only 20% of newark grads attend college. zuckerberg is part of a growing trend of venture philanthropists, investing huge sums in education reform. others are bill and melinda gates, t. boone pickens, and the andrew w. melon foundation. but some skeptics wonder if the $100 million gift to newark schools is just about generosity or if it's an effort to cast a more favorable light on a young billionaire who currently has an image problem. >> they're saying we stole the facebook page. did we? >> reporter: the hollywood movie opening next week raises questions about whether facebook, with its 500 million users, was in fact zuckerberg's idea. while new jersey officials await the specifics of the zuckerberg deal, most agree the devil will be in the details. >> we have existing statutes which governs the operation of school systems in this state, and it doesn't matter who donates what amount of money. those laws must be upheld. they must be followed and complied with. >> reporter: there is a buzz in the city tonight about the gift,

the headline of today's newark star ledger says is this really the way to fix newark schools. let's bring in the editor of the editorial page. tom, i'm sorry. thank you for joining us. >> glad to be here. >> first of all, are you -- where do you stand on this issue of whether this is pr or a good thing? >> i don't think anybody in newark cares whether he is or not. this is not only 100 million, it's a challenge grant. we're hoping for 200 million. that will be a big help. >> the newspaper says, is this really the right thing. what's that to promote? >> most i'm talking to are overjoyed about this. newark at this point, spends a billion dollars a year. this will be over four years. that's $20 million a year on top of a billion. it's not revolutionary in terms of the money. more charter schools. weakening tenure performance. merit pay for good teachers. >> how is this going to work? this is a $100 million transfer, a check? >> just taking shape today. they're having press conferences as we speak to explain the details. it's $100 million in stock that will be dispersed over five

newark must raise $100 million in matching funds. the city must also raise another $50 million to serve disadvantaged kids. in newark, 150 teachers have high hopes for the project. >> i'm so excited for what that could mean for the children and families. i could think of a billion stories right now. >> reporter: in a city where 45% of the students do not graduate from high school, education experts say newark is now taking on another enormous challenge. >> if they fail, every foundation, every mayor and governor is going to look at this as proof of why this will not work and may never happen again. >> reporter: but they're determined to make newark a model for success. oprah asked if zuckerberg was doing this in an effort to improve his image considering a new movie that is coming out. his reply -- no. he says it's just a movie and his real life is nowhere near that dramatic. >> rehema ellis on this big story in newark, new jersey. thanks. >>> now to a drama we've been following in south america. encouraging news to report tonight ab

>> rehema els in newark tonight starting us off. and another reminder about our upcoming series "education nation." it's a nationally broadcast summit, an indepth conversation about approving education in this country. evything you just heard discussed over several days and across all the networks of nbc. it all starts this coming sunday. >>> health in the news tonight. first, the government took rare action against what was a blockbuster diabetes drug, avandia. after a long running controversy about avandia's heart attack risks, the fda today put such tight restrictions on it that sales in this country are expected to plunge to almost zero. meanwhile, regulators in europe today said avandia would no longer be available at all. and there are serious new warnings tonight about the dangers on the athletifield for young athletes. on capitol hill in washington, the conversation today was about concussions. too often associated just with football. doors now say crippling concussions are showing up among a wide variety of athletes and gir

>> glor: a new day for newark. one city's troubled schools officially receive $100 million from their new facebook friend. i'm jeff glor. also tonight, flood zone. rising floodwaters threaten wide areas of the upper midwest. dead heat-- new polls show california's multi-million-dollar governor's race is too close to call. and mystery disease. this teenaged boy is among the hundreds of thousands who suffer from a disorder many doctors don't recognize. how his family's leading the fight for a cure. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: good evening. $100 million is a lot of money, no matter when it comes along, but in the middle of an economy still struggling and when many public schools across this country are suffering badly, it means that much more. the city benefitting from the gift is newark, new jersey, about 10 miles from new york city. the school system's benefactor is facebook billionaire mark zuckerburg, and today he joined top city and city offic

newark, new jersey. disenfranchised black residents riots for six days. in the end, 26 people killed and the city entered a period it still hasn't recovered from 43 years later. on top of the list of problems, a broken educational system failing its students. fast forward to 2010, newark schools are still ranked lowest performing. that despite the state took control 15 years ago. teachers are still making bank. among the highest paid of any district in the garden state. now though, a series of milestones with the blessing of chris christie, the mayor is taking back control of his schools and he's got some big time help. facebook founder, mark zuckerberg, to the tune of a $100 million grant. >> after we make the changes in newark, it will be a symbol that can be replicated across the country. >> he has challenged others to match him. mayor booker announced this morning on msnbc that he's nearly halfway there. >> i believe that newark, new jersey could help lead america back, but we have to let america lea

he's not from newark. he has no relationship to our city but a lot of things of newark he believed, leadership at the state level, city level, also the local level, signs of success that we've had, innovations go on that are already extraordinary, that he wanted to be involved with. >> you heard the mayor of new york city take on teacher union say we are going to eliminate tenure, base it on merit, achievement. are you able to do the same thing in newark? >> the teachers union cannot be bashes, we can't start on the attack. we need to invite everybody to the table. but we're going to affirm what our community values are. let me tell you some things already. "wall street journal" had an article about a newark school, extraordinary young teacher, performing at incredible levels, but he was last one hires. what happened? though some peer teachers were scoring low in evaluations he was the first one fired. that was a blow to our school, to our children, and it doesn't reflect the newark community standard. the

this is newark's moment.generosity of mark zuckerberg. that's an amazing tool in our tool box, but it will be the architects which has to be the people of the city of newark. >> mr. governor, how exciting. it shines a great light on new jersey. it shine it is light on education, so positive. >> we started this at the beginning of our term, taking on the fights that have been taking on. >> you guys are working together, shoulder to shoulder. >> thrills our parties that cory and i work together. we've been friends for a long time. we agree on so many things that our view is, especially on the issue of education, that we need to take this on and we need to take it on directly and we need to do it for the kids of our state. >> again, doing it and working together, democrats and republicans, mr. mayor, in this day and age, that doesn't happen. it is so pathetic that adults get an ideological corners, scream and yell, call each other names and forget about the kids who have been left behind in newark. >> the tug of

most americans and most newarkers agree on most issues. great teachers should get celebrated and rewarded. kids need more time on task. more learning time. there are a lot of generalities that are ingredients to high performing schools that most newarkers will come to the same con cruises on and once we having conclusions are are we willing to hold ourselves accountable for making the realities manifest. and that means doing difficult things like saying we need to figure out a better way to pay and incentivize teachers around hold the failing ones accountable. very few people are going argue with the fact that we have the majority of our teachers are good but those at the bottom we protect and protect them too much. these are the kind of things if the community comes together and do a real engagement process people tend to take ownership over what is happening and you can build a lot of momentum towards the end you want to accomplish. we have thrown down the gauntlet. >> geraldo: do you share the governor's feeling it is the leadership of

newark must raise $100 million in matching funds.d kids. in newark, 150 teachers at the spark academy have high hopes for the project. >> i'm so excited for what that could mean for the children and the faepmilies. >> reporter: in the city where 45% of the students do not graduate from high school, education experts say newark is now taking on another enormous challenge. >> if they fail, every foundation, every mayor and every governor will look at this as proof of why this may never work and it may never happen again. >> reporter: but the governor and the mayor and the philanthropists say they're determined to make newark a model for success. rehema ellis, newark, new jersey. >>> starting tomorrow, nbc news presents education nation, a week-long look at what's wrong with our schools and what can be done to fix them. it all begins tomorrow at noon eastern. two-hour town hall with teachers hosted by brian williams. be sure and tune in for that. >>> american hiker sara shourd is expressing thanks after finally being granted to a privat

please tune in to know what's going on in newark.ig promoter of the city since head's been mayor there. now beginning in the second term. governor chris christie tune in "oprah" on friday, great things to come for education in newark. a big day. >> i follow cory booker on twitter. he's a mayor of a different kind. because he responds to his constituents on twitter. he goes and fixes houses and potholes. a guy who uses social networking in a way that other politicians will follow in the future. let me ask you about some of the criticism of the plan, that, one, it's a pr move to sort of blunt some of the criticism that the founder of one of the -- the co-founders of facebook will face with the new movie coming out. and, two, already newark has one of the highest rates of money per child spent. and that has not

newark schools stha.t. >> it s not because of the money. we know that. and newark schools are some of the worst in the world. also per pupil spending is hawaii at these schools. we're talking about how money will be spent. nice thing about this donation is reportedly it will be targeted to certain reforms. the mayor of newark will be able to use to it expand charter schools and for teacher evaluation system and so forth. it's -- money targeting reforms that we know can be affected. >> are they going to change? does this have potential all of this momentum to change the way democratic party thinks about education? there have been big protector of union interest. not childrens. >> skablgtly. give barack obama credit. i did say thing that's got the teacher's union upset. let's say the problem is not with the school system failing. the problem is that this corrupt school system is working for adults and for teachers unions and politicians and bureaucrats. not working for the kids. >> we have to take one more

newark must raise $100 milli in matching funds. the city must also raise another $50 million to serve disadvantad kids. in newark, 150 teachers at the kip spark academy have high hopefor the project. >> i am so excited aut what it could mean for the children and the families. >> reporter: in a city where 45% of the students do not graduate from high school, education experts say newark is now taking on another enormous challenge. >> if they fail, every foundation, every mayor and governor will look at this as proof of why this will never work and it may never happen agai >> reporter: but the governor, the mayor and t philanthrist say they areetermined to make newark aodel for success. >>> we wanto let you know nbc news will ve a special week-long series looking at the state of america's schools. we call it "education nation." rockefelleplaza is being transformed as we speak. there will be interactive exhibits you canake part in here and at home. we'll tak you outside and show you more of the exhibits and what we have planned. >> al

newark have among the lowest test scores and graduation rates. the $100 million donation would be one-eighth of newark's entire annual operating budget of $8900 million for its schools. his fortune has been estimated at least at $2 billion. again, mark zuckerberg according to "the new york times" ready to give 100 million bucks s ts tok and announce it tomorrow on "oprah." >>> today marks six months since the passage of health care meaning the law's key components go in effect and insurers will no longer be able to impose a lifetime spending gap or ban children with pre-existing conditions. parents will be able to keep their kids on their health plans until age 26. . >>> backyard gathering in virginia yesterday, president obama touted the new provisions and called out republicans who threatened to repeal the law. . >>> right now there is a political debate going on about should we maybe repeal the health care act or, you know, because this is part of big government and you've heard the republican leader in the house saying that's going to be one

mayor, cory booker, a democrat, but a reformer to take charge of the newark schools.ig development? >> it's a big development not so much because of the money. because we all know that newark schools in particular-- >> are some of the worst in the world. >> some of the worst, but also per pupil, high already in the school and the nice thing about the donation, reportedly it will be conditioned or be targeted to certain reforms, the mayor of newark will be able to use it to expand charter schools and for teacher evaluation systems and so forth. so, it's money targeting reforms that we know can be effective. >> paul: are they going to change-- does it have the potential, bill, all of this momentum to change the way that democratic party thinks about education? because there have been the big protector of union interests, not children's interests. >> exactly. if barack obama credits during the campaign, he did say some thing that got the teacher's unions very upset. let's say look, not that the problem that the school system is failing, the problem is the corrupt system

it stemmed from a new friendship formed with newark mayor cory booker.en is joining me now to talk about this. that's a whole lot of cash that will go to newark. >> they must be very, very good friends. >> let's talk about the school system there and why the need is so great. >> it has become synonymous with so many things that are bad in urban america and the city itself. cory booker is in his second term and very charismatic, very personable figure and been making a lot of efforts to try to get private donations to help out newark because they can't raise the money themselves. this is a good example of how successful he has been. there are other grants and other money he has attracted, as well. $100 million is a huge amount of money. i think the budget for the school system is $800 million a year. that gives you a sense of how significant this is. it's unclear exactly how the money is going to be used. mayor has to come up with a plan that mr. zuckerberg will approve and newark has been under state control for the last 10 or 15 years, the school system

although newark teachers are the highest paid in the state, the results have not been good.wful some would say. 45% of students do not graduate high school there. an advocate for education reform and executive director of excellent education for everyone. that's the school choice advocacy group founded by the newark mayor cory booker and the relationship between zuckerberg and cory booker that resulted, right? >> he is compelling. >> charismatic guy. >> you talk about any kind of social change and issues in schools, in particular, you'll note he is focused on teacher quality and really cares about that and education choice and charters. >> zuckerberg has no ties to new jersey that i know of, right? >> the rumor is they met and he did his thing. you know. >> he does what cory booker does. also, critics will say, look, take a look at these statistics from newark, they've been in state control since 1995 and 45% of students don't graduate and only 25% of those that do graduate go to a four-year college and 24% need remedial help in math and english and here's the question from

the investment he's making newark can create a model of uniform.w york city with 1.2 million kids we're 45,000, we can show the nation quickly what a complete model for school and education reform can be. >> you're spending gis as much as other schools on the country in kids $22,000, $26,000 plus per student in newark system. it's not a matter of money. >> new york it's not. as mayor bloomberg said, we have a system that is funding things that just don't work, which funding broken ideas we have a belief if we put money into broken ideas they're going to produce educational challenge. this in is

in newark, abc 7 news. >> sorry we didn't that on the screen. thanks a lot. still no sign of a body that might have been dumped in a pitsberg landfill. police suspect frederick salas coulding one of the victims in a string of murder that's left four others dead. flif pittsburgh tonight, how long the investigation will stave focused there? >> investigators just told us another two more days. that is how long it's going to take searchers to get through the piece of traffic that has come in here from herk you'll ease over the course of a five-day period thchl sk done by volunteers who are here at this landfill on their labor day holiday. for the fourth day, trucks went into the keller canyon landfill but not much in the way of clues came out. >> they're hoping to get to the last piece of debris. >>> a team of 20 tipped through 3,000 pounds of trash in the hunt, police say they did find one lead late yesterday. >> the only thing they've found is a piece of letterhead with a hercules address on. it's not related to this case. >> it's not much but enough to confirm

why facebook.c says he's giving a huge donation to newark public schools. next time on... amazing thing is not that everybody isot saved. the amazing this is that anydy is saved! and then: all i knows, i don't want anyone to go to hell. but its not my choice. next time on... ♪ >>> facebook.com founder mark zuckerberg is making official his$100 million donation to newark, new jersey, public schools. the 26-year-o became one of hi-tech's biggest philanthropists. he did grow up nearby. he picked newark for the gift because he believes in these guys. you see them there with him. the governor an mayor and stanford gradua. educati is paramount. >> every child deserves a good educatn. right now that's not happening. (applause) >> you know, i mean, i've had a lot of opportunities in my life. a lot of that comes from having gone to really good schools. i just wanna do what i can to make sure that everyone has those sameopportunities. >> new york syste has low test scores and graduation rates and has been taken over by the state for poor magement. that's cory booker. you can watc op

why facebook.com says he's giving a huge donation to newark public schools. you can see man: we need a sofa. something i can stretch out on! woman: ooh... that will go with those lamps my mother gave us. or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! how about a nice home for our tv? how about doors to hide that drive-in theater? how about a cowhide rug? yee-haw! and the snacks? get their own place. let the marathon begin! ♪ >>> facebook.com founder mark zuckerberg is making official his $100 million donation to newark, new jersey, public schools. the 26-year-old became one of hi-tech's biggest philanthropists. he did grow up nearby. he picked newark for the gift because he believes in these guys. you see them there with him. the governor and mayor and stanford graduate. education is paramount. >> every child deserves a good education. right now that's not happening. (applause) >> you know, i mean, i've had a lot of opportunities in my life. a lot of that comes from having gone to really good schools. i just wanna do wha

. >>> major changes are coming to the newark, new jersey, public school system.hanks to a donation of $100 million. the money is coming from 26-year-old billionaire and facebook founder mark zuckerberg. understandably the city is thrilled. the big question is how will the money be spent. ron allen now joins us. before we talk about this incredible donation, there's not a shortage of money coming into the school district. it's about how the money has been spent in the past. >> right, and who controls the money. the state has been under control for 15 years. the test scores are so low. the graduation rate is so low. the deal mark zuckerberg is making is he wants the mayor of newark to be in charge of the school system. that's the string that comes with the gift. apparently, of course, they're going to go for that. the governor will will have some veto authority. he's reformed minded mayor. he'll do things like more charter schools, higher standards for teachers, higher standards for pupils. things that teachers unions tend not to like. it could cause friction. but

in newark we want to be the first. a lot of people are getting excited about that.ids and we can do it. >> but will $100 million and $200 million if it becomes that much really be the answer? because you already spend $990 million on education in your city every year. and it's still failing. >> yeah look people need to be honest enough to say now that we in america have shown that increased education spending does not mean increased educational performance. we outspend so many of our competitor nations. but we are way behind them on math, on reading, and the like. so it's not the money you spend. it's really how you use the money. and we have a lot of challenges to making sure we can make strategic investment. what this money does is gives us the ability to leverage that money, without strings, to find ways to create changes within the system that are going to produce over the long term dramatic results and outcomes we desire. >> what is the number one change that needs to take place? >> the number one change in all of america because newark is not unique with our a

the 26-year-old kid with a grown-up checkbook, and no direct ties to newark?he young man who created the social networking site with more than 500 million users, from his harvard dorm room. >> there's an enormous sense of pride. >> reporter: he's the young man who is now number 35 on "forbes" magazine's list of richest americans. higher than apple ceo steve jobs. and he's also clearly a man who understands timing and perhaps diversion. his announcement tomorrow on "oprah" comes the same day as the release of the new feature film, "social network," which depicts him as ruthless. >> your actions could have permanently ruined everything that i've been working on. >> reporter: was he foreshadowing the timing of the announcement when he spoke to us this summer? >> people don't care about what someone says about you in a movie. they care about what you build. >> reporter: whatever the motivation, his gift is a milestone in philanthropy, rivaling donations from bill gates, 28 years his senior. >> now we have people barely old enough to shave giving their millions awa

well, newark was one of the worst school systems. only half of the students graduate. only a fifth go on to four-year colleges. the rest sadly become werewolves. but critics question the timing of the donation. they say the billionaire is simply polishing his image due to the released of the film "the social network" that talks about facebook and zuckerberg's rise to riches and fame. it paints him as a socially awkward, jerky jerk face, jerk. they say the donation is expected on friday on something called "the oprah winfrey show" whatever that is. it can't be more exciting than a dancing baby el -- elephant playing harmonica. >> good luck competing with that oprah show. is this timing a coincidence with the movie coming out? >> i think, yeah. he had no idea that the timing of this would be so spot on. >> i was screaming and talking. >> who is down there? who is down there? >> how long have you worked here? >> apparently chelsea invaded our crew room. that will not happen normally. >> speaking of mammary glands. >> thanks for the memories guys. >> the movie portrays the

>>. >> i think newark is fortunate.n chicago we receive about $7,000 per kid so we rely heavily on philanthropy. i think the way we help reform the overall system we show examples of success that in fact, we can in fact, have schools in low income communities, yet produce strong academic outcomes and having outstanding teachers and fewer kids in the classroom and longer days and more days is what works. >> you focus, too, on the relationship with the teacher and the student. you believe that is sort of one of the hallmarks of learning, right? >> absolutely. safe and nurturing environment is the key to having great academic outcome. we need to meet the needs of the student and the emotional and social and psychological needs of our students because whether that occurs, then a child is ready to learn. >> then, greg, again, i mentioned your success but i just want to point out once again that 99% of your alumni graduate from a high school and 83% go on to a four-year college or university. that is absolutely fantastic. whe

the 26-year-old will announce a donation to the newark, new jersey school system. there's no connection between the creator and the town. he just met with the mayor and talked about plans for the school system. >> a hundred million dollars. >> not bad. >> well, taking a live look outside, stick around, we'll have the forecast in 2 1/2 minutes. first, here's last night's winning powerball numbers. ,, [ ehrlich ] annapolis -- if they have their way, we're facing a mountain of debt and a massive tax increase. employers will continue to leave our state, taking their jobs with them. the next four years will impact the next decade, so we've put together a road map to 2020. a plan that brings jobs back to maryland by reducing spending and lowering taxes. let's make the maryland we love not just good, but great. now let's get down to work. >>> hello, don. bge is busy this morning. at least, several trees blocked the roadways. we're looking at bumpton road between shepherd and old york road. and several trees have fallen. we know damage overaround mumpton and wesley chapped

they are the students of newark, new jersey's public schools.the ceo's $100 million donation. >> for somebody to give back to newark and the kids of newark is wonderful. >> reporter: the 26-year-old biggest charitable contribution is headed to one of the nation's lowest performing school districts. just 40% of newark's students learn to read and write by third grade. and only 46% graduate from high school. this, despite spending nearly $20,000 per pupil, the highest in the state. zuk kerberg, who attended harvard university and is the subject of the soon-to-be-released film "the social network" is not the first billionaire to earmark private funds for failing schools. last year, bill and melinda gates promised $90 million to the memphis school district and another $100 million to help students in tampa zuk kerberg is working with newark's democratic mayor, a rising star in new jersey politics who zuk kerberg is now counting on to turn around the state's largest school district. >> he's going to have to be bold and he's going to have to be innova

and why to newark? is there something behind this sudden grand donation?" and a tech entrepreneur who's a facebook friend said, "mr. zuckerberg's $100 million donation does not alter my opinion of him or of facebook. i am, however, interested to know more about why he chose newark, what are his objectives in supporting education and, recognizing that he's only 26, is this an indication of a broader philanthropic strategy?" zuckerberg said today he does indeed plan to continue donating to education. whether he will continue to maintain a more public profile remains to be seen. in the meantime, he hopes facebook will grow beyond the half billion people who have already signed up. >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day: house speaker nancy pelosi would not rule out a vote on extending tax breaks for the middle class before the november elections. and wall street ended the week on an up note. the dow jones industrial average gained nearly 200 points. now back to hari sreenivasan in our newsroom for what's on the newshour online. hari. >> sreeniva

only 20% of newark grads attend college.t of a growing trend of venture philanthropists investing huge sums in education reform. others are bill and melinda gates, t. boone pickens and the andrew mellon foundation. some skeptics wonder if the gift from zuckerberg to newark schools is just about generosity or if it's an effort to cast a more favorable light on a young billionaire who currently has an image problem. >> they're saying we stole the facebook. >> reporter: the movie opening next week raises questions about whether facebook with its half a billion users was, in fact, zuckerberg's idea. while new jersey officials await the specifics of the zuckerberg deal, most agree the devil will be in the details. >> we have existing statutes which govern the operation of school systems in this state. and it doesn't matter who donates what amount of money. those laws must be upheld. they must be followed and they must be complied with. >> that was nbc's rehema ellis reporting. check that out. because starting tomorrow that is the

it remains to be seen what happens in newark. to fail even with his infusion of cash. in which case the money may not do anything to help his legacy. >> it has been welcomed and heralded bigtime by cory booker and chris christie. >> who both themselves have had tough summers politically in terms of their image. they could use the uptick in the polls. >> let's hope it all ultimately plays out with the kids and does a wonderful thing for education there. i know you'll be covering it. >> thanks so much, alex. >>> a violent fistfight between two girls is posted on the internet again. you won't believe who was egging them on. my name is vonetta, and i suffer from allergies. [ male announcer ] we asked zyrtec® users what they love about their allergy relief, and what it lets them do. the thing i love most about zyrtec® is that it allows me to be outside. [ male announcer ] we bet you'll love zyrtec®, too -- or it's free. [ vonetta ] it is countdown to marshmallow time. [ woman laughs ] so, you want me to be super amazing right from the

while the odds of the hurricane earl not a strike newarks to become directly.r, kimberly sakamoto. - new york city. what about happen? >> currently, the city has plans in place that would happen and hunker down. the problem is that there would be very little time to prepare because hurricanes are difficult to predict and are fast moving. experts say that there's only hours to issue evacuation mornings before a storm hits. the main problem with over 8 million people the big apple this most densely populated city in the nation. based on studies, officials of found that are vulnerable, low- lying areas would have to leave before the evacuation came in part bottom line? scientists predict that if it hits newark city? there would not be enough time to get a pretty out. -test new york city. for more on the south what's on the web with kimberlee sakamoto. www.kron.com ♪ >> it is still hot out there today. inland, the north bay, the south bay, temperatures in the '90s. even triple digits, a few of those. one at 00 = fairfield! cooler on the coastline with 100 and fairf

newark is every city usa.s as a nation with low expectations. we tolerate whats a cancer on our country which is a low achievement of young people. it's the biggest national security threat in america is our failure to achieve. >> what do you do first? >> first thing you have to do is change the conversation in the country and we've got to pull people together to support our schools in ways we haven't before. right now americans drive by public schools every day and don't give their energy, their support, don't support their kids. from parents to clergy to community leaders, everybody has to get involved and it has to be a movement. so before we start any plans about what we're going to do on teaching or crick curriculum, we want to start with community because they to lead. from the civil rights movement, there has to be a grassroots -- >> is it fair to put it on parents when a vast majority of parents do everything they can. >> i agree but there are things we can do better. it's not about blame, it's about a