the state education department is working to find out what role the school is doing. >>> while spring break is right around the corner, time to think about water safety classes for kids. so important. the ymca in boulder is partnering with the boulder district to offer swim lessons for kindergarteners. they started the program to reduce the drowning rate in the county. the y toals us that three or four kids in their area drown every year in this age group. the goal is to make the kids comfortable in the water while teaching them how to swim at the edge of the pool. >> i remember my kids were that age and we threw them in there >> get them started. >>> 5:46. comedian bill cosby is still fighting sexual charges. he is trying to get his wife to not testify. >>> wet snow blowing around here, snowing through the morning tomorrow but by noon -- before noon, i think we are clear. and sunny. here is the snow forecast for you, two to four inches metro area, slights slightly higher amounts south of the county road. and then it moves to northern colorado. again, we are done, done, done by noon t

of new york where he served as chief extiff officer of the state education department and as president of the university of the state of new york. at the time of his appointment, dr. king was one of the nation's youngest state education leaders and the first african-american and puerto rican to serve as a new york state education commissioner. dr. king also brings to his role extensive experience leading urban public schools that are closing the achievement gap and preparing students to enter, succeed in and graduate from college. prior to his appointment as senior deputy commissioner in the new york state department of education, he served as managing director with uncommon schools, a non-profit charter management organization that operates some of the highest performing urban public schools in new york, new jersey and massachusetts. dr. king earned a botch lore of arts in government from harvard. a master of arts in teaching of social studies from columbia, a jurist doctorate from yale and a dock rat in education in educational administrative practice from columbia.

of new york where he served as chief executive officer of the state department -- state education department and as president of the university of the state of new york. at the time of his appointment dr. king was one of the nation's youngest state education leaders and the first african-american and puerto rican to serve as a new york state education commissioner. dr. king also brings to his role extensive experience leading urban public schools that are closing the achievement gap and preparing students to enter, succeed in and graduate from college. prior to his appointment as senior deputy commissioner in the new york state department of education, he served as managing director with uncommon schools, a non-profit charter management organization that operates some of the highest-performing urban public schools in new york, new jersey and massachusetts. dr. king earned a bachelor of arts in government from harvard, a master of arts in teaching of social studies from columbia, a juris doctorate from yale and a doctorate in education and educational administrative practice from c

waitlist for charter schools across the commonwealth, according to new numbers from the state education department. the waitlist is now a major focus point as the charter school debate heats up. the number of schools -- critics argue they are overstated. emily: police are looking for these two people in connection with a violent crash. one is accused of trying to stab an officer with a syringe during a stop yesterday. he led the officer on a chase, where the officer wrecked his cruiser. the other passenger and he are now on the run. a college student is under arrest after an alleged road yesterday morning in wellesley. a driver slowed down as he approached construction, and that is when police say he rolled down his window and pointed a gun at the driver. he will be in court today. randy: at a boston intersection, topping the list as most dangerous. according to a report, there were more than 100 crashes where west street meets pleasant street over a three-year period. the report also found deadly crashes in the state are up 2% since 2014. it is due prices and longer distances being driven. emily:

the state education department has posted links for parents. e is a call for every school district and county office of education to let parents know about this and how to opt out for this because you could very well be going along and you have no idea your child's records are going to be released during this lawsuit. >> and i'm at our elementary school every single day and this is the first i'm hearing of this from you. >> same with me. i have kids k through 12. it's very interesting. we are going to get a link on our website for people to take a look at this. and the parents who are fighting this, you should know, have actually brought up why not give all the information without an identifying record? without the kids' names? >> right. without a link. >> it's a possible that could change. >> thank you, pam. >>> a florida teenager was arrested after sheriff's deputies say he set up a fake medical practice and posed as a doctor. 18-year-old malachi robinson is charged with practicing medicine without a license. they say he performed an exam on a

. >> reporter: the state education department has posted links for parents but there's a call for everycounty office of education in california to let parents know about the case and how to opt out. we have a link on our website, ktvu.com, to the identity theft resource center where you can read more about what's at stake and also get the documents you need to fill out if you want your child's records to be excluded. >>> it's not time for our app of the week. today, it's a san francisco startup trying to make birth- control affordable and more accessible to women. it's called more asked and their web-based apps -- is called norex and the web best -- web-based app allows limit order birth-control and have it delivered a few hours later. let's talk about accessibility here in the united states versus other countries. here you have to go to the doctor, get a prescription versus other countries free don't necessarily need one. >> exactly. in over half the countries of the world, birth-control is over-the-counter. you can go and pick it up. and a lot of other countries, it's over-the-counter

it happens by the state and the district working together. >> reporter: the state department of education is sending a warning out and message to students this morning, if they run into any trouble while they are testing. they should report those problems immediately, administrators say reporting those problems and hitting the issue head on is the best way experienced last year. of course we'll continue to monitor this throughout the day and week and bring you issues as we hear them. for now reporting live at hillsborough high school, >>> 5:34. new developments, an army staff sergeant assigned to the pentagon is held without bond now in a virginia jail. ronald hamilton is facing murder charges after police say he shot and killed his wife and officer. officials say he killed officer ashley guindon as she responded to a domestic violence call at his home. she was a rookie officer killed on her first day on the job. she was a graduate of emery riddle rid yeurvet in florida. one of her professors was heart broken on news of her death. >> i go to certain news sights. one of them had the headli

education we're paying for. we pay our taxes and those taxes are used to fund public schools. us. >> reporter: the state department of education is also sending a message to students this morning, if they notice any sort of problems as they take the tests they should report it immediately. administrators say that is the best way to tackle an issue, right away. of course we'll be monitoring the situation today and throughout the rest of the week and bring you any information about any possible problems as we get them. reporting live, rodney dunigan, abc action news. >>> new this morning, more money will get poured into florida school system, an extra $458 million to be exact. boiling down to an extra cent per student, each now getting $7,178 a year. agreed on the amount yesterday. but the big change, lawmakers will only use state tax dollars to pay for the increase. since property taxes are not used the property tax rates charged by school districts will go down slightly this fall. >>> new information this morning, we now know the name of the man who was killed when his boat flipped in hillsborough county over the

state's data. >> the state department of education responded by saying that the school violence data is self-reported by the schools and there is some degree of subjectivity. >>> a history merry christmas aking trip that is getting reaction. president obama is traveling to cuba cuba. >>> dear parents, sorry about that. the report sent home from school that wasn't exactly meant for them to see. >>> and janice is here. >> we had a beautiful sunny day today, a little on the chilly side. >>> at 5:30 an nypd officer hit by a car. the encounter with the man [ male announcer ] 20 minutes after you quit smoking your blood pressure decreases. after 2 days your chance of heart attack drops. and 1 year after you quit your risk of heart disease is cut in half. but right now... [ flatline ] ...you're a heart attack every cigarette makes you sick. quit smoking today. . >>> it's been 14 months now since the obama administration began opening the doors to a relationship with the communist nation of due cuba. to solidify his foreign policy legacy with this visit. but critics say while a presidential visit to that com

it's the state's data reported by city schools. >> the state department of education says the data is reported by schools. >> coming up, out of the sky -- witnesses spring into action when a sightseeing helicopter crashes into water. >>> and a man tackled. a couple of crooks put him in a choke hold. what the thieves were fighting so hard to steal. >> and an abandoned puppy once almost frozen to death is full of life tonight. >>> tonight investigators are trying to figure out what caused that. that was a helicopter crashing off the coast of hawaii. near the uss arizona memorial. witnesses dove into the water to help rescue the five people on board. >> i saw it splash down. we stopped, two people popped out, i jumped in, there were three people in the water. there was a woman in the water. got her to shore. >> everyone on board was taken to the hospital. a 16-year-old boy is in critical condition. >>> and the man accused of a brooklyn street. the suspect is shown in a black coat and a white shirt. he allegedly put his arm around a girl and tried to grab the victim but she managed to bre

move from district to district or state to state that right here in virginia so there's really no more important responsibility here at the department of education or out in the one hundred and thirty two school divisions that keeping kids safe we're taking some difficult questions to the state department of education and federal organizations which focus not only on your children's education but their safety as well. our special investigation dishonor roll airs tonight at six. laura geller thirteen years now but parts of hampton roads on inch or so snow this morning areas farther to the north saw even more of this is video right here from charlottesville to see the snow blanketing the ground at uva university canceled classes today because of the snow. jeff we're dealing with more of a rain event right now correct yeah definitely no snow but we don't have a lot of heavy rain will come a little bit later tonight or really more like tomorrow hopefully after the morning rush hour. this is a shot as you can see from dawn to kiss behind the visibility is a little better but we're going to high atop the station and if you're watching just a half an h

. >>> north carolina schools may be making a mistake that could cost the state federal education funding. the u.s. department of education send state education leaders a warning after they found that schools fail to testing of students on state exams last year. wral education reporter, lly hinchcliffe, joins us this morning to talk about this. good to have you here. >> thank you. >> are interesting, how did you come across this story? >> we were one of 13 ates that received a letter from the u.s. department of education. wanted to know every school that failed to testing of students. the simulated we had more than 300 schools in our state that did not testing of students. >> how many students are supposed to be tested each school year? >> 95% of all students. when i looked at the data the north carolina schools a sentiment, some schools did not even come close. >> wake unty schools are on that list? >> yes. more than 30 schools including 23 of the 27 high schools. i reached out to wake schools and acknowledge the taxing very few of our high schools test 95% of students. i found that night delhi actually had

state's data reported by city schools. >> and we reached out to the state department of education for their take on this report. we have not heard back from them just yet, but we're still working on that for later today. reporting live from city hall, >> ida, thank you for that. >>> we have breaking news from morris county new jersey, there's been some type of construction accident in the town of whippany out there and two workers are trapped. a generator fell on top of them and chopper 4 is en route to that accident and we will bring you more information as it comes into our newsroom. stay tuned, please. >>> right now bill bratton joining the fight to get apple to crack into the iphone of a suspected terrorist. looking at a live picture, our news conference expected to start with manhattan district attorney sy vance. apple refused. the company said that creating a back door to the iphone was too dangerous because that technology could end up in the hands of hackers. bratton said no device should be beyond the reach of a court-ordered search warrant. we'll have much more on this and what the commissioner has to

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we're here in morgan hill, one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the state department of educationt her attention to have personal affirmation of school children released. the mother of two says the recent court order will force, to provide appropriate services mandated by the law. >> reporter: and morgan hill, rob fladeboe kron 4 news. try >> reporter: to clean up its act, bart is hiring overnight cleanup crews to concentrate on its busiest and dirtiest stations. embarcadero, montgomery street and more. it takes each three-person crews six weeks to clean one station from top to bottom. and because this claim is that that does because this team is dedicated able calling all over again. maureen kelly kron 4 news. --they will clean all over agin.-- again. >> catherine:the f-b-i is investigating the brother of a san bernardino shooter. coming up. >> catherine:why tech giant, apple, is getting involved. >> catherine: apple has been fighting the government to break into that ponce that it will weekend is over ross securities the center apple ceo since they were not comply. some social a

following a cyberattack and a number of other issues with last year's fsa testing the state department of education has put a number of measures in place to ensure the same problems do not happen this year. coming up in a live report, why some parents say it's simply not enough. >> we don't need to make america great again. america never stopped being [ cheering and applause ] >> fresh attacks on donald trump as candidates duke it out ahead of super tuesday but it was marco rubio who had everyone roaring when he knocked the gop frontrunner. >> i've been away from my two daughters at a very important time in their life. >> shakedown at the oscars. a lot of you are still talking about this hilarious moment when chris rock got hollywood a- listers to open their wallets and purses and hand over money to his children. a lot of folks are praising him for his performance this morning. thank you for joining us. >> breaking traffic news janelle has been monitoring. look at these live pictures here. our crew on scene, this is bryan dairy road at u.s. 19 in pinellas park. at least one person is dead after thi

the state department of education said other districts are dealing with similar problems. >>> a sheriff's deputy recovering after a shooting in the low country is from the upstate. berkeley county corporal kimber gist is a woodruff graduate. she was shot twice trying to put a suspect in her patrol car during a traffic the -- last night. if suspect went to a home and barricaded himself. he was found dead from a gunshot wound last night. gist is doing well. >>> pickens county deputies have nabbed two accused nail thieves and one more is on the loose. joshua jack on and christina epps were accused from stealing from mailboxes. if you have information call crime stoppers. >>> the power is back on for most people around here who were slammed by the storm on wednesday. this is video of what the wind did to some of the utility poles. at the peak of all this about 127,000 customers in the carolinas were lights out. at least 10,000 were right here in the upstate. at last look there were just 137 customers out in spartanburg and just 48 of them still in greenville. >>> the skies have cleared up too

all the jackpot rollovers added up to $114 million for the state department of education. the big question is what will they do with the money? >> he wants to get a new car. i want to get a massage. >> reporter: news channel 8 in tallahassee. >> the tennessee winner step forward days after the drawing and also opted for the lump sum payment that's around $380 come forward yet. >>> people talking about the latest breakthrough in relations with cuba. >> coming up how you can travel to cuba easier for the first time in 50 years. >>> are you ready for the ride of your life? a sneak peek at busch gardens newest thrill ride. >>> lots of sunshine lifted our temperature to 75 degrees. that's a preview of coming attractions and the next few days suite into the weekend. your forecast coming up. >>> that and more coming up you were watching news channel 8 the station that's always on >>> soon people hoping to travel to and from cuba have more options. the u. s. and cuban government signed an agreement to open commercial flights to the island nation of ryan carter live at tampa intern

on its website the state' s department of education offers guidance on how to spread the word when appropriate. amodio says he waited longer than other districts because he wanted to get the all-clear first. we did not want to do anything that was going to jeopardize the integrity of that search. reporter: george: -- reporter: he says he takes his cues from first responders. >> we go through trainings off campus that are put on by law enforcement, the ohio attorney general, all the way up to the fbi. the head of an agency that monitors bomb scares and other threats says it makes sense to let each school district notify parents on its own schedule. >> what may happen in one circumstance is not appropriate in another. so i think people need to trust that their schools have the safety and best interest of children at heart. reporter: that' s a message all school leaders hope parents will hear. >> what i think parents need to remember is this we love their children the same that they love their children, and we' re going to do everything we can to keep them safe. >> sometimes sitting tight for a f

the department of education says it's investigation the school. the state board of cosmetology, will collect student hours provide that information to other students. christensen says typically if a school forgiven, and students can apply for loans again. ### police had no choice james luke bowman... in september of 2014. that's the ruling today-- from washoe county district attorney, chris hicks. bowman had an outstanding warrant from the u-s marshals office-- when police encountered him near the intersection of fourth and spokane. they told him to put his hands up... but bowman unleashed a string of profanities... and pulled a gun from his waistband. that's when he was shot. the d-a says the killing was justified... because officers were protecting their own lives. ### for the first time, the

education services and a lot of people are furious. to nonprofit organizations are suing the state department of education because they say the state is in providing a free and appropriate public education for children with disabilities. now social security members, mental health records, and home addresses are all being made available as part of the investigation. school districts started notifying parents that the data would be provided but us emily woman lorena garst dollars -- gonzales said they don't need the information. it is unclear whether it will stop students data from being asking you on facebook, do you think this is the right way to go about the information asking for all of this background? or should we keep it on a general basis? you got the stats about those kids and use the information. let us know on facebook. >>> the gop caucus taking place in nevada today. we are live telling you what you need to know before you cast your >>> presidential hopefuls making the rounds across northern nevada as they gear up for tonight's gop caucus. what's in store for the day ahead coming up in just a few minutes. >>> plus, the burke

. >>> college students in colorado are not as interested in education degrees as they once were, fresh numbers from the state department of ed. the number of students completing an education degree has dreamed by about a 1/4 in the last five years and enrollment has declined about 6% just from last school year. the department of ed is filling the void for teachers with people who have gone through an alternative teaching license program, usually with a one or two year stint. those particular programs year over year. the state is looking to promote teaching careers to kids as early as 8th grade. the rates for presidential nominations goes through new hampshire next. colorado could play a bill role eventually in the battle bernie sanders. they had a fiesty debate last expectations play a big in these contests and their coverage and clinton is expected to lose new hampshire to sanders. it's in his backyard. she loses a state she was never expected to win, it probably won't hurt her that much. my colleague brandon rittiman todd. >> how much does the expectation game by hillary clinton suffer if she loses as expected in new

education has value.' tom delahunt with drake university has the numbers to back it up...and iowa's state schools are not far behind... according to the u-s department of education drake, university of iowa and iowa state rank in the top four schools in the state with a big return on investment...80-percent of drake grads earn more than those with a high school diploma with an average salary of around 55-thousand dollars...that's 20-thousand more than the national average. iowa, iowa state and u-n-i all have above average numbers as well...with 76 percent of grads seeing a bigger paycheck post grad than if they skipped "when i have those conversations with families we can say definitively, without any issue with our conscience what so ever that the drake education is worth it." 'i think definitely it will be worth it, i know by the time im 30 the degree will have more than paid for itself.' 'i think when we look at the value of a college education its absolutely worth it.' but the cost of college is rising, about five-percent each year, so being prepared is the first step... 'yes im seeing an increase in college debt amongst my friends, peers, and a

facts and figures and will provide more clarity for lawmakers as they are trying to the state department of education for public instruction, that is, both on this and approves the report, it will then go to the general assembly. they are scheduled to take a vote is afternoon. >> tara lynn on the latest on the annual charter school report. >>> presidential candidates continue to crisscross the granite state of new hampshire ahead of the first in the nation primary next week. following the iowa caucuses, hillary clinton is campaigning hard after her razor thin win over bernie sanders and iowa. and, as weijia jiang reports, it's a three-way race on the republican side. >> reporter: donald trump took to the campaign trail in milford, new hampshire tuesday, rushing of the second-place standing and iowa in downplaying marco rubio's third- place finish. >> he comes in third, i come in second. trump, no good, rubio, unbelievable night, unbelievable victory. expectations in the hawkeye state, finishing just one percentage point behind trump, the new hampshire favorite. >> we have to go out and convince more

offering a lesson plan of sorts for school districts across the country to the education department money can be used for state testing. you can use it to audit and the quality of tests and increase the time to take them. president obama wants to cap standardized testing at 2% of classroom time. >>> teachers across the state are considered effective or highly effective. the florida department of education released the teacher evaluation report. 98% of teachers earned effective or highly effective ratings for the 2014-2015 school year. less than 1% of teachers were given the lowest rating. >>> covering sarasota county now. we want to talk about sarasota school officials who will vote to approve the purchase of 24 new school buses in sarasota. there we go. apparently it will cost two and a half million dollars and will replace some of the oldest worn down buses in the fleet. >>> now we move to hillsborough county. a meeting there on a controversial expressway is just underway. morning before the planning meeting. tbx would expand interstates to reduce traffic there. it would cost billions and tear through at lea

a california judge is ordering the state department of education to turn over information about ten million public school students to a nonprofit! >> i'm just surprised by the judge's order. >> reporter: justine of the california pta says that information could include social security numbers, addresses, medical and behavioral records. >> we don't know what it's going to be used for, what would be collected. >> reporter: but the group requesting the information an advocacy group for disabled children is now scrambling to set the record straight. you don't want names and social security numbers? >> well, we never asked for them and we were trying to get the information in a format that didn't have them. >> reporter: concerned parents of california says for years, the state has denied its request for redacted data that the group believes will prove the state is not living up to its legal obligations to properly educate children with disabilities. >> it does concern us that the negative propaganda has been created because it's nothing at all what we're about. >> reporter: she says since the st

education. department of education investigators found several violations at marinello, which has locations in 5 states. the department says the school charged studts for excessive overtime, and submitted false job placement rates to students. all of the closing, and about 800 employees are affected. the local schools here are on bonanza near nellis, and sunset near mountain vista. marinello officials released this statement about the closure: "our students have gone to great lengths to complete their education to better their lives. the department's actions have deprived marinello's students of the opportunity to complete their education at marinello without interruption. marinello also says it's giving students transcripts and information about transfer options. tesla's battery plant here in nevada is creating jobs... but at a slower pace than what was originally expected. according to the nevada governor's office of economic development... 272 people worked at the tesla and panasonic factories by the end of 2015. 700 jobs were projected back in 2014... and lawmakers used that to approve more than a

>>reporter: that is the least we could say here, every parent in the state got -- [ inaudible ] department of education report card where there's sent to every school. at this part of the report card, the poverty index, the numbers you see here, down from, they're at best misleading. and the reason we care about it, is because those statistics help fund different education programs throughout the state, other education programs. the poverty index supposed to give the state an idea of the percentage of students in each school who come from low-income homes. this the year, if you check those report cards like the one here, anywhere in the upstate, it says that number is down. but it's not true. principals and district administrators say if anything, the amount of student poverty actually went up. >> it has gone up, noticeably. the involvement that we have through our mental health counselor and our so here's why that matters... under state law ... the results of those poverty statistics are tied to millions of dollars in early education funding... and some upstate districts will be on the wrong side of t

state to state they could end up being your child's classroom people have tried to do just that right here in virginia there's really no more important responsibility here at the department of education or out in the one hundred and thirty two school divisions that keep the kids say we're taking some difficult questions to the state department of education and federal organizations which focus not only on your child's education but his or her safety as well. our special investigation dishonor roll airs tonight at six. laura geller thirteen years now innocence is a holiday a lot normal morning commute but you should still probably be thinking about scar. we got it's a taste so bold, yet so smooth, it could only be called, black silk, from folgers. a taste you could enjoy, fresh brewed, or one cup at a time. i good morning let me offer up a a shout out to dinner and now i just sent me a picture for mt franklin snow on the card more priests it coming down out that way really appreciate interacting with you all on social media if you do follow me on twitter like character as you can hit me up thirteen craig moeller that's when twitter handle so easy to remember and neck re did the v e c

state failed to test enough students. that led to a warning letter from the u.s. department of education. if north carolina schools do not get at least 95% of students to take state exams this school year federal officials warn quote a range of enforcement actions can be taken. that includes the loss of some federal money for public schools. north carolina is one of 13 states to receive the warning letter. >> right now more trouble for lumber liquidators. people exposed to certain types of the company's lamb anything flooring were three times more likely to get cancer than predicted. the cdc estimates the risk of cancer at 6 to 30 cases per the recommendation also stay the same that people take steps to reduce exposure. >> a local man is arrested for having a weapon of mass destruction but it may not be what you think. that is next. >> and a local accused at shooting at four officers and (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next pre

when >> pam: a recent court ruling that will force the state department of education to release sensitive information about millions and that's led to privacy concerns. >> pam: the ruling stems from a 5- year-old lawsuit brought by the morgan hill concerned parents association and other groups advocating for students with disabilities. >> pam:the judge in the case has ordered that names, addresses, even social security numbers be made attorneys. >> pam:one morgan hill parent - who has two sons with special needs, says her family was denied access to basic her sons qualify for federally mandated services. >> we just want services for our kids. >> pam:it's not clear yet when the released. but the department of education is working on an on-line option for parents concerned about privacy. >> pam:it would let them 'opt out' of having their sensitive police-- inform ation released. (male announcer): it's now time for gary radnich with the sports! >> gary:warriors practice the warriors are back to work preparing for the 2nd half of the season >> gary:steph curry is warming up the warriors start

. >>> new at 5:00, the state department of education released the much anticipated ohio school report card data. we'll continue this story. it's day to dump, detailing a complicated clap terp in ohio standardized testing. chris flanagan is here with the just released numbers. chris. >> reporter: the testing system many have complained the testing system is flawed and not a fair portrayal of their school's performance. significant was the number of schools that earned scores for perfect performance. got c's. cleveland schools receiving a d, akron also earning a d, parma got a c, mentor c as well, and lorain earned a d. the good news, district students and teachers are all exempt from consequences tied to scores on these cards as ohio transitions to new standards and tests throughout the school year. >> miami university says it's wrapping up pledging early this year while investigators look into complains of hazing. there are 21 complaints so far from more than a dozen fraternities and sororities all the complaints are connected to the initiation process. it's all pledging. so far there

department of education. it met the system is not perfect there's no rule saying how or when state should use the database it is all voluntary. so some are pushing for federal requirements to streamline the system and make sure children are ultimately safe school like this that's really about protecting kids it seems like we could come up with with a clear consistent set of terms and rules so that that that information was easily shared across states also while d o e put some information about the license revocation. not all of the details are posted online. we for the information we've gathered on our website so you can make sure the people who are in your child's classroom are in fact supposed to be there. laura geller thirteen years now visibility being reduced still a big problem and some of the inland areas is getting a little better here in the immediate downtown norfolk area you can see it's very hazy very now again number of areas seeing the fog but this is a big improvement over what we saw earlier we could barely see pointing it straight down to the ground and now we can see again at least the ligh

. >> a recent court rules will force the state department of education to release sensitive informationl children, and it has led to privacy concerns. the ruling stems from a five- year-old lawsuit brought by the morgan hill concerned parents association and other groups advocating for students with disabilities. the judge in the case has ordered that names, addresses, even social security numbers, made available to plaintiff's attorneys. one morgan hill parent who has two sons with special needs said her son was denied access to basic information that would hem her son qualify for federally man dated services. >> we want to be able to get some basic information. we don't want this all-knowing information out there. we just want to make sure that the california department of education understands that there's some basic information that we need to be able to front them that, listen, we just want services for our kids, and we want to be able to show that child a, child b, child c, didn't get these services, for whatever reason, but they were supposed to get these services, and they just

. >> the foundation works with the state's department of education to find the candidates who need certain criteria. >> you never expect as a teacher to be recognized in this way. we are all unsung heroes. >> reporter: true role models for the classroom. reporting from prince george's county, makia turner, wusa 9. >> the foundation says the awards are presented in front of students nationwide, in hopes of inspiring young people to become educators. >>> in tonight's consumer alert, you could be saying bye bye to the benjamin. that is the $100 bill. former treasury jettary says it's time to pull the c note. and the 500 euro note. easier for criminals to stash big amounts of cash, most likely linked to crime. in certain circles, it's known as the bin laden. next generation of the galaxy s7 and s7 edge devices will reportedly be water proof. and the big buzz is they are expected to show off the phones at an event next week. >>> you've heard of self- parking cars, but what about self-parking chairs? well, nissan has parked its self drive technology in the office. they released a promotional vid

the state department of education required school districts to make sure they load this testing device on their programs at school and run them through a few times with the students to make sure there are no problems. we'll continue to monitor this throughout the day and week. problems we'll let you know. high school. rodney dunigan, abc action news. >>> meanwhile we just learned your children's experience in the classroom will benefit from a just reached deal in tallahassee. lawmakers agreed to boost state funding by more than $450 million. that means the amount of money spent per student goes up to the highest it's ever been, about $7,200 each for each >>> we're learning a virginia police officer killed on her first day on the job spent time in florida going to school. this is new video of a procession of police cruisers rolling through virginia in memory of ashley guindon. the rookie police officer responded to a domestic disturbance saturday night along with her field training officer. officers say a man in that house wound up shooting ashley guindon to death. she was 28 years old.

state. u.s. department of education and civil rights published documents they district to title ix schools saying sure you follow the rules. if you get federal money, you have to delineate an internal process that you have to treat claims fairly, you have to adjudicate them timely, has to be a fair process, you cannot discriminate on the basis of sex, and that includes sexual assault. >> thanks so much, appreciate it. >>> the whole flint water disaster could have been avoided. we have an e-mail from the city's water supervisor sent 8 days before the city switched its supply, warning the water was not ready for drinking yet. that's next. caring for someone with alzheimer's means i am a lot of things. i am his sunshine. i am his advocate. so i asked about adding once-daily namenda xr to his current treatment for moderate to severe alzheimer's. it works differently. when added to another alzheimer's treatment, it may improve overall function and cognition. and may slow the worsening of symptoms for a while. vo: namenda xr doesn't change how the disease progresses. it shouldn't be taken by anyone all

the legislation requires the state department of education to look at other ways to test students to make sure they're ready to graduate. >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with metrologist sheena parveen. >> well, the rain is continuing across the area. flooding concerns still exist this afternoon. and the rest of the evening. here's look at radar now. green shows you where we still have lighter but consistent rain falling. heaviest into cape may, down through sussex county, delaware. lewis up to milford, dover seeing heavier rain, too. stretching into the philadelphia area. breaks in the rain across the major interstates surrounding philadelphia, up to trenton, across 295. a break there but seeing consistent rain through bushes, montgomery, chester, delaware counties. a break closer to allentown and poconos. there's a back edge to then rain and we'll see it move through the area later this evening. you still see all of the moist heading our way. it's not going to be over any time soon. it streaming in from baltimore and washington and if we tack a wider view, you see more movin

state capitol today. the director of the department of education was joined by classroom teachers to talk about third grade literacy. iowa students who are not reading at their grade level by the spring of third grade will be required to repeat that grade. that initiative starts in 20-17. teachers shared their concerns about summer school. they're worried about having qualified teachers in those classrooms, classroom size, and statewide criteria to determine which kids need extra help... ive lived in a lot of different states, i've lived in texas and australia and i think i can bring perspective. and i get it right, and i have to say when i came back two years ago, to teach again in iowa i was really hoping that iowa would get it right and i think this is our chance to. speakers also said they'd like to have teacher input on holding students back... for instance... they say students may not be fast readers, but might have good comprehension... some candidates are ending their presidential runs after disappointing finishes in the iowa caucuses. rand paul 1:28 -1:47 "it has been a privilege to give voice to

refused ae state education orpublic a police department, it is fundamental to the democracy and it is probably not what the supreme court would take on. we would view this as the affirmative duty in the constitutional framework and the affirmative obligation is explicit with the is spot -- the responsibility to advise and .onsent in the constitution there are no exceptions for election years. theat that is a subject is core of the constitutional ofmework and it is the peak the importance to the functioning of the democracy with a basic duty carried out without any question and there have been 24 instances in which a president has nominated a justice in the last year of the term and it has been an understanding of both parties throughout our history that the republican party is on a path to welate the agreement and seriousn watching a undermining of democratic institutions and it is on the way to happening again with a violation of separations of powers, if they continue to refuse to take a tiny step towards carrying out constitutionally required responsibilities with advise and consen

pete that ranked among the worse in the state, a report out today from the florida department of education shows not much has changed. receiving an f grade. >> what grade? >> preschool and first grade. >> reporter: some parents so upset because these school child's education. >> yeah, people in higher positions isn't doing what it is supposed to do to get these schools on track. time. we ask parents partner with us to put in support from the success we want to see for these students. >> reporter: lisa with the pinellas county school district says they improved the school district letter grade to a b for the first time since 2011 and increased the schools with an a and b. >> the parents are reasoned to be concerned. that's why our work will continue. >> reporter: jennifer titus 10 news wtsp. >>> breaking it down. the florida department of education graded 3200 schools statewide. grades. close to 650 got b's. even more were considered average with a c. all these grades are based on tests given about a year-ago. parents you can check on your we posted a link to every school and the grade they

. >>> ohio schools getting a report card from the state department of education and it's not good. results show a decrease in scores statewide. and now several educators are blaming a more rigourous testing system and say they do not accurately portray their schools performance . the number of schools receiving an a dropped out of 609 districts only six earned nearly perfect scores for performance on state test down from 37 districts last year and here is how some of the larger school districts in our area did. cleveland, akron and lorain got a d, parma and mentor a c, and remember ohio is transitioning through the next school year. >>> only on 5 this morning millions of dollars in property taxes going uncollected in cuyahoga county so 5 on your side investigators were looking for answers. cleveland veteran michael johnson is on that list and he owes $4000 and is being prosecuted. we showed him the list of the property tomorrow dodgers and those businesses on list owe more than $29 million and johnson, now facing foreclosure. >> my god. look how much money they owe. they aren't bei

states border iowa. i went to polk county health department yesterday and talked to them about their education process on the zika virus. they tolthat they are allocating extra resources to educate as many before they leave. they work on things basic education of the virus. like spotting the symptoms and prevention. they say they see clients everyday who have questions. for the most part,... those clients are familiar with the risks for pregnant women but the biggest areas to teach travels in polk county is the virus. 'so we have seen, that zika can be transmitted when you have sex. so if your partner, if you are a male and having sex with a woman, you should use protection. because it can be transferred that way. for example, if child or have a child you should use protection.' they recommend that if you traveling stop by there office and speak with a profession... also, you can visits the c-d-c's website where they update all the information. coming, up in the half hour, we will talk about the potential for this zika virus to be like ebola. will it be something we forget about in a year. questions- jos

the state department or board of education is expected to vote this afternoon, and we will let you know what happens both in the later news cast and on wral.com. >>> expect to hear more about a $2 billion bond that will be on the ballot at the primary election. make a major announcement this greensboro. connect nc funds improvement at community colleges, national guard, state parks and zoo and local government water and sewer systems. leaders signed off to revitalize moores square. they approved the project, input required because the square is on state land, leased by the city. the $12 million project includes a cafe and restrooms, construction could begin in the summer. >>> a bomb may have caused an explosion in somalia. the passenger plane was flying between 12 and 14,000 feet from the airport when passengers heard an explosion in the cabin of the plane. pilot managed to make an emergency landing. authorities did find a body but believe it did fall from the plane. weeks after two military helicopters collided off the coast of hawaii, the dna of the aircraft has been found. marine cor

. >>> ohio schools getting a report card from the state department of education and it's not good. results show a decrease in scores statewide and now several educators are blaming a more rigourous testing system and say they do not accurately portray their schools performance. the number of schools receiving an a dropped out of 609 districts only six earned nearly perfect scores for performance on state tests down from 37 districts last year. and here is how some of the larger school districts in our area did. cleveland, akron and lorain got a d. parma and mentor both a c and remember ohio is transitioning to new standards and tests through next school year. >>> only on 5 this morning millions of dollars in property cuyahoga county so 5 on your side investigators went to county leaders to get answers. we showed a cleveland air force veteran michael johnson a list of the top 12 property tax dodgers and a dozen list of companies owes more than $29 million. well johnson who owes just 4000 is now facing foreclosure. >> my god. look how much money they owe. they aren't being asked to p

states border iowa. i went to polk county health department yesterday and education process on the zika virus. they told that they are allocating extra resources to educate as many before they leave. they work on things basic education of the virus. like spotting the symptoms and prevention. they say they see clients everyday who have questions. for the most part,... those clients are familiar with the risks for pregnant women but the biggest areas to teach travels in polk county is the role men have in spreading the virus. 'so we have seen, that zika can be transmitted when you have sex. so if your partner, if you are a male and having sex with a woman, you should use protection. because it can be transferred that way. for example, if you want or are ready to bear a child or have a child you should use protection.' the recommend that if you traveling stop by there office and speak with a profession... also, you can visits the c-d-c's website where they update all the information. coming, up in the half hour, we will talk about the potential for ebola. will it be something we forget about in a

state's top educator responding to allegations of misspending. still ahead, the spending in question and why the state superintendent says the department of public instruction is playing by the rules. >> a local man saved by a sudden shock. another reminder of the importance of heart health, tonight's "what's next." >> first check of traffic. i-40 and u.s. 70. smoothly. >>> cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the u.s., february is american heart month. >> according to the cdc more than 70% of people out of the hospital die but a medical device could help reduce that number. >> mike gonzalez introduces us to a carey man saved by a sudden shock. >> reporter: ray gupton owes his life to his cardiologist. the 63-year-old suffered a massive heart attack at his home outside of raleigh in his yard. i didn't know how serious it was. >> reporter: according to the cdc more than 700,000 americans have a heart attack every year. >> poor heart function, just had a heart attack and while they are recovering there's a risk of character arrest. >> so -- cardiac arrest. >> reporter: so the doctor described ray a life vest, a >> no question it