attorneys for the teacher's association vowed to appeal the ruling. statues of up the cause of a brahms in schools our schools need more resources and a smaller class size and better technology will introduce supporter teachers so they can do the best job they possibly can attorn you're representing the public school teacher union truck of the and the court of appeals over to will turn the ruling striking down teacher tenure but the sow will have a devastating affect on california education >> : reduced academic freedom and even more difficult for school districts to recruit retain teachers. not all teachers agree ends in the 1% those people. children at the end the day comes first in her if even if ursid teaches the student should check mark the third elementary they believe the current system is not working because to difficult to get rid of bad teachers to school board president said agrees and says foster and parents now be sure that will change >> : to teachers to educate the teacher now on appeal and to teach is not a take effect immediately post

the california teacher's association says it will be filing an appeal after a judge struck down tenure and other job protections for public school teachers. the ruling made by a southern california judge yesterday is a huge victory for nine students financially backed by wealthy silicon valley entrepreneur david welch. he's the founder of the nonprofit, students matter. the judge sided with the students, ruling that tenure laws harm students by saddling them with bad teachers that are almost impossible to fire. >> they can hurt somebody, harm any one of your children. you've got to go through so many different things, jump through hoops to try to get them, you know, reprimanded. no. it was like they were untouchable. >> the current laws will stay in effect, pending an appeal from the teacher's association. >>> new research shows young women who eat a lot of red meat could be increasing their risk of breast cancer. researchers at harvard looked at data from more than 88,000 women. the women, aged 26 to 45, filled out surveys back in 1991. then, 20 years later, statistical models show th

massachusettshe mortgage bankers association, the teachers association, all saying this is a good idea. here's a clip on how she intends to pay for help being students refinance. -- fullys fully played paid for. limit the taxd to loopholes that let millionaires and billionaires pay a tax rates lower than their secretary. the cbo has just given us the score and we not only fully pay for it, this will is passed -- if passed as written would reduce the debt that by billions of dollars will stop this is an issue about our economy. we're here because of an economic emergency but it's also an issue about our values. who do we invest them? do we invest in the billionaires who have already made a big or do we take that same money and invest in young people trying to start their economic lives? this bill andpass time to get started for young people who are out there really trying to make something. bill tointroduced a provide that. >> we expect to hear from senate democrats and president obama tomorrow on this idea of refinancing student loans and what the president can do in terms of executive

the dismissal process for teachers accused of sex abuse by creating a separate appeals process. hearings begin within six months. even non-egregious cases would be stream lined. the teachers association opposed a ruling declaring tenure rules unconstitutional, the union actually supported a b-2 15. . >> we are hopeful we had a break through. when we can all agree there is certain types of conduct that have absolutely no business happening at any school. >> reporter: she auththered bill. she said the dismissals process takes too long and cost too muchs money. last month we -- too much money. last month we found it took years before teacher's credentials were suspected or revoked for misconduct. i received an e-mail saying the administration supports this new bill but it gave no time line for how soon governor jerry brown will sign -- governor jerry brown will sign it. eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tenure laws are conconstitutional. that ruling -- unconstitutional. teachers unions have promised to appeal. >>> as we mentioned oakland police are issuing a warning after a 13-year-old girl was gang raped. now to ktvu's jana katsuyama. she is live at oakland police headquarters w

. >>> teachers across the country are watching a southern california court decision after a judge strikes down teacher tenure. anne makovec has the story from the california teachers association headquarters in burlingame. anne. >> reporter: the cta is one of two unions vowing to fight this ruling. three of the nine plaintiffs in the suit are from the bay area. we spoke with one a 17-year-old from oakland who says he is thrilled with this ruling. brandon is about to graduate with honors from skyline high school in oakland. he said he didn't always have the support of his teachers. >> in fifth grade, i had a teacher who basically told me i wouldn't amount to anything in i have look. but that's not true. i'm graduating. >> reporter: he is one of nine california students who say they got stuck with bad teachers and brought their case to an l.a. superior court with the help of a powerful silicon valley nonprofit called, students matter. the lawsuit argued that current laws that grant tenure at two years hurts students. firing incompetent teachers is nearly impossible and letting go the newly hired teachers first is harmful. the judge agreed. >> we finally, finally have the opport

the teachers retirement fund is underfunded. and there's questions about putting money into that and he made some moves that made the california teacher's associationhappy and is upcoming election on that. >> the california teacher's association should be very happy all the way around. i mean, yeah, absolutely. they're getting the money that they need on pensions maybe there's another area the republicans are not happy about it, but look, the state owes some money into the fund and is paying it down. >> if you were to scare -- if you took a look at this budget, the preschool expansion of the programs, more money for the social services, more money. and it has a rainy day fund, which is big transition in california. and we spent it. brown is putting money away for a rainy day. and that's a big leap forward in terms of responsible budgeting. and the republicans, yes, they're complaining but they have to complain because that's all they have left but their program is being implemented. if one of the own would be doing it. >> months late, there is all kinds of wrangling going on. we're early this time around and i think this is a real new day for calif

teacher. the california teachers association will appeal. >>> and on the "cbs moneywatch" now, google buys a satellite, and the airlines with the best on-time record. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. asian markets ended mixed ahead of j-p's two-day policy meeting. tokyo's nikkei gained half a percent. hong kong's hang seng lost a quarter percent. the government said wholesale added to their stockpile but that didn't impress investors on wall street. the dow gained only two points but still set a new record high. the nasdaq lost one point, the s&p half a point. >>> google is heading into the sky. they bought skybox imaging. google says skybox will help them keep their maps up to date and eventually improve internet access to remote parts of the world. >>> dunkin' donuts is heading west into california. the east coast chain plans to start construction on its first free-standing store in the state next month. right now the stores are only in three cities wu d & d plans to open more than a thousand in the futu future. >>> the g

the california teachers association calls the ruling misguided. it plans to appeal. >>> firefighters made quick work of the brush fire in the south bay. the fire at meadow fair park broke out a couple of hours ago. firefighters were able to contain it before it got out of control. in san franciscorunning for saf. a home and an apartment building caught on fire. the winds whipped out the fire and it took firefighters about an hour to knock it down. two buildings were damaged. fortunately, no one was hurt. the cause of this fire is under investigation. >>> happying now, search and rescue teams are joining in the hunt for a missing cal student. he failed to check in with his family after a hike. you see the map here. he disappeared near his family's cabin. mark matthews joins us from the cal campus where friends and fellow students are helping to spread the word. >> reporter: they are. here is a copy of the flier going up on campus. a lot of people new or know vernon hmatthews. he's the head of the undergraduate anthropology association. tonight he's

teachers. . >> i don't think this decision will end up having affect. >> the attorney for the california teacher association is based in san francisco. >> tenure serves important state interests such as fostering academic freedoms and also provides teachers the job security they need to make a long run investment in schools. >> we lose half of all new teachers within five years this, decision is not going to do anything to address the core problems our students and teachers face. >> the children come first even fit hurts teachers >> others say the ruling could be good for students if it pushes some out of the door >> if this is not the profession for you, because teaching is hard, find something else, don't make life of a child miserable. >> the supreme court ruling is tentative. in berkeley, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> santa clara university held a ground breaking today for a new soccer training facility built thanks to a $7.7 million gift from venture capitalists mark and mary stevens. there is a rich soccer tradition, both teams have won national titles >> world cup just day as way now and the bay area

brought the suit open of pa of nine students who claimed they were deprived of a good education and teachers are tenureed and are preventing from firing on a whim. an attorney for the teachers association believes the ruling will be overturn on appeal. >> san francisco voters can decide whether to increase the minimum wage. the mayor and the board of supervisors are joining forces on a november ballot measure that would raise the minimum wage in the city from $1 an hour to $12.25 an hour by may of next year. >> they will see a pay increase that equals $240 a month for a full time worker which is $200 making a difference between rent or not, buy grocery and very real money. >> the minimum wage would go up each summer until it reaches $15 an hour by july of 2018 which is $9,000 more a year for a worker earning the minimum wage right now. >> and the marin layer right now and that is a sure vine we -- sure sign we will keep off. >> it is climbing over the hills and coming with the wind across our water at 10 to 25 knots from the bay of san francisco to the delta at 2:00 tomorrow morning. and until 5:00 tom only -- 5:00 tomorrow morning there will be winds at 15- to 25-knots. in the hills y

. >> the california teachers association says it will be filing a repeal after it struck down jobs forlic schoolteachers. that is a huge victory for students backed by david welch. he is thehe founder for student matter. >> they can hurt somebody. you got to go through so many different hoops to try to get them reprimanded. it was like they were untouchable. as it stands the durnt lcurrent will stay in effect. >> 4:50, new research shows young women who eat a lot of red meat could reduce their chances of breast cancer. they filled out surveys back in 1991, 20 years later, models showed those who ate a lot of red meat reduced their chance of breast cancer. >> here is avage that will get your attention. one dedicated soccer fan drove his nearly 60 year old car from brazil he drove 13,000 miles to watch his team play in the world cup. he and his truck nellie began the journey. every morning it started and i went through the highest mountains and through the rain forest. she has never let me down. >> no kidding. good old nelly. the truck can't go too fast explaining why it took five months

teacher tenure is unconstitutional. in what's considered a landmark decision the judge ruled tenure harms students especially poor and minority ones by saddling them with bad teachers who are almost impossible to fire. the california teachers associationt will be filing an appeal. a final decision could take years. teacher tenure is an issue in districts all over the country. >> the stanley cup finals could end tonight in game four at madison square garden the rangers face elimination trailing the los angeles kings three to nothing in the best of seven series. santonio is now up two games to one in the nba finals. the spurs put on an incredible shooting performance in the first half of last nights were win over the heat in miami. the spurs made 19 of their first 21 shots and fired at a 76 percent clip in what is now the best shooting half in finals history. if i'm score 111-92. game four tomorrow night on 6abc. coverage begins at 8:30. you can watch the game on your mobile device by downloading the watch abc app. >>> when the phillies win these days it is news. they return from a one in five road trip that left them tied with the chicago cubs for the worst record in the national league and open up a six game home stand. a.j. burnett t

we're going to work with the teachers associations and nurses associations, with business groups and ymca and nonprofits and companies like turbo tax and h & r block. tomorrow i'm going to do a talk with tumbler to get the word out. you're laughing because you're saying what does he know about tumbler? well, i have kids so i'm hip to all these things. plus i have all these 20 somethings working for me all the time. >> i'm going to be signing this executive order. it's going to make progress but not enough. we need more. we got to have congress to make some progress. now, the good news, as i said there are some folks in congress who want to do it. there are folks here like jim clyburn, john tierney who are helping lead this fight in the house. we have elizabeth warren leading this fight in the senate. elizabeth has written a bill that would let students refinance their loans at lower rates, like their parents can refinance a mortgage. it closes the loop itself. i don't know, by the way, why folks aren't more outraged about this. i'm going to take a pause out of my prepared text. you wo

. >> reporter: the california's teachers association said it was disappointed in the judge's decision saying quote this lawsuit has nothing to do with what's best for kids but was manufactured by a silican valley millionaire and corporate pr firm to undermine the teaching agenda and under mind our schools. >> the teachers concerns is always what comes first whether it hurts the teacher. >> reporter: this case was designed to bring forth the facts and to ask the question do these laws, are these laws meant to support the education of our children. and today we have those answers -- the answer to that and it's clear they do not. >> reporter: three states and the district of columbia have eliminated tenure. but those efforts have failed elsewhere including california until now. ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and more details now. there's some 285,000 teachers in california. the nonprofit education advocacy student matters looked at the past 10 years. it found only 95 teachers have been fired for inappropriate conduct. of those only 19 were fired for poor performance. >>> there are n

lawsuit filed by nine students three of home from the bay area many but not all teachers oppose this decision as tells us the california teachers association and promised to appeal. the statue is not the cause and the promise of our schools there should wish to support teachers to a catholic and a the best job vacant can. public-school teacher union confident the court of appeals overturned a ruling in a more difficult since for school districts to recruit and teachers. not all agree. don't do this to our kids. the teacher it richmond. they believe the current system not working coz it's too difficult to get rid of bad teachers. i understand it want to protect people but the children not be sure that can change. unbelief was a bad teachers teaching your care that the teacher will not be allowed to teach them any longer. in fact the judge put a hole on the ruling giving opponents time to appeal. under fire american archbishop as whether adding sex with a child against a lot you will believe his answer and couple that will allow a lot of wild fire to rule the their wedding day. >> : a had you cannot buy a bike lane when someone or something

teachers argue it presents the administration from firing them on a whim and helps attract quality teachers. an attorney for the california teachers association believes the ruling will be overturned on appeal. >>> a san francisco mayor and lt. governor are urging the archbishop of san francisco to skip a rally in washington, dc. the archbishop is scheduled to attend an event on thursday hosted by the national organization for marriage and the family research council. they say the groups are the most anti-gay groups in the country. this sends the wrong message if he attends. >> house majority leader eric cantor lost the republican primary in his home district in virginia for the tea party challenger and we have the details from washington, dc. >> hello, matt this is a political stunner of epic proportion. a member of the house of representatives republican leadership loses the primary back home. >> it is the most stunning up societies if political history, eric cantor the second most power. house of representatives republican defeated by an unknown tea party challenger. >> i know there are a lot of long faces here tonight and it is disappoint

teachers. now, one side argues tenure has made it next to impossible to fire bad instructors. the other calls it a needed protection. the california teachers association vows to appeal. >>> police in philadelphia are trying to find out why a first grader came to school with ten packs of heroin yesterday. officials say a teacher found the student playing with one of the packets. the class was evacuated and taken to the hospital as a precaution. >>> the san francisco scavenger hunt for cash that is exploding in popularity could be coming to a city near you. twitter page hidden cash leaves clues to the location of free moolah, and this recent tweet reveals new locations like new york and houston. in a recent cnn interview, real estate investors jason buzi revealed himself to be the man behind it all. >>> and back to baking. illinois governor pat quinn signed the cupcake bill tuesday after health officials shut down a 12-year-old's home bake sale in january. it allows small-scale home kitchen businesses to forego some of the more rigorous standards for larger establishments. >>> and check this out. two men broke into an online gamer's arizona home, and pa

the california teacher's association vows to appeal. >>> police in philadelphia are trying to find out a first grader came to school with ten packs of heroine yesterday. officials say a teacher found the student playing with one of the packets. the class was evacuated and taken to the hospital as a precaution. >>> the san francisco scavenger hunt for cash that's exploding in popularity could be coming to a city near you. twitter page hidden cash leaves clues to the location of free moo moola. this recent tweet reveals new locations like new york and houston. in a recent cnn interview, jason bozey revealed himself to be the man behind it all. >>> and it is time to get down to business. the u.s. has more millionaires than any other country on earth, but china is moving up the list. the u.s. has over 7 million millionaire households followed by china, which has just overtaken japan. if you're wondering how many millionaire households exist around the world, it's about 16.3 million according to the boston consulting group. >>> united airlines is grounding their frequent flyer system based

the community to help them succeed. we need to be working on poverty not bashing teachers. >> reporter: now, the superior dowrt court -- the california teachers association plans to appeal the ruling. in our next hour of "mornings on 2," how california compares to other states in terms of teacher tenure and how this case could have a ripple effect across the country. >>> 7:47. this morning, we're finding out the fremont union high school district in cupertino is not a stranger to year book problems. we told you yesterday morning about a recent discovery, a student deliberately altered the text in this year's monte vista year book to mock a jewish classmate. according to the mercury news, a similar incident happened at homestead high school. two students hacked into a computer, changed a quote under a senior's quote to a phrase with homophobic overturns. a school district spokesperson says as a result tougher year book review policies were put into place at homestead high school but those policies will not apply to monta vista high. the district is asking students bring back 1600 year books that were passed out so that a corrective label can be placed ove

the community to help them succeed. we need to be working on poverty not bashing teachers. >> reporter: the california teachers association says it will appeal this ruling. stating this lawsuit has nothing to do with what is best for kid. but was manufactured by a silican valley millionaire and pr firm. california has 275,000 teachers and one expert estimates that one to 2% are the described as grossly ineffective. this ruling will not take effect until their appeal is settles. >> with this ruling, where does california stand when you compare it to other states. >> when you look at the big picture nationwide. california is one of 46 states that allows tenure for teachers. four states have no tenure at all. if this ruling stand it could really encourage some challenges to tenure not just here but also around the nation. >> jana, thank you. >>> it is a stunning upset an economics professor with little money and even less political experience defeated the second biggest number of the u.s. house in a primary election tonight. tea party conservative dave bratt defeated eric cantor. some saw cantor as the successor to house lea

the teachers unions are deciding what to do next after a judge ruled against the tenure system for california public schools. kpix 5's anne makovec has the story from the california teachers associationdquarters in burlingame. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the cta is one of two california teachers unions vowing to fight this ruling which could end up going to the supreme court. >>> this is an extraordinary indictment of teacher protection in california. we haven't seen a ruling like this in 25 years or so. >> reporter: that ruling came from an l.a. county judge. he says the current tenured system hurts students because firing bad teachers is very difficult. firing based on seniority is harmful and requiring only two years before teachers reach tenure isn't enough time. teachers unions disagree. >> and what this is, is a bait- and-switch. it's an attack on teachers which is a socially acceptable way to attack students and school stability. >> reporter: unions say without tenure, school administrators can make unfair hires and fires. >> seniority protects investment. it protects the district investment and training teachers. >> school districts don't have the ability to get

decision the judge ruled tenure harms students especially poor and minority ones by saddling them with bad teachers for almost, , who are almost impossible to fire. the california teachers associationit will be filing an appeal. a final decision could take years. teacher tenure is an issue in districts all over the country. >> police force in the poconos rallying around a colleague with cancer. >> the spurs scorched the heat with a record setting first half showing. david. >> all right, guys, we have a fair amount of cloud cover around this morning. it's also muggy. when we come back, we'll show you how to dress the kids and we'll also get you to your daypart forecast. right now we're looking at 70 degrees in philadelphia. we'll be right back trying to stay fit but miss real pleasure? discover light & fit greek nonfat yogurt. irresistible flavors, like toasted coconut and vanilla, with a delightfully thick creamy texture. light & fit greek. taste satisfaction without sacrifice. ♪ dannon [ male announcer ] if you can clear a table [ sneezes ] without lifting a finger, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than clarit

the california teachers association works hard to pass progressive morsers to stop budget cuts and we know more has to be done. we know what works. we have districts that are successful. we have schools that are successful, and in those districts and in those schools it's where the community works collaboratively. education is a collaborative endeavor. the slogan, it takes a village to educate a child, that happens in a cooperative way, not by attacking teachers and teacher rights. >> ifill: something from the judge's ruling today in which he talked about the first fired part of the statute and he said it was clear to him that keeping a senior and incompetent teacher was preferable to letting go a junior effective teacher. what do you say to that argument? >> well, so, number one, we don't want to see any teachers let go during layoffs. that's the most important point. but the reason to have seniority is because seniority creates an objective criteria for determining who's in the classroom. if it's about teacher effectiveness, that's very subjective and, really, what these folks ultim

didn't do what he said he was going to do and the reason was he got into cahoots with the california teachers association for me to say this, i don't think you understand politics in california. you have written a book about it but how can you possibly be the amalgamation of groups that stand behind the democrats? hispanic voters solidly democrat? union voters solidly democratic this state of california and environmentalists all of the democrat. none of those constituency groups will never leave the democrat party in my lifetime. >> if i accepted what you just said than i would be in the camp that would write off california politically and i will tell you why california can't be written off. there are 53 congressional seats in the state, 55 votes in the electoral college, there are pockets within california that are going to change the congress of the united states. already we know there are foreign battle democrat incumbents in california. there are a four democrat incumbents that are threatened. stuart: four house members, democrats from the state of california who turned -- >> scott peters, a.d. 52, a

thornton, president of the national parent-teacher association who is a senior operations analyst with general dynamics in fort stewart, be georgia. he is a retired united states army lieutenant colonel and last two assignments were with the white house communications agency and united states forces iraq and baghdad. mr. thornton earned the bronze star medal for exceptional performance in combat operations during operation iraqi freedom in 2009, 2010, and as a pta leader, mr. thornton p's military background allowed him to volunteer throughout the country and the world at various state, local and council levels. we are so pleased to have you with us. let me now turn to ms. yolanda stanislas, principal of francis scott key middle school in silver springs, maryland. she is an educator for 21 years, starting a career as a high school earth science and chemistry teacher in new york city public schools. she also taught at bethesda chevy chase high school and served as teacher and assistant principal at silver spring middle school. prior to becoming principal at francis scott key was princip

but i will shea michelle parker has been the former head of our city's parent-teacher association and i know with todd david and others that they've done their best to try to diversify their leadership within the parent p-a-c and then they also very active in other efforts to support funding across the city. but especially with a focus on equity as well, but i've appreciated that in their work, but i definitely understand what supervisor campos is saying in making the exception of one organization when there are parents of public schools and many other organizations or grassroots, parent groups, and communities of color that are also equally important. but i just wanted to say that michelle, michelle parker's leadership has been wonderful in the city but i understand what supervisor campos is saying. >> so, the question has been asked. we'll get an answer. i'm inclined to allow it only because out of respect for the supervisor who was hosting the hearing. >> well, i appreciate that, but for the record i do think this is a violation of our policies. and it's not just that this is not a

for why this teacher is bad at their job, and the teacher importantly has the right to representation in that hearing. >> the california teachers association announced it will appeal the decision. according to the "los angeles times" those appeals could go on for years. so could the repercussions of the ruling. according to the "new york times" lawyers in the case have said they may bring similar lawsuits in at least six other states. joining me now is lead co-counsel in the case, marcellus mcrae, who joins us from los angeles, california. also with us in long island, new york is randy winegarden, president of the american federation for teachers. so nice to have you both here. >> thank you. good morning. >> let me begin with you. it's been reported there is likely to be a lengthy appeal process. is that also your understanding, and how do you see this case moving forward in that case? >> i think in the next couple weeks, what we're going to see is a finalization of the judge's decision and as far as the appeal process, that could obviously take anywhere from months to years, but obviously, we're going to do everything in our power in orde

as well and i'm also a member of the family shelter association and i'm currently a teacher at psa and i'm really thankful for the supervisors supporting and i hope november 6 they could help us pass the bill for psa because i think it's really important for preschool. they are going to be our future for tomorrow. we don't know what they're going to be. however, not least forgetting the infants and toddlers as well. pretty much that's t. justify want today say how thankful i am and for the support we have now in the community and hope that we continue to have this support. thank you. >>> good afternoon, supervisors. thank you. my name is judith [speaker not understood]. i'm on the board of the child care providers association. i'm also the director of montessori children's center. you had many words spoken this afternoon. i want to go along with all of those. i would like to say that i would like to see the inclusion of three-year olds if it's a possibility. and if you can go any lower than three because life does begin at birth and that's a lot of the development begins to take place.

the table. associated urge his music teacher to read the book and said it would teach even legal experts important lessons but it would also be fun, he said, for her and other non- lawyers. it's filled with stories from everything from fascinating cases to the justices personal discussions with things like baseball and one story that he mentioned was about the justice stewart's's devotion to the cincinnati reds which extended into making sure. while he sat in the playoffs between the mets and reds. he knew his boss's priorities and a minute argument o imminene technical preemption case he sent a note. agnew resigns in that order. [laughter] my research assistants went on to read the justice which he hadn't read in a couple footnotes and it's likely touched the tale of an elephant into something else touches the trunks but nobody has seen the elephant. five to four splits in the partisan lines made good press but it turns out only about one fifth of the cases became the chief justice in 2005 have been divided by-for. and at least one third of the 5-4 splits involve unlikely bedfellows. like alignme

the teachers say the tenure protects academic freedom. getting rid of it would allow teachers to be fired on a whim. california teachers association is tonight vowing an appeal. a lot of people will be watching this outcome. the american medical association says cheerleading should be considered a sport because of the physical rigor and risk involved which, if you have one in the family, you know is way more than other sports. in fact, scholastic and collegiate cheerleading is a leading cause of catastrophic injuries in female athletes especially and the they're calling for greater safety measures. apple likes its own plugs that fits its own products. well, today they kept quiet on reports in the industry press that they are thinking of ending their use of the standard headphone jack, that mini plug we all use, in favor of their own lightning port where the charger goes. the term in the industry for such universal fittings and jacks is a legacy port. apple just bought the beatz headphone business and consumers worry about owning obsolete headphones and accessories. checking in with the two brothers who touched so many lives. our u

san francisco labor county and here local two, the california nurses association, united educator of san francisco, the american confederation of teachers local 2121, the national union of health care workers, sciu local 20 to 1. uc berkeley labor center, health access, the san francisco clinic conversion, ace, the san francisco organizing project, young workers united, jobs for justice, single pay or now, and so many others. i especially want to highlight the incredible tenacity and long hours and so much work that has put into -- that has gone into this from my chief of staff hillary ronan. we have been working on this for combiet some time and hillary, we finally did it and i want to thank our city attorney, and the various deputies who have worked on this legislation over the years including vince who sits on the northern district federal court, and sherry kaiser who has been incredible in guiding us through a complicated law that in a way that not only insures that we have illegally sound proposal, but one that will address the underlining issues at hand. i believe this legislation is important at a very critical time as supervisor

the curriculum is different, different teachers, different friends, different text books, different assessments. right now the association of farmworker opportunity out of washington, dc is still quoting a 60% drop out rate nationally for migrant students. >> i'm one of the lucky ones that i actually convinced my parents that i don't want to get out of school, but there are cases where others have to get out and missing their education, have to stay behind, so many grade levels. missing out on credits and classes. >> alejandra flores is doing well in school. she began working in the cotton fields at age 10. >> from what i've seen, there's no rules. i've seen people younger than me work in the fields, and there's no one there to stop them and tell them, "you know what, you're not supposed to be here, you're supposed to be at school. the people that hire you to do the job, the employers ask, "is she 12 is she 13," they just want their job done, and fast. >> audiences are intelligent and they know that their needs are not being met by american tv news today. >> entire media culture is driven by something that's very very fa

honored to have the opportunity here to speak before you on behalf of over 4 million of the national parent teacher association members. pta exist in all 50 states, the district of columbia, the virginia n islands and in some areas in europe. in addition with my involvement with pta, i have been local in georgia, maryland, michigan, texas and in germany. i am a senior operation dynamics in georgia and i am a retired kernel. i have two decades of experience of a father with my wonderful children. pta was founded in 1897. it is the oldest and largest volunteer organization of childhood protection in the united states. we have made an impact in the lives of millions of children and families. this includes the creation of kindergarten, a juvenile justice system, child labor law, and mandatory immunizations for school children. one of the purposes of pta is to preserve children's health and protect them from harm. pta has been at the table from beginning piloting a hot lunch program in schools in the 1920s that led to a national school lunch program and each reauthorization of the school lunch act. the pta and our

the actual new chair of the democracy alliance is the executive director of the national education association, the big teachers union and this is one way in which the unions are trying to exercise political power at the time when some of their ranks and the amount of money that they take in are actually on the decline. in the country's old church have lined up in the game. we see folks like peter angelos is a big player in the big-money politics on the other side and the owner of the new york jets is a big mega- donor. i think what the commonality is these are folks that have made a ton of money doing whatever it is that they do whether it is all your manufacturing or hedge funds. they have these vacation homes that they could possibly want and what's next for the? if you are a sports junkie and have all of that money maybe you will go and spend a billion dollars for a sports team or $2 billion in the case of the guy that just put in the bid for the los angeles clippers who was in my book and president of was personally quoting him in the run up to 2012. if you are a political junkie maybe you think we try to

otha thornton president of the national parent teacher association who is also a senior operations analyst for general dynamics in georgia. mr. thornton is a retired united states army lieutenant colonel and his last assignments were with the white house communications agency and united states forces iraq and baghdad. mr. thornton earned a bronze star medal for performance in combat operations during operation iraqi freedom in 2009 in 2010 and as a pta leader mr. thornton's military background has allowed him to volunteer throughout the country and the world at various state, local and council levels when we are so glad to have you with us. let me now turn to ms. yolanda stanislas. we are so pleased to have you. if principal of francis scott key middle school in silver spring's maryland. she has -- maxis and educator for 21 years starting her career as a high school earth science and chemistry teacher in new york city public schools. she also taught at bethesda chevy chase high school and served as teacher and assistant principal at silver springs middle school. prior to becoming principal

the one that is right for them. we will work with teachers associations, nurses associations, business groups, ymca, nonprofits, companies like turbotax, h&r block. tomorrow i will be doing a student q&a on tumbler to spend -- to spread the word. you are laughing because you think -- what does he know about tumbler [laughter] but you forget i have two teenage daughters, so i am hip to all these things. [laughter] plus i have all these twentysomethings working for me all the time. [laughter] to give student borrowers more chances to save money will require action from congress. i will sign an executive order order, but it is not enough. we need more. we need congress to make some progress. the good news, as i said, some folks in congress want to do it. folks here like jim clyburn, john tierney, who are helping to lead this fight in the house. elizabeth warren is leading this fight in the senate. elizabeth has written a bill that would let students refinance their loans at today's lower interest rates, just like parents can refinance a mortgage. it pays for itself by closing loopholes that allow millionaires to pay lower t

learning environment of the future, we associated one of the sessions with the big use summit so we had use cycling giving us feedback and input, but as you know, we have lots of teachers and students and families so this next year will be launching and engagement campaign. we're going to link that graduate profile to our new accountability system, measures of success. this is our wafer to no child left behind. and we'll be working on an innovation strategy so we're creating an innovation lab and looking at how to start allowing for teachers and principals who are ready to innovate move forward, but not doing it in isolation but doing it together. for example, with the sales force grants each of the principals in all the 20 middle grade schools will be resooufing $100,000 innovation fund so we've been doing meet ups with them and talking about what their ideas are. and the middle grades did a lot of detailed work. we have a whole middle grades vision they've done and they'll be looking how to cluster together to innovate towards a blended learning model or how to do social emotional services differently and really bring the school's model to scale. we'll have a formal