. >> high school students participated in c-span studentcam competition with issues that the president and congress should address. all month we are featuring the winner. our second prize winner is a 12th grader in ann arbor michigan where c-span is available through comcast. the winning entry is entitled plastic crisis, our oceans and peril. >> the plastic nightmare. >> i am going to tell you about a huge, powerful company -- according to this, they are dumping the equivalent of one garbage truck full of plastic into our ocean every minute of every day. and they are getting away with it. in fact, not only is no one stopping them, but they are also projected to double that rate by the year 2030. then, by 2050, they will double it again. >> we are finding plastic in the food that we eat, the water we drink in the air we breathe. >> outraged yet? ready to boycott their products and demand action from the president and congress? well that might be a little difficult, because you are a part of that company, and so am i. that company is humankind. and together, we are dumping nearly 25 mill

. >> middle school and high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition about issues that congress and president should address this year. all month, we are featuring the winners. our second prize high school east winners are aileen qi and kevin rha. they are 10th graders from montgomery blair high school in silver spring, maryland where c-span is available through comcast. their winning entry is titled "let science speak." aileen: how did america rise to be one of the world's most dominating superpowers? it is because we embraced science with open arms, allowing us to develop some of the greatest innovations in science and technology that the world has ever seen. >> good things can happen. aileen: our nation, scientific expertise is one of the greatest assets. however, in today's 21st-century, we are making decisions about issues rooted in science, the facts have become increasingly neglected or challenged by our political leaders in what seems like an all out war on science. ♪ [bird chirping] >> 2020 appears to be the warmest year on record. that is according to mas

. ♪ >> middle and high schools students participated in c-span's studentcam competition, telling us whatues the president and congress should address this year. paul month, we're featuring the winners. our grand prize winner is a ninth ad

. >> the winning entries are available online at studentcam .org. >> a busy agenda here in washington. washington. susan ferrechio is the chief correspondent for the washington examiner. let's talk about the senate today taking up hate crimes aimed at asian americans and pacific islanders. what would it do? guest: it could change because i think there may be amendments. he would dedicate somebody at the justice department to oversee and ensure that the hate crimes aimed at asian americans are followed closely. it seems straightforward enough. there has been a rise in hate crimes against asian americans in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. congress is caught up in politics. republicans would like to amend the bill to broaden it. they would like a more broad hate crimes provision. because of that fight, there is a slow down in process right now. both sides seem to believe that by this week, they will be able to pass something, probably a little more broader than what the democrats in the senate support. republicans saw it as a political move by democrats in relation to former presid

announcer: middle and high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition. all month we're featuring the winners. our second prize high school west winners are josiah lehmann, rafe thompson and ty chattillon. 10th and 11th graders from foothills community christian school in great falls, montana, where c-span is available

>> middle school and high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition telling us what issues that congress and president should address this year. all month, we are featuring the winners. our second prize high school east winners are aileen qi and kevin rha. they are 10th graders from montgomery blair high school in

. ♪ >> middle and high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition telling us whatues the president and congress addressed this year. all month, we are featuring the winners. our second prize high school west winners are 10th and 11th graders from community christian school in great falls, montana where c-span is available through spectrum. their winning entry is titled "defunding the police."

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. ♪ >> high school students have participated in the studentcam competition, telling us what issues theresident and congress should address. we are featuring the winners. our second prize high school central winter and shannon jermaine, a 12th grader from ann arbor, michigan. the winning entry is titled plastic crisis, our oceans and peril. >> and underwater paradise and place nightmare. >> [indiscernible] they are jumping the equivalent of one [indiscernible] every minute, of every day. and they are getting away with it. not only is no one stopping them, but they are also projected to double that rate by 2030. by 2050, they will double it again. >> we find plastics in the food that we drink, and even the air that we breathe. >> we are ready to boycott products and demand actor -- action? that's a little difficult because you are a part of that company. and so my. -- and so i'm i. that company as humankind. together we are dumping nearly 25 million tons of plastic into our oceans each year. even though we diligently and proudly recycle what we can. >> only 9% has been recycled. >> that

middle and high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition, telling us what issues the president and congress should address this european all month we are featuring the winners -- our second prize middle school winners are jamie lewis, lily shepard, and noel matthews.

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announcer: middl and high school students participated in c-span studentcam competition, telling us what issues the president and congress should address this year. all month, we are featuring the winners. our first prize middle school winner is carson collins, an eight grader who is homeschooled in austin, texas, where c-span is available through spectrum. the winning entry is titled, "confucius institutes: education or espionage?" >> then there are confucius institutes and colleges and universities. more disturbing, confucius classrooms at the k-12 levels. >> we

. >> middleton high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition about issues thatongress and president should address this year. all month, we arat

. >> high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition. all month we are featuring the winner

. ♪ middleton high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition telling us what issueshe president and congress should address this year. all month, we are featuring the winners. our second prize school winners are 12 graders from oklahoma whe c-span is available through cox. [chanting] ♪ >> more than 800 miles int

. >> middleton high school students competed in the studentcam competition. all month we are featuring the winners. our second prize middle schools winner are dermot

. ♪ >> middle and high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition, telling us whatssues the president and congress should address this year. all month we are featuring the winners. our second prize middle school winner is will morrison, an -- is teresa thang from chapel hill, north carolina. the winning entry is titled u.s.-china survive or thrive. >> president trump announced new tariffs on chinese goods. >> we will do a section 301 trade

. ♪ >> middleton high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition, telling us whatthe president and congress should address this year. a month we are featuring the winners. our weather -- our winners are ebony christie elijah slater and, high school in richland northeast high school in a south carolina. there winning ida -- title is -- there winning entry is titled not a second choice: continued

. >> middle and high school students participated in c-span studentcam competition, telling us what issues the president and congress should address this year. all month, we are featuring the winners. our first five high school west winners are 11th graders -- 11th graders in california where c-span is available through spectrum. their winning entry is entitled, dear congress and mr. president.

. >> middle school and high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition about issueshat congress and president should address this year. all month, we are featuring the winners. our second prize high school east winners are aileen qi and kevin rha. they are 10th graders from montgomery blair high school in silver spring, maryland where c-span is available through comcast. their winning entry is titled "let science speak." aileen: how did america rise to be one of the world's most dominating superpowers? it is because we embraced science with open arms, allowing

. >> all winning entries are available online at studentcam. org. ♪ announcer: veterans affairs secretary dennis mcdonough testified on his agency's covid-19 response as well as what they have focused on during the first months of the biden administration. this house veterans affairs committee hearing is two hours and 35 minutes. >> glad to welcome secretary mcdonough to his first hearing with the house committee on veterans affairs. when president biden announced your nomination i knew the v8 would be in good hands with a true problem solver at the helm and i am eager to get to work with you. last congress, we secured several important wins for veterans. the commander handed act -- hannon act and veteran's comeback i. earlier this month we came together to pass the american rescue plan to ensure v.a. as the funds it needs to continue serving our veterans throughout the covid-19 pandemic. this includes additional resources for homeless veterans. i understand there was some confusion on this point. i appreciated cnn's efforts to work with applic

announcer: middleton high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition telling us what the president and congress addressed this year. all month we are featuring the winners. our second prize middle school winners are dermott foley and tyler foley, six graders from maryland where c-span is available through comcast. their winning entry is titled the crisis within a crisis, children with special needs in the pandemic. >> -- >> my kindergartner has regressed seriously over the past few months. he has adhd. he will not sit still in front of a computer. >> he is refusing to work, refusing to do any of the materials. virtual therapies are not working and we are seeing regression. >> it is very hard for someone who does not understand. he wants his routine back. >> he is missing face-to-face interaction. >> for the three months of distance learning for her 11-year-old, jesse, as been a disaster. >> we talk about stress, the need for early intervention. children cannot learn to their fullest potential without. >> [crosstalk] >> across the world many children with special

. >> middle and high schools students participated in c-span's studentcam competition, putting forth what issues the president and congress should be addressing this year. all month we are highlighting the winners. this winning entry is titled "the line between us." >> good morning everyone and welcome back to the peterson institute for international economics. i'm the said its president and it's our pleasure today to host a virtual speech by randall quarles chair of the financial stability board member of the board of governors of the federal reserve president feist chair for supervision of the system. we will introduce randy more properly in a moment. he has a long and distinguished career in the u.s. treasury and the federal reserve as well as the financial markets.

middle and high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition, telling us what issues the president and congress should address this european all month we are featuring the winners -- our second prize middle school winners are jamie lewis, lily shepard, and noel matthews. eighth graders from silver spring maryland, where c-span is available through comcast. the winning entry is titled "pervasive," sexual violence is becoming commonplace. >> mike pence was able to break the tie on the nomination of betsy devos to be education secretary. quick some of the most highly debated new rules around sexual assault on campus remain public. >> requiring hearings and cross examinations involving both the accused and the accuser. >> the era of jury by letter is over. >> when title ix was first written in 1972, it was to bring equality to all students regardless of sex. while it helped eliminate gender bias in activities such as sports and clubs, it did not eliminate the growing rate of sexual misconduct in schools. because of these statistics, former president obama released a dear

. >> middle and high school students participated in c-span studentcam competition, telling us what issues the president and congress should address this year. all month, we are featuring the winners. our first five high school west winners are 11th graders -- 11th graders in california where c-span is available through spectrum. their winning entry is entitled, dear congress and mr. president. >> on september 27, 2020, the president of the de facto -- went to war. their only crime? peacefully prefacing their right to -- it's been home to the majority for millennia. the constitution allows them to declare independence, so 1991, it voted for secession. the current government controlled territories as a result. after failed negotiations of the next 26 years, azerbaijan launched a war in 2020 to retake the land they considered theirs. they reclaim seven territories. the internationals that that -- status has yet to be resolved. >> as a permanent chair of the u.s., the u.s. has responsibility to act on this whole ideal to ensure peace in the caucuses without bloodshed. >> still the fundamental

. >> middleton high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition telling us what congress should address this year. all month we are featuring the winners. our second prized high school winners are ethan norman and jack typee, 11th graders from get -- gonzaga high school. >> during the transition from mainstream media to social media paired with younger individuals, social media is gaining influence never seen before. question still remains, is this incredible influence being used to promote widespread access to honest news or as a method to this tribute unregulated and often untrue news? >> 63% of people worldwide agree that the average person couldn't tell good journalism from rumors. >> right now we are seeing in the donning days of this new information age, the age of the internet a lot of the negative effects. what could happen when the only mode to content is whether it agitates. you combine that with algorithms to the people that are most willing to believe falsehoods. it is a huge, negative impact. >> it is imperative that we take action to stop the spread of misin

. >> middleton high school students participated in c-span studentcam competition telling us what the president and congress should address this year. all month we are featuring the winners. our second prize high school central winner is sean baker from lincoln high school in sioux falls, south dakota. the winning entry is titled america's created economy, the impact of covid-19. >> it has been the most difficult adult year i have ever had. they have raised a red flag and said we are not going to make it through this. ♪ >> there was a lot of feedback going on in these times about who is essential in who is not? many think about what those people ended up doing while being stuck at home, they listen. you could ask anybody what would their life be without art? they might not realize that it would be hard and empty for them to survive without it. >> the arts are different. it is a different form of necessity. one that you have to use your imagination a little bit to see what you are getting back from it. >> if we are listening together our hearts will start to be in sync. the arts do tha

middle and high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition telling us what congress should address this year. all month we are featuring the winners. our second prized high school winners are ethan norman and jack typee, 11th graders from gonzaga college high school in washington, d.c. where c-span is available through comcast. their winning entry is titled honest news or as a method to this tribute unregulated and often untrue news? >> 63% of people worldwide agree that the average person couldn't tell good journalism from rumors. >> right now we are seeing in the dawning days of this new information age, a lot of the negative effects on what can happen when the only mode of content is whether or not it sells or agitates. you combine that and sell that to the people who are the most willing to believe and it has a huge negative impact. >> is impossible to stop disinformation, it is becoming imperative that we take action to stop the spread of misinformation through news and social media literacy. >> misinformation is an unfortunate side effect of social media, and o

. >> middle and high school students participated in the studentcam competition, showing us what issues should be addressed this year. we are featuring the winners all month. our first five high school winners are zane smith and gabriel tiong from oklahoma. c-span is available. their winning entry is titled not a victimless crime. >> welcome to a world full of imagination, movies, television, music, art, all made possible by artists who spend hours to come up with these ideas which gives entertainment around the world. this drawing is intellectual property. intellectual property like this is protected by copyright law, whether it's movies, music, television. imagine there is something that is not zane's. if he create something using peter griffin, they cannot sell or distribute these products. >> this is considered fair because we are using it in a transformative way. an everyday problem we face is the unlawful theft of an electoral property, known as piracy. piracy is the illegal use of someone else's electoral property. it comes in the form of people streaming or downloading movies, m

announcer: middle and high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition. all month we're featuring the winners. our second prize high school west winners are josiah lehmann, rafe thompson and ty chattillon. 10th and 11th graders from foothills community christian school in great falls, montana, where c-span is available through spectrum. their winning entries called "defunding the police." >> the election is coinciding with one of the most polarizing times in history. >> calls to defund the police but what does that mean? los angeles. >> to washington, d.c. [chanting] ♪ >> in today's world, people's wellbeing is a major problem that cannot be ignored without dire consequences. police are vital to protect civilians from evil that will is unavoidable but now a percentage of americans and politicians are calling to defund the police due to recent corruptions that have flooded our media. >> what does this mean? what would society look like if police were defunded in america? is this a direction that would benefit all americans? >> this legislation is not about

. ♪ >> high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition. month, we are featuring the winners. our second prize high school west winner is agamroop kaur from dougherty valley high school. the winning entry is called big tobacco, bigger epidemic. >> while covid-19 prevails in our country, a deeper issue continues to ruin the lives of america's youth. it still has not been yet with action. this problem is the e cigarette epidemic. today, there is an estimated -- making this epidemic far from over. why there so many youth? attractiveness, availability. we will take a look at the role big tobacco plays in the epidemic. how does big tobacco make their product so attractive? >> industry does marketing research and they know what young people are attracted to. they will be targeting it and looking at it. colors, advertisements, flavors, smells. >> companies have designed sophisticated and well-funded marketing campaigns that relentlessly target youth on social media. >> former california senator offered one of the strictest ordinances of its time.

. ♪ >> middleton high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition, telling us whatssues the president and congress should address this year. a month we are featuring the winners. our weather -- our winners are ebony christie elijah slater and, high school in richland northeast high school in a south carolina. there winning ida -- title is -- there winning entry is titled not a second choice: continued federal funding of hbcus. >> establishment a mission to educate african-americans. jews provides vital nutrients to the committee. submitted -- juice provides vital nutrients to the community. an experience like no other, majorette, marching bands. hbcu build leaders of tomorrow. let's take a ride to the new experience. ♪ >> hbcus promote black excellence, from academics, and support from teachers and staff and those that are vital to black america. the biggest determiner is money. through this documentary we will zoom into the essence of these college and universities to educate minorities. let's not turn a deaf ear to these institutions to ensure hbcus are continued.

can listen with the free c-span radio app middleton high school student participated in c-span studentcam competition, telling us what issues the president and congress should address this year. all month, we're featuring the winners. our second prize high school east winners are ebony and elijah, 12 graders from columbia, south carolina, where c-span is available through spectrum. the winning entry is titled not a second choice, continued federal funding of hbcus. >> established with a mission to educate african-americans. historical black colleges and universities is the juice that provides vital nutrients to the black community. institutions are in committed that cultivate success. an experience like no other. hbcu birth leaders of tomorrow. let's take a ride to the hbcu experience. >> hbcus have one thing in common, they promote black excellence. the support from teachers and staff, they are vital to black america, and without than many of us would not have a safe place to call our own. but the main determinant of it all his money which helps keep doors open. we will zoom into the ess

. >> the winning entries are available online at studentcam .org. >> a busy agenda here in washingtonwashington. susan ferrechio is the chief correspondent for the washington examiner. let's talk about the senate today taking up hate crimes aimed at asian americans and pacific islanders. what would it do? guest: it could change because i think there may be amendments. he would dedicate somebody at the justice department to oversee and ensure

. ♪ >> middle and high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition.ll month, we are featuring the winners. our second high school central winner is sean baker, a 10th grader from lincoln high school in sioux falls south dakota, where c-span is avoidable through medco. the winning entry is titled " america's creative economy: the impact of covid-19." ♪ >> it has been the most difficult adult year i ever had. >> the private sector has raised the red flag and said hey, we are not going to make it through this. ♪ >> there was a lot of feedback going on in these times about who is essential, and who is not, and about how artists are not essential. and yet when you think about , what those people ended up doing while being stuck at home during this pandemic is they , watched, they listened. ♪ you can ask anybody, what would their life be without art? and they might not realize it would be very hard and empty for them to survive without it. ♪ >> the arts are different. it's a different form of necessity. it's one that you have to use your imagination a littl

. ♪ >> middle and high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition, telling us whatssues the president and congress should address this year. all month we are featuring the winners. our second prize middle school winner is will morrison, an -- is teresa thang from chapel hill, north carolina. the winning entry is titled u.s.-china survive or thrive. >> president trump announced new tariffs on chinese goods. >> we will do a section 301 trade action. >> a growing>> number of companies are filing lawsuits against the trump administration. >> will a change in administration ease strained relations? >> what is the next step to be taken on the u.s. or chinese side to escalate this whole thing? >> china just rips us. they have taken her money, her jobs, or manufacturing. >>>> it is the greatest theft in the history of the world. >> we must recognize that the government of the people's republic of china and the government of the united states have had great differences. we can have differences without being enemies in war. we came in peace for all mankind. >> in 1972, presid

. >> middleton high school students participated in c-span studentcam competition, telling us what issues the president and congress should address this year. we are featuring the winners. our first prize middle school winner is carson an eight grader who is homeschooled in austin, texas where c-span is available through spectrum. the winning entry is titled, education or espionage? >> more disturbing k-12 levels. >> confucius institutes are a stencil he nonpolitical cultural and language units. >> the chinese communist party is a threat to the united states. it imprisons minorities and disappears residents. the chinese communist already does not share american values. for a time, beijing inched toward greater liberty and respect for human rights. in recent years, china has taken a sharp u-turn towards control and depression of its own people. the chinese comet's party is rewarding or coercing american businesses -- the chinese communist party is rewarding or coercing american businesses. >> knowing the chinese government is directly infiltrating american institutions, governments, corpor

. ♪ middleton high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition telling us what issueshe president and congress should address this year. all month, we are featuring the winners. our second prize school winners are 12 graders from oklahoma whe c-span is available through cox. [chanting] ♪ >> more than 800 miles into indian territory. >> at the far end of the trail of tears was a promise. >> those treaties were often broken. >> the people who made those treaties with you, now we are asking you to recognize that in real ways. >> first oklahoma was designated as indian country in 1834. but according to a recent supreme court ruling. >> much of eastern oklahoma remains indian country. >> jurisdictional control for criminal justice cases to the nation. ♪ [singing] >> the tree was resolved by the fundamental propositions about the decisions perseverant rights are for congress to make. congress makes those decisions in a text. the decision must be reversed because the text makes clear that congress never terminated the reservation and never transferred federal criminal designa

. >> high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition. all month we are featuring the winners. our second prize middle school winter is will morrison. an eighth grader from the davis academy in atlanta, georgia, where c-span is available through comcast. the winning entry is titled the missing piece for autism. ♪ >> this is a puzzle piece. you find them around your house and when you empty your vacuum. but it is also the symbol for autism. >> the neurological and behavioral disorder that is categorized by both issues regarding commute occasion and interaction -- regarding communication and interaction. >> the most common misperception about autism is many people think that if you have a child with autism, they are brilliant in some way, like rainman. i think that sometimes that is all people know, is a reference to that movie. >> many people with autism could be lacking in some areas. but they can do amazing and others. >> for example, years ago, a young man came and said he needed help because he was stuck in a job doing dishes at a rest

. ♪ >> middle and high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition telling us whatssues the president and congress addressed this year. all month, we are featuring the winners. our second prize high school west winners are 10th and 11th graders from community christian school in great falls, montana where c-span is available through spectrum. their winning entry is titled "defunding the police." >> the 2020 presidential election has one of the most polarizing effects. >> what does that mean? >> los angeles. two washington, d.c. >> defund the police. ♪ >> in today's world, there is a major problem that cannot be ignored without dire consequences. our police are vital to prevent civilians from the evil that is unavoidable but now, a percentage of the american people and politicians are calling for defunding the police due to the recent corruptions on media over the last several months. >> what does this mean? what will our society look like if police were defunded in america? is this a direction that will benefit all americans? >> this legislation is not about defundi

. >> middleton high school students competed in the studentcam competition. all month we are featuring the winners. our second prize middle schools winner are dermot and tyler from eastern middle school in silver spring maryland where c-span is available through comcast. their entry is titled the crisis when a crisis, children with special needs in the pandemic. >> if you are a young child who has a neurological disorder who expects -- affects his speech and that child is sitting in front of a screen and being spoken to but is unable to communicate day after day. these words are spoken by a mom of a special needs student speaking to a board of education in a district that has kept schools fully virtual for over 300 days. her story is not the only one. >> my kindergartner has regressed over the past 10 months. he has adhd. he is not going to sit still in front of a computer. >> he is refusing to work or do any of the materials. >> virtual therapies are not working and we are seeing regression. >> it is very hard for someone who does not understand. she wants h

. >> middle and high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition in what the presidenthould address this year. all month we are featuring the winners. our second prize middle school winner is will morrison, an eighth grader at the davis academy in atlanta, georgia. the when entry is titled, "the missing piece for autism." ♪ >> this is a public piece. you find them laying around your house and when you clean out your vacuum. but it is also the symbol for autism. >> the neurological and behavioral disorder that is categorized by issues regarding communication to interaction and in repetitive or restricted behaviors. >> the most common misperception about autism is many people think that you have a child with autism is that they are brilliant in some way, like rainman. i think sometimes that's all people know is the reference to that movie. >> many people with autism could be lacking in areas, you can do amazing in others. >> for example, years ago a young man came to ms. agnes and said he needed help because he was stuck in a job doing dishes at a restaurant and couldn't

>> hussle students participated in c-span studentcam competition, telling us what issues congress should address this year. all month we are featuring the renner. our second fries is -- prizes sean baker, a tent big -- greater from wigan high school -- lincoln high school. the winning entry is titled america's creative economy, the impact of covid-19. there was a lot of feedback going on about who is essential and who is not. artists are not essential. when you think about what those people ended up doing while being stuck at home during this pandemic is they watched, they listened. you can ask anybody what would their life be without art? and they might not realize it would be very hard and empty for them to survive without it. >> the arts are different. it's a different form of necessity. it's one that you have to use your imagination a little bit to see what you're getting back from it. >> if we are listening to music together, our hearts are going to start to beat in sync. the arts do that better than anything else. they help us find each other. >> cancellations have taken place at v

♪ >> middle and high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition, telling us whatssues congress should address this year. all month, our grand prize we are presenting the winners. winner is theo poulin, a ninth grader at williamsville south high school in williamsville, new york, where c-span is available through spectrum. the winning entries called "trust fall." >> usa. usa. usa. >> americans don't trust their government. let's back up. in december 2019, the first news broke of a novel coronavirus, covid-19. originally, the virus was contained to wuhan, china. but as you will know, the virus -- well know, the virus spread and it spread like wildfire, going to the point of a pandemic by the middle of march. governments took action and mandated that citizens wear masks. and in most cases, go into lockdown. here in america, countless people were upset by this. many people went as far as to not wear masks or social distance. but why? government officials and doctors said this was dangerous. this defiance was actually a symptom of a far, far larger issue in america. >>

[applause] >> high school students participated in the studentcam competition talking about issues the president and congress should address this year. all month we are featuring the winners. our second place middle school winners are tyler foley. there winning entry is titled the quest within a crisis. children with special needs and the pandemic. >> a child that has a neurological order and that child is being spoken to but is unable to reply back or communicate day after day after day. >> these words were spoken by a mom who is a special -- was the parent of a special needs student. the school has been fully virtual over 300 days. >> my kindergartner has regressed seriously over the past 10 months. >> he has adhd, he won't sit still. >> he's refusing to work, refusing to do any of the materials. >> therapies are not working and we are seeing regression. it is hard for her, she doesn't understand. she wants her routine back. >> missing the face-to-face interaction with those who understand his needs. >> three months of distance learning for her 11-year-old has been a disaster. >> the

. ♪ >> middle and high schools students participated in c-span's studentcam competition, telling us whats the president and congress should address this year. all month, we're featuring the winners. our first high school east winners are 10th graders from richard montgomery high school and winston churchill high school in maryland where c-span is available through comcast. their winning entry is titled "high-stakes." >> it's always in the back of my mind. >> i used to make important decisions. >> you sort of feel like you are a cog in a system of testing and accountability. ♪ >> covid-19 has exposed the vulnerability of the u.s. education system with disparities in access to education and online resources among other factors have exacerbated existing at inequities. >> it's really bad in this country at ensuring everybody has an equal opportunity. >> we all sort of have equity at the forefront of education but we haven't really seen proof of that labor come to bear yet. >> given prior to the pandemic, many education systems called standardized testing the root cause of the education syste

. >> middle and high school students participated in the c-span studentcam competition, telling us what issues the president and congress should address. we are featuring the winners. our first prize high school east winners are evelyn shue and ida chen, 10th graders from richard montgomery high school and winston churchill high school in rockville and potomac maryland, where c-span is available through comcast. their winning entry is entitled was high-stakes." >> is always in the back of my mind. >> i use to make important decisions. >> conceptions. >> you feel like you are a cog. >> is time to fix our system of testing and accountability. ♪ >> covid-19 has exposed the vulnerability of the u.s. education system. disparities in access to technology and online resources, among other factors, have exacerbated existing inequities. >> we are bad in this country at ensuring everybody has equal opportunity. >> we have placed equity at the forefront of how we think about education but we haven't leasing the fruits of that labor come to bear. >> even prior to the pandemic, many pointed to stand