it is so bad, one school district, highland park is being sued by the aclu.>> reporter: woodward avenue, home of the model t and once the pride of highland park, michigan. now home to one of the worst performing school districts in the state. >> everybody's pointing their fingers at everybody else and nobody wants to take responsibility. >> reporter: the aclu of michigan is suing, claiming the district hasn't delivered on what state law requires. special assistance for students not reading up to grade level. >> we felt that at this point given the dire conditions that a lawsuit was going to be the only route that would get everybody who needs to be at the table at the table, working together. >> reporter: we went to see for ourselves. >> what i'm doing is the basics, nobody will be behind. >> reporter: just 25% of 7th graders in this district met state standards for reading last year. and only 7% for math. and it gets worse. in 11th grade, only 10% scored proficiently in reading and less than 5% in math. what do these kids deserve? >> equality. fairness. >> r

the district serves students in highland park and highwood. negotiators will meet today to work on a contract. teachers plan a rally at 3 o'clock this afternoon outside school board headquarters. students in evergreen park are back in school today. teachers and the school board reached a tentative agreement friday. ending the 10-day strike. neither side would discuss specific details of the agreement. which still needs to be ratified by teachers and staff members. the superinendent of evergreen park schools is optimistic it will be approved. the walkout affected about 18- hundred students. >>pastor corey brooks is back home in chicago, after a cross- country walk to raise money for a new community center. for the past four months pastor brooks of new beginnings church walked from new york to los angeles to raise awareness about the violence on the streets of chicago. he also hoped to raise 15- million dollars during the three-thousand mile trek. so far, he's recieved about a half-million dollars. >>coming up next the people of pakistan rally a

negotiations are still going on here in highland park and in high wood but to the two sides i am told remain far apart on agreements the teachers' union tells me it is being bullied by the school board tonight. the board has been lying about our proposal, you all know that. the strike affecting 400 teachers in 4300 students then these affluent north shore communities comes down to the abuse over salary increases. teachers spend $30,000 on continuing education because the district approved the lane changes and courses and now they say groups, we don't want to do that anymore. whoops we don't want to do that anymore. >> we don't take lavish vacations or drive expensive cars but if we cannot maintain our standard of living i'm going to have to look for a job elsewhere. >> officials from district 112 could not talk on camera today but they said in a statement that the board offered to pay professional growth for teachers to complete graduate course work and that board members still believed it is possible to override a fair settlement that will allow the district within its means. and whi

took time out of his campaign schedule to vote in the ken wood neighborhood and think workers in highland park. less than two weeks left until election day. if one airforce 1 taxied in chicago and from there a quick chopper ride to the lakefront before heading to ken wood to vote for himself 12 days before election day. he joked with election volunteers about the lack of gray hair on his driver's license one woman gave it right back by scrutinizing his photo. did you see that? a thank-you. >> he joined 16,000 who cast their ballots today early voting numbers are up significantly from four years ago. i cannot tell you who i voted for but i very much appreciate everybody here and it's good to be home back in the neighborhood. meanwhile outside onlookers' patiently waited for a peek at the president before itsthe brain. i think change is going to come in these next four years. then the rain fell antarctica and the motorcade moved on to hyde park obama didn't miss a chance to stop at his campaign office to say thank you. and make a few phone calls even admitting that a close election lies ahead an

>> no. >> theodosia taught sixth through aeighth grade in highland park for years.d last year 65% of her students had had fallen behind academically. >> some of their performances were a low grade level and the means were not there to bring them up to grade level, such aas counseling, intervention. this didn't just happen yesterday. >> the lost opportunities bring her to tears. >> every child can and will learn if they're provided with the right opportunities. i just don't think they get that. i don't think it's fair. >> no plaintiffs in the lawsuit were willing to be interviewed. and few families with failing children would talk to us. but then we met a frustrated grandmother. >> i went to the school. they told us he was reading at a third grade level but they're steady passing him on. still passing him on. >> her grandson, freshman garrick lee steven loves football and wants to be a marine. >> what's your message to the schools? >> teach kids more education. >> because g aarrick has a learning disorder, aclu lawsuit would not provide to him. >> from aan academic p

people and their pets were out today in north suburban highland park to raise money for "the puppy millject". the event was called "miles for mothers in the mills".. and it was held at larry fink memorial park to benefit "the puppy mill project".. and to honor and remember the dogs left behind to breed in puppy mills. adults and kids brought their family dogs along for a leisurely walk in the park. there were various pet contests -- including a halloween costume contest.. and an "ask the vet" forum. it's called the "monster dash", but the costumes were more funny than scary. runners lined up in grant park's arvey field this morning for a combined five-k, ten-k, and half marathon. before the race started there was a costume judging and live music that continued through the day. while costumes are encouraged, race organizers urge runners to practice running in them before race day to prevent any nasty accidents. >> it is not halloween yet but a lot of people were in the mood for a scary movie this weekend >> paranormal activity 4 was the number-one movie in america this weekend. the lates

this from the hellion at highland park. check outthese views andmps. purchase-of- feeling something cooler is about to happen. >> you've got it fabian. the kid riding is a skinny dude. >> like a shadow. >> 4 years old. listen to his commentary, i love it. >> i did it, dad! >> that's adorable. that is the perfect father-son building trust and love moment. >> this is -- now comes rocking it on the same trail dad is hitting. there's some big jumps. the best part is malcolm himself. >> i love this. >> i love that he's pumping himself up as he's going. i can do this. i can do just the same as everybody else. >> i'm going to listen to this every morning, to get me pumped. >> listen to what he thinks his father says to him here. [ inaudible ] [ laughter ] >> wait. he says, can you see well. he said, no, i don't need to pee. >> i wonder if the mom is like, honey, that's great. you take him up there. >> there's other videos of malcolm out there shedding. look what he's doing. >> look dad, look. >>> number two video of the day, our runner up. this is how it all

the teachers walked out yesterday in highland park and highwood.sides returned to the bargaining table around noon yesterday and reached a tentative agreement around 5:00 this morning. details on the tentative contract are not being released yet, but neither side is described as thrilled. >> you have to have compromise on both ends. the most important thing is that it may not be perfect but we are back here to teach the kids. >> new chicago public school she says she is ready to take the new challenges on. >> when you have a mayor with the expectations and the school system with a big deficit a because a big challenge. a former teacher believes she can deal with the many complex problems. >> she inherited a deficit. she is already in the process of finding a way to pay for the new teachers' contract. >> changed to improve education and not just test scores. she is working to fix her relationship with teachers. >> she believes he is a perfect fit for chicago. she is used to dealing with a very dynamic mares who want to play a very active role. i thi

>> guest: in highland park in northeast los angeles, and it was predominantly a latino community. >> host: mostly illegal? >> guest: i think it was a combination, yeah, there were a lot of immigrant families, but, you know, there were also the legal and illegal families. >> host: how did the legals view the illegals? >> guest: i'm not too sure about that because as a child, i don't think i was too aware of that kind of response from the adults, but what i do remember the most is being shocked when i got to school that most of the kids in my classroom were dark skin, and they looked just like me and had names like garcia and hernandez, and they could speak a language i couldn't speak. that was shocking to me because they looked exactly like me, and, yet, they weren't. i would say that was probably the first time i was really aware of the fact that they were latinos, but they were different from me. >> host: you were in esl classes? english as a second language classes? >> guest: yeah. >> host: was that a second class citizen type thing? being in that class? >> guest: definitely, being

today following a one day teachers' strike 400 union teachers from district 112 walked out of highland park classrooms yesterday after both sides failed to reach an agreement over raises retirement and benefits and compensation for graduate work. they produced a tentative agreement early this morning. in the south suburbs according to the patch board members vote on a new contract with teachers and paraprofessionals, an agreement was reached last night after a two-year strike. the teachers ratified a new contract monday. >>ratify a new contract monday. >> that company that has been running chicagos read like camera program for the past nine years, not getting a new contract the mayor's office said that it covered up a two year old ethics case and will not have the chance to do it again. fifth fifth mayor emanuelmeier emmanuelin day annual doctor's checkup may not be worth anything more than the copiague. hi. ooh, that's so... i know what you're thinking. it's a hot white number, but what a hassle to care for! but i'm not worried... i use tide vivid detergent and boost. they keep my whites l

more than 400 teachers are on the picket lines in highland park and highwood.es remain far apart at the negotiating table. north shore education association members went on strike at midnight, forcing the cancellation of classes for 45-hundred elementary and middle school students. the district would not speak to the media, but stressed a committment to reaching a deal as soon as possible. oak terrance elementary and two other facilities are open as activity centers for about 400 students. the sticking points are pay raises and benefits. the average salary in 2011 was more than 71- thousand dollars a year. teachers want a three-point-one percent raise, the board is offering one-point-three percent. negotations resumed today >> good teachers would leave. >> want them to go back to work. i want them to be paid what they should be paid. offensive emails containing racial slurs were sent to people who applied for jobs at a school district in southwest suburban plainfield. hackers sent emails to job applicants who submitted online applications through a third- party

rainbow chapter of the if you're shooting the detroit chapter of rainbow push and president of the highland park michigan the end of the rubber bullet welcome back to the program. thank you for having me today thanks for joining us the strike is over but is this issue resolved. the strike is over but the issue is not resolved. the war has just oh and we celebrate that victory but we must remain vigilant remember now workers were striking because this is actually. the result case that the union had no access to the legal proceedings and so decisions were being made about the. workers cox without the lawyers and the union workers being able to negotiate and present their case as a part of the leave you proceedings if you want when the strike broke the back of corporate power was the ability now for the union and the workers to parties going forward and we hope that in those proceedings the workers' rights will be protected what what role does governor snyder's financial managers law has quite a little dictator on what i decide that there's a financial problem in a city or a municipality does that

lived in highland park which is northeast los angeles. it was predominately latino community. >> host: mostly illegal? >> guest: i think it was a combination. yeah, there were a lot of immigrant families, but they're also legal legal and illegal families. >> host: out of the legal dispute the ev goes? >> guest: i'm not too sure about that because as a child, i don't think i was too aware of that kind of response from the adults. but what i do remember the most is being shocked when i got to school at that most of the kids in my classroom were dark skinned than that of the show slake me and they had last names like garcia and gonzalez and fernandez and they could speak a language i couldn't speak. and i was really shocking to me because they looked exactly like me and get newer. i would say that was probably the first time i was really aware of the fact that they were latinos, but they were different from me. >> host: viewer in esl classes come english as a second language classes? was that -- was not a second-class class citizen type thin

you represent the 6th district, asbury park, atlantic, highland. in asbury last night, i left there early this morning, a lot of damage along the coast. explain to me what some of your constituents are dealing with today. >> a lot of the constituents are just going back to their homes and realizing they're totally destroyed. i was in union beach, along the route, in sandy hook bay, and the first four blocks on the bay, the waves came in and basically either carried the homes away or battered them to a pulp. and so they don't have a place to come back to. and the concern i have is all the power lines and gas lines that are broken. and you have to be so careful that they're not going to come in contact with them. there is still major safety problems as well. that's a big concern. but the devastation is unbelievable. homes that are, you know, carried away, destroyed. in long branch two-thirds of the boardwalk is destroyed and the pier village area, which is the business area, had a lot of major damage. in atlantic highlands, where i am right now, you