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now back to the pbs newshour. and thank you. >> woodruff: finally tonight, our series on teachers, testing and accountability. on monday and tuesday, we heard from philanthropist melinda gates of the gates foundation. and diane ravitch, a historian and former assistant secretary of education. tonight, we listen to teachers. ray suarez recently moderated a conversation, organized by wnet in new york city, featuring educators from each of the city's five boroughs. it's part of our american graduate project sponsored by the corporation for public broadcasting and the bill and melinda gates foundation. >> suarez: earlier this spring we invited teachers to talk about the crisis. they are kalila brand, amanda moskowitz, a science at math teacher at p.s. 279. captain man well rivera middle school. seth cupperman, a science teacher at manhattan's high school for math, science and engineering, jean raleigh for p.s. 19 in stat tan island and babson wang, a math teacher at by a side high school in queens. i wanted to talk to

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major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> growing up in arctic norway, everybody took fish oil to stay healthy. when i moved to the united states almost 30 years ago, i could not find an omega-3 fish oil that worked for me. i became inspired to bring a new definition of fish oil quality to the world. today, nordic natuls is woing to fulfill our mission of bringing omega-3s to everyone, because we believe omega-3s are essential to life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: aftershocks from wisconsin's recall election were still resonating today after republican scott walker convincingly turned back a challenge from democrat tom barrett in a bitterly fought contest. >> the election is done. we don't have opponents anymore. >> ifill: scott walker was back on the job in wisconsin today after becoming the first governor in u.s. history to survive a recall. >> tonight, we tell wis

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