we have a break now, half an hour i will see you back here at 11:24 mark rothenberg and there is coffee and maybe some mochatino out in the lobby. [inaudible conversations] next the mayors from baltimore, irving new jersey and syracuse new york discuss least improving education through mentoring and urban school reform. this is part of a three day conference hosted by the u.s. conference of mayors. it's 55 minutes. >> -- sworn in as the 49th may year on february 4th, 2010. you just about had your one year anniversary. fantastic. his first elected to the baltimore city council at age 25 about six years ago -- [laughter] the youngest person ever elected to the city council but baltimore. in 2007 she created the city council of education committee dedicated to explicitly addressing the challenges facing the baltimore city public schools and exploring innovative solutions to address those needs. she also urged a baltimore school systems developed transitional years and intervention programs to services and engage incoming students for the city's middle schools and high schools in transition