms. and they don't need to worry about it." the department of education says it's investigation the school. the state board of cosmetology, will collect student hours provide that information to other students. christensen says typically if a school forgiven, and students can apply for loans again. ### police had no choice james luke bowman... in sep

. >> reporter: the city's department of education refutes this interpretation of the data says it includes minor, non-violent infractions. in a statement the d.o.e. tells us, this data is misleading. the total number of incidents at new york city schools decreased and crime, arrests and summonses are down across the board. >> there's no spin here. this is not our data. it's the state's data reported by city schools. >> and we reached out to the state department of education for their take on this report. we have not heard back from them just yet, but we're still working on that for later today. reporting live from city hall, >> ida, thank you for that. >>> we have breaking news from morris county new jersey, there's been some type of construction accident in the town of whippany out there and two workers are trapped. a generator fell on top of them and chopper 4 is en route to that accident and we will bring you more information as it comes into our newsroom. stay tuned, please. >>> right now bill bratton joining the fight to get apple to crack into the iphone of a suspected terrorist. loo

department of education. what that warning could mean for your child's school. >> and new at 6:00, the ciaa tournament back in charlotte how organizers hope to improve the event and we talked about police's plans for security. on wbtv news is sponsored by... >> a >> a warning to north carolina schools. our news partner reports that last year more than 300 public schools across the state failed to test enough students. that led to a warning letter from the u.s. department of education. if north carolina schools do not get at least 95% of students to take state exams this school year federal officials warn quote a range of enforcement actions can be taken. that includes the loss of some federal money for public schools. north carolina is one of 13 states to receive the warning letter. >> right now more trouble for lumber liquidators. people exposed to certain types of the company's lamb anything flooring were three times more likely to get cancer than predicted. the cdc estimates the risk of cancer at 6 to 30 c

the answers we received surprised the department of education, and a legislator working on school security issues. >>> i just believe this is important. i didn't think it was important until it happened to me. >> reporter: david, a former math teacher and deer creek middle school ran towards gunfire at his school, tackled was in february of 2010. by the tike the attack -- time the attack happened, the school had been trained to do. if. >> and they said what if somebody comes in the room? i would say, you know, i would hope that i would be able to do something. you guys go out that door. and they said, well, what are you going to do? i don't know, throw desks i guess. >> reporter: schools training has evolved. it's not all about getting to safety, it's talking to students after. >> what kind of questions you guys have? >> reporter: going through what they could do better, explaining why this is important. >> i'm so impressed. >> reporter: john is in charge of safety at jeffco, the district that survived columbine, and deer creek. >> you have the conversation what do you do when you're on fi

this announcement comes three days after the u-s department of education pulled federal student aid from marinello because of alleged serious violations. amanda ketchledge is live at the reno location with the latest details on this closure. amanda-- landon-- within this last day, students and teachers have been packing up their belongings at the beauty school. last night students received the news that classes would be ending...and according to one student, some of them didn't take it so well. stephanie davidson, student: "it's devastating on many levels. one not just on the money, the aspect that i knew that one day i would graduate and leave that school. but i always thought that i would have my instructors to go home to. and there's no home now. so we're all kind of lost." stephanie davidson is one of 43-hundred students nationwide trying to figure out her options. the nevada state board of cosmetology is assessing students individually to see whether they can transfer or gary landry, executive director nevada state board of cosmetology: "any student who has accumulated 1600 hours of

administrators from the department of education, human services, and state's attorney's office will be looking into exactly what happened sabrina: number four... sabrina: as the war of words continues nominee to number four... sabrina: as the war of words continues over who should come up with a nominee to replace the late supreme court justice antonin scalia...presiden t obama may be looking to republican possibilities. current nevada governor brian sandoval is being vetted by the white house. his is considered a moderate home state. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: roosevelt high school has taken students of any feel safe. the metro school has opened up two of its restrooms, that were for staff use, to be used as "all-gender restrooms." the change follows a student petition that went to school leaders. no one is required to use them, but are available for students. sabrina: new this morning...des moines police formally charge a man with a double homicide from last year... sabrina: last night investigators arrested a man in connection with the november deaths of amy an

with a u-s department of education investigation the entire chain has been shut down. a new report finds police were justified in the september 2014 killing, of james luke bowman. the shooting was the result of a u-s marshalls investigation into bowman. police were watching him... when he fled. they eventually found him near the and spokane. district attorney chris hicks said... officers were forced to shoot bowman when he pulled a gun on them. "he had level three trafficking amounts of drugs in his backpack, he had made prior statements that he was never going to go back to prison, he disobeyed lawful commands to put down your guns and show your hands, and then he pulled a gun on police," detectives from sparks and washoe county were involved in the shooting. both were cleared of any wrong doing. the district attorney released a 27-page report on the shooting. this is the first time something like this-- has been available. coming up at 6:30 we're talking with the d-a--- about why he is trying to improve the transparency, of officer involved shootings. ### he was give

department of education pulled funding for marinello this week, accusing the school of several amanda ketchledge joins us live in the studio with more after talking to students and staff at the school in reno today. amanda-- landon-- more than 100 students could possibly not be graduating on time... and as many as a dozen instructors are now out of work. but the marinello students and teachers we talked to say they will forever be a family, despite this school closure. debbie lamonica, cosmetology instructor still laura mendoza student still "this is our home. marinello! screams." students and staff shared one last group photo inside the school thursday night. their happiness, though, turned to sadness as they packed up their supplies and belongings. "we're a family here." the department of education is investigating the school for allegedly requesting federal aid for students based on fabricated high school diplomas, charging students for excessive overtime and other misrepresentation . debbie lamonica, cosmetology instructor: "this is not a problem we have in this campus. it was dri

. >> data is with the ambiguities that it appears to leave it to the department of education and how much that they used to new use test scores so much more has to be academic assessments and that leaves a lot of room maybe not the way that we want to opt out of the s.a.t. or act now we see colleges opting out that this sort of the illustration i would never say it is the free market but it is more than k through 12 so you see some students say and don't think that is a good measure of who i am saddam to tailor our the education they're giving based on their needs. >> we will open in the floor to audience q&a as a general note please wait to be called on and wait for the microphone so we can hear the question and please make sure you ask a question. stated recently retired from a public charter school organization. i am interested in those pragmatic effects thinking of the case of mississippi to see it as an objective measure of school performance the forego a child left behind it was designed to bring state performance up not as a race to the top but as a race to the bottom in that w

that right here in virginia so there's really no more important responsibility here at the department of education or out in the one hundred and thirty two school divisions that keeping kids safe we're taking some difficult questions to the state department of education and federal organizations which focus not only on your children's education but their safety as well. our special investigation dishonor roll airs tonight at six. laura geller thirteen years now but parts of hampton roads on inch or so snow this morning areas farther to the north saw even more of this is video right here from charlottesville to see the snow blanketing the ground at uva university canceled classes today because of the snow. jeff we're dealing with more of a rain event right now correct yeah definitely no snow but we don't have a lot of heavy rain will come a little bit later tonight or really more like tomorrow hopefully after the morning rush hour. this is a shot as you can see from dawn to kiss behind the visibility is a little better but we're going to high atop the station and if you're watching just a half an h

before you sign on with one of those debt relief companies, consider this: the us department of education just took legal action against two of them, for using the department's official seal and misrepresenting their relationship. relationship.and 9 on your side is here to tell you, the services they provide are actually available for free. free.all you have to do is go to the department of education's website.and under federal student aid, you can find payment plans, information on deferment, and what to do if you cannnot make promised thousands of dollars to carry drugs ...now he's behind bars.where officials arrested a man and what he was carrying. the man covington police say tried to attack his girlfriend with a sword is now behind bars...but he's far from home. where officials picked him up. a chilly start to the day with feels like temperatures at or slightly below zero. highs will return to the mid 20s this afternoon with partly cloudy skies. minor snow chances are back on friday, now at havertys furniture, it's our annual presidents day sale. which means it's the perfect time to

. >> a recent court rules will force the state department of education to release sensitive informationl children, and it has led to privacy concerns. the ruling stems from a five- year-old lawsuit brought by the morgan hill concerned parents association and other groups advocating for students with disabilities. the judge in the case has ordered that names, addresses, even social security numbers, made available to plaintiff's attorneys. one morgan hill parent who has two sons with special needs said her son was denied access to basic information that would hem her son qualify for federally man dated services. >> we want to be able to get some basic information. we don't want this all-knowing information out there. we just want to make sure that the california department of education understands that there's some basic information that we need to be able to front them that, listen, we just want services for our kids, and we want to be able to show that child a, child b, child c, didn't get these services, for whatever reason, but they were supposed to get these services, and they just

education teacher in charge of making sure schools follow state rules. we wanted to talk to her again down our request for an interview. >> i'm not aware of any proactive efforts by the department of education to actually go into school districts on a regular basis to see what they are doing. >> reporter: when schools follow the rules, the difference can be dramatic. take jordan. >> i have internal fights with my body on a daily basis. sometimes i bite my fingers, bang my head against the wall, or run out of the building. >> reporter: but she has not been restraint even wants this school year, because at mentor high where she is finishing up her senior year she has a support plan. >> my principles or teachers will give me hand or head squeezes any time. if i am having a bad day sometimes i just sit in a quiet area. >> reporter: for the first time, jordan is what she always wanted to be. a regular high school student who can't wait to go to college voices waiting to be heard. >> i want to go to college and study education. i want to be a special education teacher so i can assist students who are so smart internally but need some extra help showing their true potential. a spokesp

reporter: scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> we're told part of the problem is the california department of education isn't sounding the alarm, letting parents of california students know about the lawsuit and the data transfer. instead there's only a small mention on the department of education's website. so, we've put a link to an opt out form on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> earlier in the newscast we told you about the titans of maverick big surf contest earlier. the coast guard is warning people about the dangerous waves along the northern california coast. rogue waves have swept away three people in the past month. in fact, the danger is so great, rescue workers and the coast guard gathered yesterday on san francisco's ocean beach to show people what to watch out for. rescue workers demonstrated what can happen to a swimmer who is carried away in a swift current. this is just an exercise, of course. officials ask if you do see someone in trouble, don't go in. call 911. >>> let's check in now with anthony slaughter with a look at our weekend forecast. >> definitely don't turn your back on the

department of education pulled funding for the schools this week, accusing them of requesting federal aid for students based on fabricated high school diplomas, charging students for excessive overtime and other misrepresentation . more than 100 students may not be graduating on time... and as many as a dozen instructors are now out of work. the school's spokesperson released this statement to channel 2 news... saying quote "we have compelling evidence that we think would have satisfied the department's concerns and we asked repeatedly for two months to be able to respond.... until we were past the point of no return financially to allow us any opportunity to respond to its unfounded allegations." end quote. the nevada state board of cosmetology is assessing students individually to see whether they can transfer or apply for their licenses. school officials say they are working with other schools to arrange partnerships to help students continue their education. coming up on channel 2 news this coming up on channel 2 news this morning... "you're watching channel 2 news this morning wi

now the department of education has undergone a number of changes to prevent any of the problems this year but there's no guarantee that when students log on to take the test beginning today that they will not run into any issues. the state said the students were required to go on-line to take practice tests ahead of time, reviews of the system also put in place to try to avoid some of the issues from last year. last year the tests were plagued with technical problems, the system was overloaded and some students had trouble taking their exams. the state says the florida standards assessment or fsa defenses against the cyber attacks. many parents are concerned about possible issues and some simply are not even sure this testing method is even effective, an effective way of measuring student achievement. however, student administrators say the tests are needed and as far as technical problems they are not expecting any issues this year. >> because things will be put in place we believe we'll be in a better position this year than we were in last year's administration. >> we're losing va

the south carolina department of education is releasing a startling statistic... they say one in five students struggle with learning and attention issues. an organization called 'understood' hosted the 'understanding 1 in 5 forum' yesterday to discuss this problem... learning and attention issues include a-d-h-d and dyslexia..... which can cause trouble with skills, or a combination of those. state 33 superintendent molly spearman is also addressing the municipal association of south carolina's "hometown legislative action day luncheon" today at the "marriot columbia" this starts at 12:15 p-m. she is discussing her vision for public education and how cities can work with the s-c department of education to make this vision a reality. and there's a new facility coming for the university of south carolina in the upstate they plan to open a new location in downtown greenville. a university spokesperson says the new facility will be located not far from the peace center. u-s-c upstate's main campus is in spartanburg.still to come... the race to the white house continu

response to the criticism from some parents in brooklyn not consulted about the rezoning and the department of educationhis, quote, throughout this process the department of education engaged closely with the families community and school staff, through many meetings and open discussions to ensure dialogue inclusive of partners, while this is a mo men the tus step the work is far from over. we'll keep you posted on this in the evident. thanks for being with me. soup and sandwich and somewhere to go, and clean and real and nowhere to be, and warmth and looking good, and sandwich and soup and inside jokes, and dan is back! good, clean food pairs well with anything. the clean pairings menu. 500 calories or less. at panera. food as it should be. >>> i'm michael smerconish. big questions as we head to

department of education's mandates. so, i just want to say that we love your passion and commitment to this very important subject. >> thanks, terry. and, of course, what terry did in 1989 with the governors and the first president bush really set in motion many of the thing that is have happened here. i see john engler in the back room and one of the governor that is worked on those things. i was always had my mother thought the best schools in the country and i was more local control. >> we have state standards but we were one of the last and frankly we made a mistake. other states surpassed us. that's why massachusetts number one student achievement. we used to be. but we were late to get state standards so i mean, we understand the importance of local control and needs to be a partnership between state standards and also local control. so, i got to say we haven't done everything right but we ore trying to catch up. >> governor? >> thank you. senator, thank you, again, for your leadership on this and for presenting to

the shut down comes after the federal department of education reported finding several improprieties in how the school operates. >> rob ross spoke with students who they they're left with nowhere to go now. >> reporter: this cosmotology student was supposed to be in class today at this school on morgan street. but when she got here, she was told the school was shutting down, all 56 campuses across the country. >> this is my whole life. i do this for my son. and like i relied on this school, and they gave me nothing. >> teachers said they received no warning. 800 employees are losing their jobs. >> at this point, what can i do but file for unemployment? or look for another job? >> after 110 years, they're being forced to close after the department of education cut off all federal student loans and grants the federal agency says marinella requested federal financial aid for students with invalid high school diplomas and the schools charged excessive fees for over time classes. a spokesman for the beauty college denied any wrong doing saying quote, we have evidence proving we are in com

a california judge is ordering the state department of education to turn over information about ten million public school students to a nonprofit! >> i'm just surprised by the judge's order. >> reporter: justine of the california pta says that information could include social security numbers, addresses, medical and behavioral records. >> we don't know what it's going to be used for, what would be collected. >> reporter: but the group requesting the information an advocacy group for disabled children is now scrambling to set the record straight. you don't want names and social security numbers? >> well, we never asked for them and we were trying to get the information in a format that didn't have them. >> reporter: concerned parents of california says for years, the state has denied its request for redacted data that the group believes will prove the state is not living up to its legal obligations to properly educate children with disabilities. >> it does concern us that the negative propaganda has been created because it's nothing at all what we're about. >> reporter: she says since the st

department of education. wanted to know every school that failed to testing of students. the simulated we had more than 300 schools in our state that did not testing of students. >> how many students are supposed to be tested each school year? >> 95% of all students. when i looked at the data the north carolina schools a sentiment, some schools did not even come close. >> wake unty schools are on that list? >> yes. more than 30 schools including 23 of the 27 high schools. i reached out to wake schools and acknowledge the taxing very few of our high schools test 95% of students. i found that night delhi actually had the west participation. >> what is the reason behind this? simply kids are not showing up for these tests? >> yes. and when students do not show up that counts against e school. another some schools have taken a proactive approach. randolph county for example has some of the highest test state last year. they said, what we do is send letters home. we call some parents and did some cases drive to students houses and say we will take you to school so you can take

and we're really proud to have a new team down at the board of education, department of education, and i'm thrilled to be part of that and to extrapolate and build on this work in other places. >> all right. thank you so much for being with us this afternoon. >> sandra bookman and back. again! again! again! again! again? again! again! general mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. so you can love cereal... >> now, in this next encore conversation, the legacies of two well-known figures in african-american history collide. kenneth morris jr. is the great-great-great-grandson of frederick douglass and the great-great-grandson of take a look. welcome to you. >> thank you. thank you. >> now, we have to ask you to explain all those "greats" to us. >> yeah, that's a whole lot of "greats." you know, it's funny, 'cause every time i tell people what my relationship is to frederick douglass, not only is it a mouthful trying to spit out the "greats," but it sometimes makes me feel very far removed. but i really am close, and my grandfather was frederick douglass iii. he

((paul joncich)) this week, the department of education has moved to cut federal funding for maranello school of beauty. and as of today, more than 350 students here in nevada have been displaced. patranya bhoolsuwan broke this story earlier today. she joins us with more on what's happening. we got a tip from a student at the miranello campus on bonanza and nellis. she says she was trying to get federal aid for her classes and she was running into problems.. and then earlier this week she found out in this letter sent from the school...that the campus is shutting down permanently. we went to the school today, there were people inside but the door was locked and no one would tal to me. we later found out from the nevada board of cosmetology that miranello had been under investigation by the department of education....whi ch we have learned has since pulled its federal funding. officials told us that miranello faces a number of serious allegations from knowingly requesting federal aid for students based on invalid high shcool diplomas, under- and charging students excessive overtime. we

>> so many -- department of education. we're going to cut department of education. we spend more money per pupil than any country in the world by far and we're ranked number 30 in the world. you have all of these countries, whether it's -- >> bless you. >> i thought she -- she sneezed. >> it wasn't a protester. >> you're so used to protesters, somebody sneezed and you're ready to throw them out. >> that was a healthy sneeze. she's a healthy person. but you look at -- we're number 30 in the world, department of education. that's because i said we're going to -- >> but back to balance the budget. you've got to look at entitlements too, do you not? >> what we're going to do more than anybody else, we're going to cut. we're going to cut tremendous amounts of money. let me give you an example. drug companies. now, you take somebody like woody johnson, good guy, johnson & johnson. these people are in charge of, meaning woody, is in charge of jeb bush's campaign finance, okay? he's the head of campaign financing. jeb bush raised $148 million, total waste of money. he might

department of education investigators recently slapped marinello with several violations, saying the school for excessive overtime and job placement so marinello is closing all 56 of its locations in california, kansas, utah, connecticut thousands of students and around 800 employees are move the local schools here are on bonanza near nellis and sunset near mountain vista. marinello officials released the closure that reads in part, quote: hosting meetings on campus next week for you to obtain all of the necessary paperwork, as well as lots of information to help you understand how you can continue your education either through our partnerships with other schools or through another channel." according to the better business bureau, marinello is not accredited and has received more than 30 complaints in the last 3 years. tesla's promise to bring jobs to nevada is falling short. by the end of 20-15, only 272 people northern nevada. that's more than 400 fewer jobs than initially projected. a new report by the "nevada governor's office of economic development" released the numbers... that

. >>> the virginia department of education grant of fiscal a partially credited reconstituted school status as the staten river proved strides teachers made. we have a look on the changes.>> reporter: o-r9[^l* is better to try to fail than to never tried all. the school is getting a second chance at making the grade >> it offers us an opportunity to continue the work we are doing for another three years.-ao$2 >> reporter: it is a second chance that the principal is in taken for granted. only 31 schools are granted the status >> we're getting close enough that the state recognize that and said whatever you are doing and have implemented for the last four years, just keep doing that.>> reporter: in order to receive accreditation, history, math and sll. < 75% of students must pass english. their math scores are where ua=w$t they need to be but they are still struggling in english. only three points away so they have developed a plan in order to raise those course.>>]=@t: first year, we took a big drop because the test was different.>> reporter: they switched to block scheduling allowing

the department of education has -- >> they are anatomically male and they oidentify as a female, they would go to the female locker room, even though they have the genitalia of a male? is that your answer? >> yes, it is, your honor. but that's also because it's important to understand there's a lot of privacy protections in locker rooms, too. it's important that -- >> well, i don't know -- i've been in locker rooms my whole life. you have open showers and open spaces. it's a more exposed environment. >> not at this high school. you have separate shower and changing areas for all the schools. that's actually part of the virginia department of schools guidelines for how locker rooms should be set up. it is important that we're talking about these policy making questions that locker rooms are different than when i went to school. different from when my parents went to school. these issues can and are addressed on the ground in different ways. it's hard -- >> let me ask this question. it's sort of -- these are logically difficult questions. sticking with the locker room hypothetical, whic

the school is in hot water with the u-s department of education. that agency says marinello knowingly took student-aid for those who had no high school diploma. marinello also allegedly submitted false job placement rates of students-- to the department of ed. students in various stages of completing their education-- are forced to look at other schools. paul mitchell-- the school in reno, says its already talked to more than 25 marinello students, who don't want to let this set- back, stop them from reaching their goals. " doug christensen/paul mitchell the school reno owner: there are some logistics they have to do. but we want them to be assured, they have a home at paul mitchell the school. that we welcome them with open arms. and they don't need to worry about it." education says their investigation into marinello is on-going. the state board of cosmetology, will collect student hours from the school, and provide that to other schools to place students. christensen says typically if a school goes under, current student loans are forgiven, and s

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of education. education today was very different that then. within one year the department of education was minimized to a bureau of education, because people in the state that we do not want the federal government meddling intricately funding, and other matters. imagine, fast-forward to 2016, we are having the same conversation. no matter how we look at the outlet soup in no child left esea, we have e-cigarette two things -- is there a role for the federal government and education, and, number two, should the role shoul expensive or small? i had a chance to serve as secretary of education in virginia was proud in 2010 to recommend that we not accept common core -- that we not apply for common core, not apply for race to the top, because i was against them, but i believe that virginia standards, which had been in place before no child left behind, was worth keeping and moving forward. i had a chance to serve as commissioner in florida at a time when we had common core, and it made sense for florida to have common core and it made sense were several of the state to have comm