i know her as the teacher, the educator who if the demise is the best of what our public education system has to offer. ago, i had the privilege of being one of her ap political science students in brooklyn. -- theonstrated that for role of the teacher goes beyond giving a lecture or grading exams. to change the life trajectory of students and an educator must have a vision for her students future. she must cultivate a learning environment that stimulates growth and encourages action and nurtures the minds and abilities of the learners. instead of imparting monday and and immaterial concepts to a class of restless urban students, each day she transformed the classroom into a congressional hearing room or a courtroom and place students in positions of power, as legislatures and counselors of the law. we analyzed text and case law. we debated and disagreed. we sharpened our critical thinking skills. the bill of rights and constitutional amendments evolved into living documents and began to shape our young minds and ideals. was aweingarten motivator. hopelessnessy, and legs are neighborhood

i know her as the teacher and educator the epitomizes the best of what our public education has to offer. twenty-five years ago i had the privilege of being one of per political science student center clean your kid she demonstrated the role of a teacher goes far beyond a lesson plan or giving and lecture or grading exams but have a vision for the students' future to cultivate a learning environment that encourages action to nurture the minds and abilities. the teacher was an innovator and and said his departing seemingly mundane immaterial concepts to a class of restless urban students each station transform the classroom and to a congressional hearing or a court room to put in positions of power as legislators and councilors of the lot. to analyze text and case law and would lead to sharpen critical thinking skills to think quickly on our feet. the of bill of rights and a constitutional amendment is a living document and began to shape the young minds. the teacher was a motivator with hopelessness for the uh uncommitted these. to challenge each of us and then to have that illegal searc

in florida as well as the secretary of education for the commonwealth of virginia, not at the same time i don't think. so let me start things off by asking each of you to reflect in different ways drawing on youris experience on what we might see over the next four years, what we might want to see over the next four years. i'll start with you, lindsay. as i mentioned recently played a key role in the successful bipartisan negotiation of the every student succeed act. in your former boss and my former boss senator alexander said he hopes and expects belmont to govern the federal role in k-12 education for the next 10 or 20 years. how do you see implementation proceeding under the trump administration? what else do you expect to see from the trump administration? >> thanks for the question, thank you for allowing me to be a today to discuss this important topic. there's a lot to think about and reflect about. hopefully we can provide some insight into what we might expect in the next four years at least. a couple of framing remarks just to be

hearing of the health education labor and pensions committee will come to order. this hearing today is to consider the nomination of betsy devos the united states secretary of education. senator murray and i will make an opening statement. i will introduce the nominee. we welcome senator scott a member of this committee senator lieberman a distinguished former member of this body who will make introductory remarks and following the nominees comments we will have a five-minute round of questions. one note we have capital officers here today who will remove anyone who attempts to disrupt the hearing. this is the first meeting of our committee in the new congress. this is a committee as will become evident as we go along that has some considerable differences of opinion on a variety of issues but we have found that we can sometimes resolve them and important ways. last year we passed what the majority leader senator mcconnell said was the most important bill in the congress 21st century cures than the year before no ch

and on higher education. the federal investment in higher education is 2.5 to 3 times more than the k to 12 investment. and the lack of accountability is stunning. and, again, all about outcomes. let me just push -- >> i should mention briefly, closely related to the project that we're discussing today, brookings, has under way the development of a parallel set of memos on higher education policy. there was a -- a strategic decision to organize the work. >> let me just -- for me, an issue that has got a little buried with the trump election, but for me, just epitomizes frankly the falsehood or the disingenuousness of this tdebat about being prescriptive, the simple goal is to have title one money, for poor kids, actually go to poor kids. that's how the law was written, that's the intent of title one. what folks in the department now were trying to do was actually make sure that money goes to poor kids and poor schools. and there is massive pushback from both the left and the right. and, again, how can we say we a

and having been in the catholic education since the age of 4, sex education is lacking, and to be honest, i didn't know that a condom was until i watched "bridget jones." and so this is the curriculum important for the understanding they have where it is sex-ed or finance or politics. so many issues that we as the youth parliament have come across and we have highlighted the need for the curriculum for life. and this is the issue that we are allowing ourselves to make a difference. thank you. >> northern ireland, and what have we got from the chap there in the middle? >> and thank you, mr. speaker. dean sta v i am mr. savage and i would like to correct the young man from what he believed is the best region in london, but i am the person from the best region of england. tackling the sex at 16, and how we could ask to get the vote of 16 without first assuring that the people are educated enough to vote and understand what policies they are looking at. when it comes to tackling the religious discrimination, and the racial discrimination and cultural awareness and the community cohesion, and

whether not it is the department of education now there'll always be a federal role it will change to different policies depending on how high the agenda is the priority particularly with the economy to be successful but added always is the the republicans under george w. bush and now for example some democratic members are pushing against the federal role. is committed is an important remarks for people to think about. looking where we are certainly reducing the role of the k-12 landscape and then trying to give more states authority to develop accountability systems and a more limited development negative ability but that means it is up to state and local to step up including some groups that have adequate education was on his they continue to do this but if they don't then the pendulum will swing back again. a couple of things to think about with the trumpet ministrations but the first thing is to signal they should implement their plan so to get no child left behind off the books you will not change everything but i say this

in 1970 the cost educated student was roughly $50,000. ion 40 years later it is $165,000 per student. so we know right there it is not money. what they found was that one of the most important factors was the quality of our teachers. i feel very strongly that we need to remove barriers to quality teaching. and enable and equip these teachers to do their very best work and as someone who has studied this issue extensively, i would just like to get your thoughts and how we might do that. max thank you senator. i do enjoy our meeting in your office as well talk about some of these issues. i believe first let me restate again that, a quality teacher cannot be, the importance of equality teacher cannot be overstated. and i think that the opportunities abound for empowering and re-empowering teachers in a new way, unleashing and on encumbering them with a lot of rules and regulations today that really prohibit and inhibit creativity and innovation with their students. you know when you take a step back and look at how we deliver education today,

but with the return of educational authority to the states and the allegiance of federal programs, it's workforce be reduced to ensure more educational funding is provided to the schools and not kept in washington. also, i'm troubled by the government accountable office report that was issued at my request last november that showed the cost projections for the income-driven college loan payment program are tens of billions dollars higher than the original estimate. and those estimates were based on data and accounting methods were deeply flawed. and the current data transmission assumptions as an accountant, i was appalled. and then there's the career and technical education that you mentioned. i appreciate your emphasis on the value of craftsmanship and also technology. i just saw the movie hidden figures that introduced people to computers and the value of women in the workplace in nasa to get them into space. i have one sixth of my schools that don't participate in perkins educational funding because the low population gives them such a low amount of funding, it isn't worth doing it,

education? let's start with the basics. do you support protecting federal taxpayer dollars from fraud and abuse? ms. devos: absolutely. sen. warren: so do i. now we all know resident trump's experience with higher education was to create a fake university which resulted in him paying $125 million to students that he cheated. i am curious about how the trump administration would protect against waste frost entities -- fraud entities at similar profile -- for-profit colleges. how do you plan to protect taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud, and abuse from colleges and taking millions of dollars of student aid? ms. devos: senator, if confirmed i will certainly be very vigilant. sen. warren: how? how will you do it. you said you are committed. ms. devos: the individuals with whom i worked will ensure that federal moneys are used properly and appropriately. i will look forward -- sen. warren: you are going to subcontract making sure that what happens with universities that cheat students doesn't happen anymore? ms. devos: no i didn'

. >> president drums pick to head the education department that the train to testify. she took questions on public education, student loan debt and postsecondary education for members of the senate health education labor and pensions committee. here's a portion of that hearing. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] non-mac -- [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> a hearing of the health education labor pensions committee will come to order. the hearing to consider the nomination of i.t. training due to united states secretary of education. senator murray and i will make an opening statement. i'll introduce the nominee. we welcome senator scott, member of this committee of distinguished former member of this body who will make introductory remarks. and following that nominee is comments, we will have five-minute round of questions. we have capital officers here today who will remove anyone who attempts to distract the hearing. this is the

of the federal education policy under the trump penetration. this event we are holding today is the culmination of the brown centers series of memos to the president's on future policy. this project brought together a team of scholars and practitioners with expertise with a variety of topics aimed at informing the president how to proceed best on - - based on best evidence we have. prior to the election those who contributed their ideas to the project to be in visors and now want to take a moment to recall knowledge the efforts of the cochairs along with my coat editor for the series and the many authors who have worked to make this event happened. i encourage all of view -- you for the ridings that were put there. we will be archiving this event to have the opportunity to do so you can through the website. en as for introduction donald trump's victory has been widely viewed as a signal a change for the federal government in american society generally and in education in particular calling for the elimination of u.s. department of education fol

the school has to provide an education "in conformity with plan." then to understand what that means, you turn to what the iep on 502a androvide 53 a of the government's appendix. what they say over and over again is that generally speaking standards for children with disabilities could be aimed at general educational curriculum. you start with the general thentional curriculum, identify the child's disability and how it impacts that child's ability to participate in progress. >> i'm sorry, how does that work with students whose disabilities generally would not allow them to follow the general educational curriculum? worked when how it you are dealing with somebody with a particular disability, but one readily and easily addressed. here you have a very different context. you would not say the goal was to progress consistent with the general educational curriculum? >> most likely not all the way up to grade level, but that question is expressly answered in the statute. cc, for52 a, sub children with disabilities who take alternate assessments aligned

education policy and what should be the goals for a new education secretary. donald trump has nominated betsy devos for that post. >> good afternoon and happy new year. i'm michael hansen, senior fellow and director of the brown center on education policy here at the brookings institution. i welcome you here today to our discussion of the federal education policy under the trump administration. this event that we're holding today marks the culmination of the brown center's series on memos to the president on the future of k-12 education policy. this project brought together a team of scholars and practitioners with expertise in a variety of topics in pre-k through 12 to write memos aimed at informing the incoming president on how to proceed based on the best evidence we have in this space. this project began months ago prior to the election and those involved contributed their great ideas and their efforts to this project in hopes of helping to be critical advisers during this transition point. i want to take a moment at the outset to acknowledge the efforts of

devos the secretary of education. they've come to to my office in washington, in alaska, on the funds in petitions and there can do to enter on mrs. devos' lack of it. and per trade at her confirmation hearing. they believe federal funds. they question her commitment to demand with disability rights under idea. they robbed and that the opportunity. >> senator murkowski, i'm trying to stay close to the five minutes. >> if you would indulge now and have another minute. the concerns that have been expressed are not just been expressed in my office. i receive certain commitments from mrs. devos. she is not intending to seek vouchers honors date. the education laws as they are but unintended. she's committed to focus you will get not only to alaska, but to all states will not result in undermining an eroding public schools and she will in fact work to support public schools, which is important to all of us. they'll come to alaska in order to learn from educators, parents numbers and tribal representatives and see the challe

and to make progress in the general education curriculum. can't they go to the administrative thing and then go to court and say to the judge, look, they didn't write what they were required to write. >> absolutely. >> okay so they have to write something -- suppose they write it but they don't do it. >> yes. >> now, doesn't something say you have to follow the iep? >> correct. but what there was not is something in 1414 that says they've got to provide a significant benefit. >> but they have to provide something that makes progress in the general education curriculum. >> they have to follow the checklist. a statement. yes. and i think everyone agrees, you don't look at outcomes or anything like that. >> it's a ran bly calculated -- >> it's just the same as rowley. >> oh, i don't know, i would say if you take rowley as meaning -- whatever those two words were, beneficial. >> some educational. some. this is inconsistent with rowelly. >> oh i don't think so. i think it's got to be some educational benefit to get the general education curriculum

with the return of educational authority to the states and the elimination of federal programs, it's important that workforce be reduced to ensure more educational funding is provided to the schools and not kept in washington. also i'm troubled by the government accountability office report that was issued at my request last november that showed the cost projections for the income-driven college loan repayment program are tens of billions of dollars higher than the original estimates. and those estimates were based on data and accounting methods that were deeply flawed. you'll inherit that in the current department of education's data lack transparency omitted, key information, made other flawed assumptions. as an accountant, i was appalled. then there's the career and technical education that you mentioned. i appreciate your emphasis on the value of craftsmanship and also technology. i just saw the movie "hidden figures" that introduced people to computers and the value of women in the workplace in nasa to get them into space. i have one-sixth of my schools that don't participate in

the education establishment. but i believe that today that's one of the most important qualifications you could have for this job. she hamany others. she is a mother and grandmother. shcares abt children more generally and has been involved in education like so many parents and local citizen school board members across america for almost 30 years. her involvement has not just been as a philanthropist and advocate for reform, though she has been a real leader in both, she also mentors students in the public schools of grand rapids, michigan. here is another important qualification betsy has for this job. she'll ask the right questions, such as, is this federal education program working? is it giving our kids the education they need to live productive and satisfying lives? if not, how can we improve it? an examination of the facts of the state of american education today makes clear that although current federal education programs are working for many of our children, they are failing millions of others. here are ju

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you can't talk about reforming our education without discussing reauthorization of the higher education act. as most of you know, reauthorization is long overdue but i can assure you it is one of our top priorities. with the new administration and new committee members, it is too early to know what reauthorization will look like. you have a strong foundation for reform in place, one that was developed after years of hearings, roundtables, meetings and legislative actions. that foundation is a set of principles that will guide the work ahead. the first principle is empowering 10 families to make informed decisions was choosing a college or university is an important decision that will have a lasting impact on students lives. that is why it is so important they have the information they need to have the right school. unfortunately that information has been all but impossible to come by. the information that is available is misleading or simply inaccurate. it rarely reflects the reality of today's college campuses. students and families access the best information, easy to understand, stre

the basics about education. unless there was more knowledge than apparent, this person is not qualified. host: what ideas did you not hear on the table this evening? caller: it was very difficult to know what she feels about various education issues like no child left behind, her knowledge about the children with disabilities act was uninformed. her unwillingness to take positions on basic radically -- regulations. those are all concerned. from nathan, who school choice should not meet a surrendering of rights and public schools should be equipped to meet ada." tim kainefrom adrian, " is another democrat that is brerude." you heard there, the discussion over whether or not they would allow a second round. next, mike on the line. caller: i am a public school teacher. hernd mrs. devos, commitment, i do not question her commitment whatsoever to the role of educating children. however, her qualifications, and her lack of direct response to questions is quite troubling. i concur with most of the other callers already.

the substantial educational benefit is what was discussed. e is a substantial -- a significantly different one in your brief. >> we don't intend it to be substantially different, but to get more detail on how the standard works. >> you are asking us to adopt essentially equal opportunity. that does appear someplace. the court itself did not adopt that formulation. it did not adopt substantial equal opportunity. adopt asking us to standards that the majority already have before it and did not adopt. >> >> yes, justice blackmun proposed a standard similar to the one today, but that was 1982. congress has amended the idea twice, and it now describes the way the act works with the words i am giving you, equal educational opportunity. >> that raises a concern under the spending clause. the federal government proposes to the states, and they have these provisions. you are saying the content of those provisions is changed by new legislation, and i wonder whether that puts -- on the idea that these states have agreed to these provisions when they acce

and provided new funding them with the larger investment of higher education since the idea of bill. [applause] one and the high-school graduation rate is at record high panel and those that have played a critical role in those that met with us school counselor is three times more likely to attend college and seven times more likely to apply for financial aid. so we thought they should get some recognition we want everyone to know the difference there making in the gun people everyday. . .

education bill. in particular i heard from the higher education leaders about the impact of federal programs obviously, policies, but more especially regulations on kansas institutions of higher education. during our meeting last month in my office, i shared with you an information chart -- i need a bigger chart, like the guy who said he needed a bigger boat with a shark coming at him. maybe that's not a proper allegory. these are 34 topics of federal regulations. some of them are very important. but the collective judgment was they were so intrusive, time consuming and expensive that they had to get an office of come plains just to look at the federal regulations, then they assign bad news bears to tell the various departments that make up the johnson county community college -- which by the way has the highest enrollment of any college or university in kansas. these 34 areas of federal regulation basically indicate we need to work together to eliminate many of these burdensome regulations that hamper our main goal of educating our students effectively and efficiently. as you know, and i think i woul

the definition. definition for free appropriate public education. we all agree on that. sub d of that definition says that the school has to provide an education quote in conformity with the iep plan. then to understand what that means, again this is straight out of rowley and straight out of a text, you turn to what the iep provisions provide and those are laid out at pages 52-a and 53-a of the government's appendix. and in a nutshell, what they say, over and over again, is that standards generally speaking for children with disabilities should be aimed at the general he educational curriculum. so what you do is you start with the general education curriculum that applies to all kids, then you identify the child's disability and how it impacts that child's ability to participate and progress in that general educational curriculum. >> how does that work? i'm sorry, how does that work with students whose disabilities generally wouldn't allow them in their own -- with their own potential to follow the general educational curriculum? i understand how it worked in rowley, whe

it is worth the sec distinction. education is more difficult in that we're still trying to uncover the underlying technological process that is what we should do with different populations of students. we're learning a lot, but these are really hard problems and it's -- again, it's worth making that distinction. another sort of opening point is just about every big volume on education starts with a narrative about falling behind. it is true that the u.s. lags other countries in terms of test score growth and changes in college completion, but it's also worth putting a more optimistic note on the table. we've seen some growth in test scores in the early grades. they've been stagnant in the middle grades. we've seen some reductions in high school dropout rates. in the most recent decade we've seen increases in college inrollment and completion rates. those gains are not spread evenly across the population and we should be concerned about the degree of inequality. we know more about what works and actually what doesn't than we di

i think it's got to be some educational benefit designed to get the general education curriculum or -- justice kagan: mr. katyal -- justice kennedy: mr. katyal, are there -- in the wake of the many years this act has been enforced and these many individual meetings, have there been documented areas of consensus as to certain standards, certain methodologies, certain systems that work and certain that don't? and do the courts, in reviewing these proceedings, ever refer to those? mr. katyal: so i think that's where the amici briefs are so important, because they show -- say that education isn't really one of those areas. i mean, you know, people disagree about the most simple things about educational philosophy. justice kennedy: so we've gone -- so we've gone nowhere. mr. katyal: well, i don't think we've gone nowhere, but i think that worry is to thrust courts into the business of deciding which philosophy is appropriate. and take firefly, for -- justice kennedy: so you say that there is generally no consensus as to appropriate methodologies for, say, a hearing-impaired student, an aut

joe and mary sued the san francisco unified school district demanding over education their daughter was barred from the school how many of us know in january of 18 thai the california supreme court decided no favor quote to deny a child born of chinese parents entrance to a public will be a violation and the constitution of the united states and yet when her parent tried to reenroll her the school mind they've over enrolled and man and woman i didn't didn't get ore vaccinations in time the school pushed through an assembly bill under an urge provision that established separate separate quote/unquote mann gotten when schools are established chinese must not be not limited to to any other schools mann i didn't see pattern were if you are us but sent her to a segregated school this happened in our city - yes chinese and other asian-american children had the right to attend public schools and, yes, that a chinese family dared to take the district to court back if 1885 this is history we should know our children should know pack is not only interested but making families linked

was created and along with the indian education act the original act was amended in 1974 to include will teacher training and foreperson training in 2001 no child left behind we authorized as title vii so then in 2011 president obama created a working group to strengthen the connection to tribal and universities for native youth this is the 506 form that was previously mentioned the main funding mechanism for tindian program the newest version and has gone through many changes i'm told it is very important, important the program they be filled out to track the students and also receive the funding this is statistics on enrollment in the unified school district from the cd state data from 2011 school year went from 200 and 84 enrolled native alaska and up to last year 200 and 44. to point out it is a low job in comparison to other ethnicity but for us it it represents around 20 families that may have been pushed out of san francisco and it just reinforces the service that indian tribes by supporting families in connecting with programming and different resources to stay withi

i've done work for the department of education. i'm curious what you think of some of the work that ies has spencered, has that really made a difference? has that impacted the choices? the role of the regional education labs? where is that going and what has been its success rate? >> i think sara and i both feel that ies has -- compared to what came before -- has contributed to a marked improvement in educational research. and it's not while ies does fund a great many randomized control trials, that's not all it does, contrary to what some people might think. i think the labs are mixed bag. i think they for a long time they had their own lobbying agency they put a fair amount of money put aside just for them i'm not so sure that's the best way -- in fact, i think it's not the best way to use scarce dollars. i think more competition for funds makes more sense. >> again, i'm in the same view about it. i would emphasize on the i es grand funding. at its best the ies is investing in a portfolio of projects and they wouldn't actually be

the script. he wanted to shine a bright light on all things educational. for example, we made college national event. we wanted to mimic all of the drama and excitement traditionally reserved for those few amazing football and basketball players choosing their colleges and university team. we wanted to focus that same level of energy and attention on kids going to college because of their academic achievement. as a nation, that is where the spotlight should also be. on kids who work hard in school and do the right thing when no one is watching. many beating don't take odds. need -- we launched the need to make room. this gives kids the inspiration to actually complete higher education. and really to try that message home, i debuted my music career. wrapping with jay about knowledge by going to college. [applause] of allre also very proud this administration has done to make higher education more affordable. we doubled investment and pell grant and college credits. we expanded loan repayment options for tens of millions of students. we made it easier to appl

melissa: senate confirmation hearing for the secretary of education choice betsy devos. at was something, adam. reporter: it got aggressive when elizabeth warren of massachusetts was lit woolly attacking -- was literally attacking devos on the trump university problem and the $25 million settlement he entered into. here is what senator warren asked and how it went down. >> how do you plan to protect taxpayer dollars by colleges hat take in millions. >> if confirmed i will be village length .i am asking how are you going to do that. >> the individuals with whom i work in the department will insure that federal mommies are used properly and appropriately. reporter: tim kaine attacked devos on her previous statements in a speech where she aapparently said government quote sucks. that was part of the democrat strategy because they said they were going to target devos. she is known as a champion of school choice, charters and vouchers. here is what she said why parents should have the ability to make that decision. >> if a school is troubled, unsafe or not a good fit for a chi

the community. that is what our educational system is for for everyone. host: ok. guest: that is one of the things the justices discussed in this case. many students with disabilities might be relatively more minor, can be expected with some assistance to proceed on grade level and keep up with their peers who do not have disabilities. some children with more severe autism might have trouble doing that. for students who realistically cannot be expected to keep up with grade level, what should the standard for those students be? there are some provisions and federal law now. host: when can we expect a decision in this case? guest: sometime before the end of the court's term in june. host: thank you for joining us today. guest: thank you. host: coming up, we will be talking to kevin kosar for our spotlight on magazine series where he will talk about why he thinks there needs to be a congressional regulation office. we will be right back. ♪ weekend, booktv brings you to days of nonfiction books and authors. here is what is coming up. today at 7:30 p.m. eastern, the was

the legal education network in the legal defense and the legal rights collaborative in i did minority communities that are hard working to get the 50 thousand legal resident in our city into pathways to citizenships organization likewise self-help or the kind of groups that are standing behind me that represent our superintendant lee i think there are 3 board members here from the unified school district our incredible help community that everyday wants to make sure that people are not living in fear and can actually take care of their health and safety challenges and today today's announcement of the equity and rights and community education immigrant rights campaign is all about getting rid of and reducing fear in our city fear exacerbates your health fear prevents parents address kids from getting the education necessary need and president in in city fear drives people underground to create three quarters only underground economy fear stops people fear is what we contest against we want people that are in san francisco to live their lives freely and proudly and society themselves w

was created and along with the indian education act the original act was amended in 1974 to include will teacher training and foreperson training in 2001 no child left behind we authorized as title vii so then in 2011 president obama created a working group to strengthen the connection to tribal and universities for native youth this is the 506 form that was previously mentioned the main funding mechanism for tindian program the newest version and has gone through many changes i'm told it is very important, important the program they be filled out to track the students and also receive the funding this is statistics on enrollment in the unified school district from the cd state data from 2011 school year went from 200 and 84 enrolled native alaska and up to last year 200 and 44. to point out it is a low job in comparison to other ethnicity but for us it it represents around 20 families that may have been pushed out of san francisco and it just reinforces the service that indian tribes by supporting families in connecting with programming and different resources to stay withi

to push our way to the top to invest more money in education. at the same time i am very concerned about altering tax policies, for the economic engine but the best way to ensure ongoing growth of education, to grow the economy. tax rates affect business investments won't help us make good policy decisions. i get it, you get it, no one likes to pay taxes. the state requires sufficient revenue to form public functions we the people need. utah's benefit, sound and diversified revenue policy helped us to whether economic shocks better than any state in america. over the years, utah's base that reduces tax revenue has narrowed. out-of-state purchases since 1937, back then out-of-state purchases were few and far between, it was not a big deal. he purchased more and more goods out-of-state because of convenience of online shopping. collection of use tax on those purposes, cumbersome. the legislative fiscal analyst, office of management and budget, utah state tax estimate the unpaid use taxes, $200 million per year and rising. the tax system has become

the legal education network in the legal defense and the legal rights collaborative in i did minority communities that are hard working to get the 50 thousand legal resident in our city into pathways to citizenships organization likewise self-help or the kind of groups that are standing behind me that represent our superintendant lee i think there are 3 board members here from the unified school district our incredible help community that everyday wants to make sure that people are not living in fear and can actually take care of their health and safety challenges and today today's announcement of the equity and rights and community education immigrant rights campaign is all about getting rid of and reducing fear in our city fear exacerbates your health fear prevents parents address kids from getting the education necessary need and president in in city fear drives people underground to create three quarters only underground economy fear stops people fear is what we contest against we want people that are in san francisco to live their lives freely and proudly and society themselves w

the decisions like these that make private education all the more alluring that a shame for the publiceducation establishment. thank you for hearing my concern. i would encourage you to look at this issue again and keep students and committees at the heart of your consumer is their success that ensures your success. thank you. >>[applause] >> hi. i'm superintendent leigh board of education or think of a given opportunity to speak. my name is christy wong maclennan park school and him on the council and pto board. for all the reasons that been spoken about and for more, there also sorts of reasons this is important to our community and most important way to the children-i do not have a child in the effective cost but also the parents and staff. i just want to highlight one particular reason why we might-you might want to exercise discretion and that is the housing shortage and the resulting teacher shortage we have and are secured in my day job i work on housing policy and i talked endlessly about the need for more housing affordable moderate middle income people in the region and speci

the i.d.e.a. there is nothing obscure to most educators i know about the importance of educating all our children was trying to get at when i talked with ms. devos at the hearing was my concern about the fact that the voucher programs that she had supported made children with disabilities if they were to receive a voucher like kids without disabilities do it made those kids sign away their rights under the i.d.e.a. so i thought it was very important to get her perspective on why she thought that was okay and whether she would, as secretary of education, the country's top education officer charged with making sure that all of our kids have access to free, appropriate public education so that they can thrive and participate in the 21st century, be the work force we need. i wanted to make sure she was committed to enforcing civil rights laws that protect all children so that they have access to education and i was very concerned that she seemed confused or unfamiliar with the fact the i.d.e.a. is a federal law she would be charged with enforcing and i think it's appropriate that we make sure that the

at the time, college education was virtually free. we basically had a tuition that was $670 a year, and the rest of it was paid out of state taxes which the committee supported. anytime a school bond issue came up, anything for schools, the community supported it and was more than cheerful about paying for that. based on that, -- we had no money and i was able to go to university in, with almost no debt. and i have more than repaid in taxes and productivity since then. so, what i'm saying is that it before. done it is just a matter of whether or not the community has the will to support that kind of program. and there will be some people who take, don't take proper advantage of it, but overall, it gives people the opportunity, and that opportunity i think is lacking right now and what is frustrating so many younger people. host: simon montlake? good: that is a very point. in fact, california is now exploring how it can make community college free to in state residents. in a sense, california is looking back to how it used to be. you kn

our state board of education has the general control and supervision of public education. our constitution tasks you, the legislature, with the establishment and maintenance of our public education system. and we recognize that the most important work is accomplished by educators, parents and students at the local level in our 41 school districts and in our 119 charter schools, all designed to make students college and career ready. structurally, my role as governor, is the power to convene and the power of this bully pulpit. and i can assure you that i will continue to do all that i can to push for support of our frontline educators, for appropriate accountable funding and for innovative alignment between our classrooms and our diverse and dynamic marketplace. for example, jobs in utah's aerospace industry are growing faster than there are trained workers to fill them. to address this, in 2015, i announced a pilot program - called utah aerospace pathways. aerospace pathways provides high school students with early training, internships and a head start in entering the work

that the board of education present the initial proposal from u e sf to the san francisco unified school district that's the first order. >> thank you not seeing any, any comments we'll go to item number 2 and next public hearings and the option to the 2016-2017 initial proposal from e s sfusd for the clarified unit may i hear a motion and second to the initial proposal. >> so moved. >> second. >> thank you superintendent. >> yes. similarly this item will be presented i'm guessing briefly by the chief of labor rigs and the requested action the board of education hold public hearings and adopt this initial proposal. >> thank you. we do have some speakers lined up . >> (clapping.) >> to minutes and good evening we're here as part of the union street sf bargaining team looking forward to sitting down with the district an jaldz for the upcoming contract and come to the negotiation with a firmer commitment to work together with a positive solution to lay the foundation we'll continue our work to for the best quality education for your students history we send out a bargaining survey to all th