each special need kid counts as two kids. so when you figure out the per capita spending, you use the calculation in that manner and they have to predefine who is special needs and they get a double voucher. so calling the teachers' union bluff. when the federal government wanted all states to adopt 55% speed limit. they said you're not getting any highway money unless you do. well, you know, congress can do that with federal education money as well. if you don't fully voucherrize the districts in this manner you're not going to get in federal education money if you don't make the requirements all the way down the chain to the municipality. >> there are lots of people out there who believe that -- let's have universal vouchers. i don't agree with that. i am for choice, not for choice sake but only when choice results in better outcomes and opportunities for kids. and the program says we support students first, programs geared towards low-income kids who would be trapped in failing schools. it can be worked out in terms of how

the kids agreeing with that kid, as the bystander said, become the perpetrators. the kids who don't like it or the target probably aren't going to be saying anything. so you watch the kids walk away and assess them. then if you hear as the kis are walking down the hall, she's such a b, you say, wait 1 second, i just heard you call me a b i'm coming at you with respect, i'm talking to you, i'm not yelling at you, i'm not doing this, i'm not doing that, i'm coming and telling you what i want for you and every kid in this school. are we clear? now go to your class. now, if the kid does that and he does it to you again, sure, write it up. but it has to be with the authority of you talking eye to eye with this kid with respect, with dignity. because it's not cool to just give it to the principal because the principal all day would be doing the write up and that frankly does not help the teacher's authority in that hall in that moment. they have to have the power, to have the authority at that moment you just called me a b i know you are 6 foot 4, i know you are mumblin

, all the kids are local, they will see the kids at burger king, hey, i saw you guys. so these guys are real in the community. >> it's also for us that a lot of these people here have done this many times. i know it's not for the money because it's not that much. they get about $350, something like that, we measure it by the hours they show up, if they did a rehearsal or a performance, obviously they're not going to get that much if they don't show up every time, but it's way below minimum wage. >> that's right. >> we usually go to -- i have children and we usually go to my kid's school. i see it every time i good to school because they remember me, what's going on with them. i see it change myself. >> did a guy actually fall from the freeway? >> yeah, you may not be surprised but that kind of thing does happen fairly regularly. >> crazy. >> i have a question about the (inaudible) funding issues, do you have any intention to fund more so you can expand, things like this. >> all i can tell you is that those decisions are made by, you know, in our department, in our divi

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i know how to educate kids.ot, ripped off the taxpayer, but i understand they hate competition. i don't work at the school. what they try to do is using me to close the school. john: thank you, ben chavez. the school board decides in a couple weeks. coming up, universal preschool. doesn't that sound warm and fuzzy? next, do kids even need school? this 14-year-old doesn't go to school. we talk to him next. ♪ this is $100,000. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much. i appreciate it. i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. your money needs an ally. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. never really thought i would make money doing what i love. [ robert ] we created legalzoom to help people start their business and laun

it is with kids that have both parents and kids without the parents at home that it's happening. we need to embrace a full court program on this because the numbers tell us and dictate to us that we have to have this high level strong fierce collaboration to end bullying and to make sure it doesn't proceed into its worst stages. and so i want to just thank everyone for this collaboration, i know our human rights commission, theresa, is here, i know commissioner is here as well and all of the bay area to work together to utilize the resources that our justice department is offering. their guidance and leadership as well, and to note that it can happen to any group. if you've heard what we're trying to do here, i know other mayors across this bay area are trying to do, we're trying to unleash the talent and creativeness of all of our communities not to succumb to things that will suppress that talent and in order to do that, you've got to really erase these barriers that are created sometimes by our own ignorance and sometimes by what people think are playful things and yet they ar

when i am dealing with kids in possession of naked pictures of other kids. what are they going to do when i cite them? i didn't have answers or ones i didn't think were a comfortable fit when kids had these problems and started with kids after they were already in trouble and grew out of that because there was so much need in the school on the prevention side too, so it really is -- if i can get to the next one, the next slide. so yeah it's a proactive and reactive approach so it started on the reactive side. i think law enforcement is good at reacting to things so started with a program with the at risk kids that were already violators and grew to a prevention tool in the schools that law enforcement can present and oftentimes there are great nonprofits that have amazing programs but for a law enforcement officer in uniform to present it and not serious enough but my kids are going to get that i worked at cartoon network today. that's serious. that's what my kids are hearing about tonight, but law enforcement has a serious tone so we created this program fo

i sensed, talking to kids in st. louis, new orleans, even washington state, this is not just black kids. a lot of white kids are in trouble. so many of them are there for anger. they end up in the school-to- prison pipeline for fighting. talk to me about how you manage and what you see in your the angervis-a-vis that is inside of our babies. the school district needs strong and very present community partners. in many places, we are very lucky with that. on the east side or south central for the valley, you have community agencies who actually work with and training youth workers to support the students. in those places, it is huge and makes an enormous difference. , i know youst thing are angry. do you want to talk about that? as opposed to the consequence. let me understand what the issue is, let me see if i can listen, if there is a way i can direct support and help to you. then we can talk about other brunn. to pretend that is not on the table is absurd. do you have any idea what i am going through? the answer is

i know how to educate kids. not, ripped off the taxpayer, but i understand they hate competition. i don't work at the school. what they try to do is using me to close the school. john: thank you, ben chavez. the school board decides in a couple weeks. coming up, universal preschool. doesn't that sound warm and fuzzy? next, do kids even need school? this 14-year-old doesn't go to school. we talk to him next. ♪ ♪ john: some don't fight the blob, but escape it and home school. home schooling was once unusual, but as more people realize how bad the government monopoly is, more used it. one and a half million americans are home schooled, most go to college, most do better than the other kids in college. how does home schooling work? well, some parents act like teachers in a classroom. it's structured, but some have no rules letting the kids learn almost entirely op their own calledded unschooling, and it's getting more attention. 14-year-old jude steffers-wilson's unschooled, and jamie unschools her. amy milstein, wh

each special needs kids counts as two kids. when you figure out the per-capita spending you make your calculation that manner and they have two predefined the special needs of they get a double voucher. so they are calling the teachers unions blocked. the federal government wanted all states to adopt 55% fee limit and they said you were not getting any highway money unless you do. congress can do that with federal legislation money as well. if you don't fully voucherize districts in this manner you are not going to get federal money if you don't make those requirements all the way down the chain to the municipality's. see let me first say this. there are lots of people out there that believe let's have universal vouchers and let's voucherize but i'd actually don't believe that. i'm for choice but only when choice results in better outcomes and opportunities for everyone. the voucher programs that we have support at students first are geared towards low income kids who would otherwise be failing in school. i actually do think, t

it's 441-kids. they can call day or night and have a supportive ear to listen to any problems that folks may have. we are really there to help and provide support. >> cheryl: you have a brand-new program that you are developing with the help of tipping points and other community partners? >> we are thrilled. children's advocacy , a place where kids have been sexually abused can come and talk t so the folks so they have interview. all the people, city folks that are required by law to prosecute by law can be in that place. there are many centers a around the country but not in san francisco. so san francisco to protect children all in a comprehensive way. >> you are building a place. this is astonishing? >> we are renovate ago place in bay view on third street and opening this year. >> cheryl: and other place, that place is crowded. i've been there? >> we are ren oh vaigs elevate go. it's a wonderful victorian firehouse in the haight. we feel like firefighters were there 24/7 and it's very appropriat

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ri yeah, he's a good kid.ange part is i could have sworn irene's middle name was marie. no, it isn't. well, i can check-- i still have all our notes. all right, all right i had to tell him something. well, i don't know why but he just won't believe me when i tell him irene isn't my type. you sure she isn't? you're going to get on my back too? no, but i was just wondering if the reason why things didn't work out between you and irene was... well... what? well, maybe if you weren't just a little self-conscious about your hip? that's ridiculous. i'm glad to hear that because you really don't have anything to be self-conscious about. with that silvery mane twinkling blue eyes-- you're quite a package. what's your point? i guess i don't have one. it's just me running on the way i do. but there is one last little thing: i did notice that every time you went to the telescope to see irene you hid your cane. i just put it off to the side so i wouldn't trip over the damn thing. i knew there was a good reason. it must fe

getting kids to trust my teachers. my teachers to trust my kids. we have grown tremendously. as the show airs, we are four months beyond that airing. and it is a totally different environment. that hurdle has we are probably mid-air over that one. as i look back, that back leg is going to cross that one. our next hurdle is building stronger systems. we spend so much energy and effort on this part. it was important. i would not change anything at all. but i do know this -- this next opportunity for us is probably the most critical juncture, which is connecting our students with learning. and i'm seeing signs of that. our attendance from last year to this year is more than doubled. last year the average was 34% daily attendance. we are averaging between 7% and 80%. we're getting them to come to school. the beginning of the year, there were talking about their grades in letter grades. now they are talking about their grade point average and asking questions about act scores. where is the after-school program? i started that, and they did not want to come. here we are in january

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each special needs kids counts as two kids. when you figure out the per-capita spending you make your calculation that manner and they have two predefined the special needs of they get a double voucher. so they are calling the teachers unions blocked. the federal government wanted all states to adopt 55% fee limit and they said you were not getting any highway money unless you do. congress can do that with federal legislation money as well. if you don't fully voucherize districts in this manner you are not going to get federal money if you don't make those requirements all the way down the chain to the municipality's. see let me first say this. there are lots of people out there that believe let's have universal vouchers and let's voucherize but i'd actually don't believe that. i'm for choice but only when choice results in better outcomes and opportunities for everyone. the voucher programs that we have support at students first are geared towards low income kids who would otherwise be failing in school. i actually do think, t

each special needs kid counts as two kids. so when you figure out the per capita spending you just use, and make a calculation in that manner and have to redefine who is special needs so they get a double voucher. so this calling the teachers unions block. and when the federal government wanted all states to adopt 55% speed limit, they said you're not getting any highway money unless you do. well, you know, congress can do that with federal education money as well. if you don't fully voucherize the bottom quintile districts in this manner, you're not going to get the federal education money if you don't make those requirements all the way down the chain to the municipality. >> let me first say this. there are lots of people out there who believe that, let's have universal vouchers, et cetera. i don't agree with that. i am for choice, not for choice sakes but only one choice results in better outcomes of opportunities for kids. so the voucher programs that we support at studentsfirst are programs that are geared toward low-inco

i think i feel him with me when i'm talking to these kids. you're not supposed to bury your kids. that there is a reason that we were put on this path no matter whether we want to be here or not. we're not doing it for ty. we're doing it for all the other kids out there. 5:30 in the morning and we are headed to chelsea, oklahoma, two presentations for i stand for silent and then to the high school. as of yesterday, we have talked to 521 schools across the world. we've talked to a little over 618,000 kids. we don't charge to go in to a presentation or a school. we never will. sometimes schools will make a donation. we've been so busy trying to keep other kids from taking their own lives. >> how many of you in here right now have ever been picked on, bullied, put them up. get them up high. i love you. how many of you in here right now are bullies? >>> bullying got so bad at school that we feared for her safety. >> i thought he would stop and talk to me but instead he sped up and ran over me. searching for a bank designed for investors like you? tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 schwab bank was b

our kids need us.p to us and trust us to guide them in the right direction through life's challenges. it is now our responsibility to bring this message to the surface and stay active in our schools. let's create the opportunity for our kids to begin moving again and bring in physical activity to every school in america. thank you also much. [cheers and applause] >> thank you so much for having the opportunity to stand up in front of you today, what this cause means to me. and more privileged introduce a woman who has used her platform, and it is wallace to the forefront. she has inspired this country to take action, and my honor to present to you the first lady of the united states of america, michele obama. [cheers and applause] >> thank you so much. oh my goodness. yes. it is great to see you. it is a pleasure to be with all of you today. of course i want to start by thanking the eli manning! my gosh! for that very kind introduction. i am probably as excited to see him as i am to see all of you but

i show parents how to assert themselves with kids how to set limits on kids, so that it's not the kid dictating to you. i also show parents how to stop the bargaining to stop the negotiating. you've got these responsibilities you've got to do them. i'm not gonna negotiate your homework with you. you've gotta do your homework before you play video games. that's it, case closed or the video games are getting locked in a closet. it's as simple as pie. and so what happens is in the total transformation program, i show parents how to stop the arguing and stop the negotiating and bargaining and start focusing on this kid meeting his responsibilities in a way that's going to help him be successful. >> okay, so right away you're just gonna abolish that whole idea that the parent says, "my child doesn't understand what i'm saying," and, in turn, the child says "well, my parents don't understand what i'm feeling." >> right away, you're gonna feel like you're in control. and right away, that kid is gonna understand that if he's not in compliance it's he that's on the outside, not you. >> you're

i know how to educate kids. not, ripped off the taxpayer, but i understand they hate competition. i don't work at the school. what they try to do is using me to close the school. john: thank you, ben chavez. the school board decides in a couple weeks. coming up, universal preschool. doesn't that sound warm and fuzzy? next, do kids even need school? this 14-year-old doesn't go to school. we talk to him next. ♪ ♪music plays thank you orville and wilbur... ...amelia... neil and buzz: for proving there's nowhere we can't go. but, at some point... giant leaps gave way to baby steps... and with all due respect, you're history. if you taught us anything, it's that you can't cling to the past... if you want to create the future. that's why, instead of looking behind... delta is looking beyond. pushing u.s. aviation to new heights. all 80 thousand of us. busy investing billions in the industry's boldest moves. it's biggest advances in technology. bringing our passengers the best, the most spacious fleet in the sky. and e

i know how to educate kids.does not, ripped off the taxpayer, but i understand they hate competition. i don't work at the school. what they try to do is using me to close the school. john: thank you, ben chavez. the school board decides in a couple weeks. coming up, universal preschool. doesn't that sound warm and fuzzy? next, do kids even need school? this 14-year-old doesn't go to school. we talk to him next. ♪ ♪ john: some don't fight the blob, but escape it and home school. home schooling was once unusual, but as more people realize how bad the government monopoly is, more used it. one and a half million americans are home schooled, most go to college, most do better than the other kids in college. how does home schooling work? well, some parents act like teachers in a classroom. it's structured, but some have no rules letting the kids learn almost entirely op their own calledded unschooling, and it's getting more attention. 14-year-old jude steffers-wilson's unschooled, and jamie unschools her. amy milstein

this means phycal activity can helpour kids in the most important game of all -- life. >> "teen kidslebrating. this season marks 10 years that we've been on the air. each week, we're seen in more than 200 cities and in thousands of classrooms, and what makes us especially proud is that the program is broadcast to our country's military families all around the world. but instead of a victory lap, we're taking a look back. over the years, we've had lots of teen reporters. here's one of them. >> hi. i'm nicole, and this is josefina. we're on manhattan's famous fifth avenue, and we can't wait to see what's inside the american girl place. come with us. i started reading the "american girls" books when i was just a kid. here, the entire collection is on display. the series is fiction, and it takes place during important times in america's past. for example, felicity lives in virginia just before the start of the revolutionary war. and josefina was born on a ranch in new mexico in the early 1800s. wow, this place is amazing! it even has a hospital for dolls. don't worry, josefina. no shots.

these kids are not mentally ill. they are breaking under ho rendous set of circumstances and yes we can discuss resiliency and all these other things, but we have to have room in the conversation for our very sensitive kids as well. >> thank you so much. [applause] >> all right. one final thought from each of you and we have to wrap it up and i want to talk about your project and with the schools. >> i want us to think about -- as the day we have been challenging ourselves what we can do to make a contribution, one of the things to think about is the way in which i'm trying to address the problem of sensitivity and there are some kids of different thresholds and definitions and everyone has the right to their emotional truth and we need kids to learn more social skills and resiliency and all of these things that i am doing and never would have done it and hit me in the last year or two. i was going to do a chapter -- i am and kids on the spectrum of autism andace perers and targeted or initiated into perpetrating, wh