jeffrey canada, made its his mission to level the academic playing field. w he's taking on another challenge. listen. >> reporter: it takes more than $64 million a year to run the harlem children's zone. canada gets a third from government funding and the rest, about $40 million, comes from private donations. >> what are we learning about? >> you're such an active little guy. >> reporter: exhibit "a," the zone's promise academy charter school. >> these are our fourth graders. >> reporter: this year's fourth grade class is special. all the kids have been in the zone's pipeline since birth. >> i am convinced that this particular class is the smartest class, not only at promise academy, but probably in all of new york state. >> reporter: canada has the numbers to prove it. math and english scores that beat new york city and state averages and a new harvard study that concludes that these promise academy students have closed the achievement gap between black and white students' test scores. now he wants to bring that success to another crisis affecting black ame

i wanted to see the shout-out to my friend jeffrey canada who the president mentioned. his harlem children is an example of both ends sinking. poverty is about prejudice but also family responsibility. if you can reach that family early, gibb them health care and parenting classes, get them involved in education, their kids do well. it's not just about, it's the teachers' responsibility or society's responsibility. it's all of our responsibility. jeffrey gets that, obama gets that. we're really on a much better path to understanding race, education and poverty with these people in charge. i'm really proud. >> and chris, you mentioned this earlier. the fact is politically president obama can deliver those kind of remarks, give that sort of tough love in a way that a bush or clinton couldn't do it because of who he is. and i think that he recognized that. he's sort of using that pulpit. i was so struck, chris, not just watching that speech tonight in new york, but also in new jersey. how this president performs differently when he's outside of washington. something about

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geoffrey canada sat in the front row with george on one side and his wife and his son jeffrey jr.. victor looked at the crowd and swallow. hello, he said into a microphone, how the everybody doing? his voice, high and nervous, filled the gym. my name is victor and i had a great time at baby college, it was one of my best time ever. there was a little applause. the graduate were in the center section sitting by class, everyone decked out in white and looking clean cut. i will like to call up cheryl. could everyone give her a round of applause? today's merger -- birthday. share look surprised and embarrassed, she walked down the aisle to wear victor stood. in the surprise of this, he said i am so nervous, because i would like to propose. the jimmy erupted in shouts and hoots. cheryl started laughing and crying at the same time. someone told him to get down on one knee so he did. he held the microphone in one hand and with the other he took cheryl's hand. cheryl, i love you, your my world, the only one in this world. i just want to know, will you marry me? pandemonium, applause, more

geoffrey canada sat in the front row with the deputy on one side and and on the other, his wife and his son, jeffrey, jr. victor looked up the crowd and swallowed. okay, hello, he said into the microphone. how's everybody doing? his voice, high and nervous. my name is victory and i had a great, great time at baby college. it was one of my best times ever. there was a little applause. the graduates were in the second section everyone decked out in white and looking clean cut. i would like to call cheryl. could everybody give her a round of applause? today's her birthday. cheryl looked surprised and embarrassed and she slid out and walked down the aisle to where factor stood watching her. when she got on stage victor turned back to the microphone and the supplies part of this, he said, and i'm so nervous is because i would like to propose. digit erupted in shouts. cheryl started laughing and crying at the same time. someone in the backfield at victor to get down on one knee so he did. he held the microphone and with the other to push cheryl's hand. he said i love you, you are my world. so i just want