the teachers union felt incredibly threatened. million to the legislative democrats in my state in the year of us running for reelection because they were concerned i was going to win by so much that -- they gave $20 million. the day after i was reelected with 61% of the boat and we made no gains in the state legislature because of that $20 , the leaderspent came to me and said no more education reform for your second term. we took the money from them and the process was we would not do anything. in new jersey alone, the teachers union has 200,000 members. they collect mandatory dues of $730 per person per year. $140 million the teachers union collects a year. teacher nothing toward salary, teacher pension or teacher health care. a wonder $40 million political slush fund to punish their enemies. imagine that kind of force and it is replicated in state after state in this country. yet, we have all kinds of people in this country who are poor school choice, or all the things been just talked about and what do they pay for? another wh

. >> but the voucher program is facing a lawsuit from a statewide teachers union, the florida education commission -- saying they are largely unregulated and little or no but supporters of the scholarship showed up at pushing for the teachers union luther king jr. the third was the keynote speaker. >> some people want their school. somewhat virtual schools. there are all kinds of options here and every kid is different. >>> there's also the issue of public money going to schools with religious curriculum. he sees that as an added benefit. >> they pray in bible class and they are also getting a great education. >>> in 2006, the education -- the teachers union is planning its own rally at the capitol on action news. >>> we want to go to breaking news and manatee county. us 41 is closed in the area of 275 near exit 2. crews are heading to the scene after reports of a chemical explosion here at this time, details are limited but we do have a crew on the way to the scene and we will bring you the very latest information as soon as it becomes available. >>> of the new information tonight in a

the classroom? it doesn't make sense. >> reporter: between 40 to 50% of teachers leave the profession within the first five years of their career? the teacher's union said that could be because of standardized tests, low wages. in hillsborough county they are offering free online certifications for teachers and it only takes one year before they are added to the classroom. >>> it is time to donate some books. coming up on "10 news at noon," see how you can help write a better future for local children. >>> a new study a food and drink cut that cuts erectile dysfunction. >>> we are tracking severe friday morning. that's coming up. >>> coming up next week watch 10 news this morning. you'll have a chance to enter to win four tampa bay lightning tickets to the february 3rd home game against detroit redwings. watch for the word of the day monday through thursday. we stop arthritis pain, so you don't have to stop. because you believe in go. onward. today's the day. carpe diem. tylenol 8hr arthritis pain has two layers of pain relief. the first is fast. the second lasts all day. we g ive you your day back. what you do with it is up to you. >>> foods that

sharon glikman is president of the broward teachers' union, the state teachers' union is suing to put an end to the state tax frederick ingvarram is psident of the united teachers of dade, one of the larger teacher@ union groups in the state. he is a former teacher of the year. to both of you welcome. and let me say at the outset that we had hoped to have bishop curry of new birth baptist church with us to present that side of the argument. he couldn't get here because of an emergency. but let's just go ahead. let me ask you, there are roughly 21,000 children in miami dade county, 7,000 in broward, who are getting these vouchers. they're going to schools, apparently pretty good schools, getting good results, and what is wrong with that? what is wrong with this voucher program. >> we don't have any problems with the schools per se. we have a problem with the mechanism in which they are allowed to go to these schools. and so we believe that it's unconstitutional to have what would be public dollars go into or a sectarian institute. doesn't matter what it is. but we bieve that this is fe

john henry smith has the story. >> the teachers union lawsuit follows weeks of sickouts that all but shut down the district. >> educators have been snubbed, ignored, disrespected, and punished when they in form the school district of specific safety and health problems and pleaded to them to be repaired. >> the teachers released images in recent weeks, showing schools with leaky, moldy ceilings, toilets with no seats, severely damaged floors and even one image showing mushrooms growing out of the wall. thursday's lawsuit against the district calls for a new plan to make needed repairs. >> i don't go to work and deal with those conditions, my kids shouldn't have to go to school and deal with those conditions. >> it's illegal for the teachers to strike, so they turned to sickout that is kept 47,000 students in detroit out of school. despite that, some parents are siding with the teachers. >> last year, my kids were out of school for 11 days because of believe problems. >> the teachers blame state leaders and district's emergency manager darnell early. part of the suit calls for early to

teacher who was late to school 100 times in 2 years. and the school district finally fired the teacher. it was grieved by the union, and the arbitrator reinstated the teacher. right? so, in a system like that that's just one example that's happening thousands of times throughout the country, these c. these kids have no shot unless we have the political courage to look at these unions in the eye and say your day is over, you have failed, we need a new day. [ applause ] >> we're down to our last three minutes in this panel. it's time for us to wrap it up. how do we reset the expectations of the american people to look to conservatives for solving the problem of poverty? without any question, you've heard some really good ideas that will work anywhere, at any time, every place in america. how is that paradigm shift going to happen? >> a minute each. >> we have to be willing to go into the den of the lion. last spring when i went to the national action network of al sharpton, everybody thought i was nuts. >> how is al doing? >> indeed. but, you know, when i started talking to people about empowerment, turning your own

late last night - the district's board of trustees unanimously approved a new 2-year contract for teachers... ....and everyone seems to be onboard. c-c-s-d and the teachers union were both tweeting about the news... saying congratulations - an agreement has finally been reached. now - as for that agreement - current teachers will also be getting a raise. will also be seeing some better healthcare. a date to mark down on your calendars is wednesday august 9, 2017. that will be th new start date for the 2017-2018 school year. reporting live yasmeen hassan channel 13 action news. our reporter gina lazara tweeted at the school district... after none of them showed up to last night's town hall meeting on school redistricting. they replied saying they were all at the meeting to ratify the teacher's contract. however, city officials told us they were absent because they disagree with re-organizing the district. attend the townhall meeting they were left with more questions than answers! right now a committee is studying the pros and cons of turning the 5th largest school district in the country.. into 5 or more smaller precincts. leaders say they are in the very begi

union economics and fairness. the case before the supreme court that couple pact millions. teachers here in california. >>> and saving a seat for a guest that isn't coming. how the president is using his state of the union guest list to send a powerful message. state of the union address is tomorrow night. tonight -- the white house announced the list of special guests who will s i e >>> president obama's final state of the union address is tomorrow night. tonight the white house announced the list of special guests who will said in the first lady's viewing box. the two dozen guests will highlight the progress the president has made in the past seven years. they include military veterans, small business owners and a syrian refugee. now two of the guests are from california. one is sacramento, native spencer stone and seen here who helped take down that terror suspect on a paris-bound train last year. and the other is a san bernardino man whose loved one was killed in a terrorist attack last month there. will also be one vacant seat to honor the victims of gun violence. the terror at

school board members became aware of it and the school board members are asking for the resignation of that teachers unions leaders. this was all day hackers job. the tweet was directed at it district element tree school teacher that's the district accountability committee. the federation told them today, he could defend the attack and they have taken steps to tighten up security, and all of our social media, and have apologized to the teacher that was mentioned in the tweet. president megan silverthorn says the teachers deserve better than this. >> that was the most appalling part to me, but they would attack an organization that is meant to advocate for teachers. it was public and vulgar and horrible. >> coming up at six, the response and why it surprising some and the board members. it is life in prison four and our bottom man who kiinapped, sexually assaulted and terrorized a lawrence white was charged after they met in nevada in september 2014. they went back to his house and that is where she woke up naked with white on top of her. he kept her captive for the next 30 hours and repeatedly assaulted he

but the court seems prepared to rule against the unions. justin anthony kennedy said many teachers strongly disagree with tenure, merit pay and forced to subsidize it any way. if the union loses, they will be weaker the next time they sit down to negligent contracts for 10 million nationwide. nbc news. >>> hiroing scenes in desperate and cut off places on earth. cities and towns inside of syria where hundreds of thousands of families, including little children are quite literally starving to death. including a nine-year-old boy this past weekend. today u.n. aid convoy finally reached some of them. and as our chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports, they are trapped by a war in which both sides are using starvation as a weapon. >> reporter: showily, and tragically late, some aid finally arrived in the besieged town of madaya today. trucks loaded with food, medicine and blankets. the people, 15 miles from damascus, have been starving for months. 40 have starved to death since december. by phone, i spoke to a person from a syrian-american family trapped. >> your five childre

supreme court heard arguments yesterday in the case of the teachers union. e case centers on teachers who want to leave the union without paying a fee now required by the state. if the justices rule against the union, it would be a blow to public employees, the cta represents 325,000 teachers around the state. >>> a record number of undergraduates have applied to the university of california for the fall semester. for the first time, the nine campuses received 200,000 applications. most are from high school seniors and the rest from transfers. more than 100,000 applied to uc berkeley. acceptance letters start going out in march. latinos are accounting for 34% of the applicants. >>> and big changes for iphones and ipads at night. apple is adding night shift mode for the light on your screen. the company added the option based on a study saying that exposure to blue lights can make it harder for you to fall asleep. it shifts to warmer colors, making things easier at night. >> and you can turn off your phone. >> i don't like to have the electronics right next to

can lobby. >> the teachers can lobby. >> just like the union can. >> and yet they can't be forced to subsidize the union's lobing efforts. but respect to collective bargaining, they can't negotiate. so the free rider rationale is much weaker because the teacher's right to negotiate with public officials is extinguished in those circumstances even though in lobbying they can engage in their own lobbying. >> mr. carvin, you have come here with a heavy burden. that's always true in cases where somebody asks us to overrule a decision. it seems to be particularly true here. this is a case in which there are tens of thousands of contracts with these provisions. those contracts effect millions of employees, maybe as high as 10 million employees. so what special justification are you offering here? >> there are two special justifications here, justice kagan. abud denies a fundamental right. it doesn't expand a fundamental right. as the court made clear in gant, the right of the citizen not to be subject to unconstitutional treatment outweighs any reliance or

but there's a lawsuit now by the florida teachers union to end that program. parents at this school i talked to this morning said they would be extremely disappointed if their kids had to leave this school if that 15-year-old program came to an end. >> there's nothing wrong with public school. i love public school. it was not fit for my children. they needed something a little smaller and closer, it's a christian school, so goes with my beliefs. >> reporter: the teachers union association of florida -- sorry, the education association says they are suing because they feel like this program takes too much money out of the public education system. you're going to be hearing more and of course we'll have more coverage later today about the rally. winer, back to you. >>> in washington, your child's attention. >> a senate committee will vote more flexibility to schools over what healthy meals they decide to serve kids. >> it would delay an upcoming deadline to cut sodium levels. the vote is expected tomorrow. we'll let you know. >>> 5:34. loved ones are holding on

the district. >>> some seminole teachers say they're ready to look for other jobs because they're not guaranteed raises. the district declared an impact with the teachers' union. they'll make a recommendation the two sides will have to agree with. the district's last offer was 2.25%. when the union did not accept, they went to impasse. simple. they're not looking deep enough to guarantee the teachers. we're an a plus district and we have been for years and our teachers are a plus teachers. >> they got a 3% raise last year. that was their first raise in 5 years and their health insurance deductibles have gone up $750. >>> a mother is facing charges for a fight that ended up with her baby being seriously injured. child neglect. bond. back in november she and her six-month old was in travis nicks. he flue back bricks of concrete and injured her daughter. old candice walked in front of a car last night. the driver told investigators he didn't see her. the crash caused a major backup. she was a tourist from canada. >>> a death investigation slowed down the response to a house fire in ormond beach. as deputies were responding to fire last night they saw a man runni

the measure. michael lopardi found out teachers believed the money >> reporter: teacher incentives include a scholarship called best and brightest which is controversial. the bonus is based on teacher ratings and sat or ect scores unions say it is unfair. >> best and brightest is one of the biggest mistakes they've done in education. does not reward quality teachers. a just reward someone for taking a test and doing well on the test. >> reporter: the loan forgiveness program will benefit science, technology engineering and math teachers who spent 8 consecutive years in the classroom but we asked the teachers union if incentives work. >> that the money could be better spent on salaries in general. we are losing teachers like never before. >> reporter: a representative supports best and brightest and says the state needs to do more to attract quality teachers. >> for perception or otherwise we had less than 10 percent of our most -- best and brightest considering the profession of education. >> the scholarship is set to hand out about $8200 for qualifying teachers. the proposal would forgive up to $60,000 in student loans. >> it's a great incentive for stem teachers but what about beating teachers or the essay teachers?

teachers staged a massive sick out. the school district says more than 85 schools were shut down for the day. the teachers union says it's had enough with poor school conditions.. low wages and overcrowded classrooms. they're now demanding more from governor rick snyder.. who talked about the issue last night in his 'state of the state' address. gov. rick snyder (r) michigan the challenges are well known, the alternatives are defined, now is the time to get something done. great schools are critically important both to the city of detroit and the entire state of michigan. many teachers union members also held a rally today.. against the school district. an action news update on a man fired from his job at a car wash for smoking medical marijuana. kyler worthan says he has a medical card.. but was also denied unemployment benefits. we spoke to the unemployment office. they say you can only collect unemployment if you're fired for something outside your control. worthan is now appealing their decision because he says he needs medical marijuana.. so failing the drug test was out of his control. the candidates hopi

a similar fight with the teachers union. he calls the status quo in the poverty space the poverty industrial complex. it's another way of saying there is an entrenched special interest at the national level that is there to protect status quo. they have a different programs with a huge budget and defund the status quo, the interest groups, doing the same thing over and over and over and then we will get the predictable results. so you have taken on these fights. how do you take this on at the national level? challenge these complexes, challenge these interest groups and see if the national level. >> i don't think we should. >> how do you break it down? >> by having a president working with the reform minded speaker convincing the senate to get going. if the state wants to take its early childhood education plan florida has the largest voucher program for four -year-olds in the country. 140,000 kids go to private schools for half-day programs had it helps us with early literacy efforts. it has ahad the greatest gains in learni

the opposite. we just fought a case in new jersey with a teacher who was late to school 100 times in two years. and the school district finally fired the teacher. it was grieved by the union and the arbitrator reinstated the teacher. so in a system like that, this is one example that's happening thousands of times throughout the country, these kids have no shot unless we have the political courage to look at these unions in the eye and say your day is over. you have failed. your day is over, we need a new day. [applause] p senator scott: we are down to the last three minutes in this panel. time to wrap up. how do we reset the expectations of the american people to look to conservatives for solving the problem of poverty? without any question, we heard some really good ideas that will work anywhere, at any time, and every place in america. how do we make sure that happens? how is that paradigm shift going to happen? mr. carson: i think we have to be willing to go into the den of the lion. last spring when i went to the national action network, al sharpton, everybody thought i as nuts. but when i started talking to people about empowerment, turning your own dollars over to

are wondering if their kids will be going to school tomorrow and the school district is suing the teachers union to prevent sick-outs. the teachers refusing to go to work because of crowded classrooms and poor pay. right now at 5:00, the mayor of flint, michigan is meeting with officials in washington, just a crisis with president obama. and protesters demanding action, calling for governor rick snyder to step down as he addressed the issue during the annual state of the state last night. snyder outlined a $28 million plan, including educational services, bottled waters, water replacement in flint schools and treatment for those that test positive for elevated lead. some say it's too little too late. >> they sat on it. >> we shouldn't have got tone this point. lakes. >> well, according to recently apparently waited five months to warn the public of the toxic levels of lead when they changed the water source in an attempt to save money. but governor snyder insists he the contamination. >>> in the meantime, president crisis or the school closures. instead he took a tour of the north american auto

the new deal includes a 15% raise for teachers across the board. school board members are hoping it's a first step toward a better relationship with the teachers union. the district is paying for the new deal by making cuts in other areas like maintenance services and human resources. >> jessica: a restructuring plan could drastically change the look of the clark county school district as we know it. parents, students, kriltics and supporters gave their thoughts during a town hall meeting tonight atlas vagues city hall. because of the levels of inefficiency across the district. others believe the school district is on the right track to turn things around as it is. >> jim: tonight fans are showing their love and support for celine dion. >> jessica: her husband died today after a long battle with throat cancer. >> you'll wake up tomorrow morning in the clouds and a cool temperature of 41. we'll let you know when 60 degrees is coming back. >> jim: forget the mustard, relish and ketchup, wait until you hear the secret ingredient offered at this hot dog cart that might just leave you speechless. >> jessica: but before we go to break, here's jimmy fallon

because of the president's visit, the head of the teacher's union asked that teachers not hold a sickout in protest remember the guy who was fired from his job at a car wash for smoking marijuana. he says he has a medical card... but was still denied unemployment benefits. well, we spoke to the unemployment office, and they you can only collect unemployment if you are fired for something outside of your control -- like company cutbacks. their decision because he says he needs medical marijuana and therefore, failing the drug test was out of his control. a married couple in pahrump is keeping their ten therapy tigers. nye county commissioners voted to allow the mitchells to keep their permit. animal rights groups were hoping they'd lose their permit--claiming karl mitchell has a history of animal abuse. he has been investigated, but his attorney says he's never been charged. thomas gibson attorney at law, representing the mitchells 19:24:10:13 show me the abuse, theres no history of it as far as i know nye county animal control officials conduct routine inspections at the mitchell's prope

teachers sick. the school didn't have a carbon monoxide detector. teachers in detroit taking a drastic action there >>> they're suing that broken down buildings be fixed and the manager removed. >> reporter: the teachers union'ssuit follow teacher sick outs. >> educators have been snubbed, ignored, disrespected and punished when they informed the school district of health problems and pleaded for them to be repaired >> reporter: the teachers have released images showing schools with leaky, mouldy ceilings, toilets were no seats, damaged floors and one image showing mushrooms growing out of the wall. the lawsuit calls for a new plan to make repairs. >> translation: i don't go to work to deal with those conditions and so my children shouldn't >> reporter: it is illegal for the teachers to strike, so they went on sick-outs instead. some parents are siding with the teachers >> last year my kids were out of school for 11 days because of building problems >> reporter: the teachers blame state leaders and the district emergency manager. part of the suit calls for the manager to be removed. he is the same person who once ran the city of the flint and facilitated the switch that led to that city's contaminated crisis

the current framework - asking quote " ... is it not true that many teachers ... strongly, strongly disagree with the union position on teacher tenure, on merit pay, on merit promotion, on classroom size? ... the union basically is making these teachers compelled riders for issues on which they strongly disagree." 23 states - along with the district of columbia - have laws like california's... meaning a win for the teachers public sector unions across the country. 20-16 will be a busy year for the court - with yet another obamacare case... a fight over abortion restrictions in texas... and within days we'll know whether or not the justices will take up the legal challenge to the president's executive actions on immigration. all those decisions - including today's case - are due by late june. the music industry has lost one of its brightest stars. david bowie ... also known for his "ziggy stardust" persona ... died yesterday.. just days after releasing a surprise, critically-acclaimed album. benjamin hall is in london with more. haunting images and lyrics from david bowie's final album. the rock star dying

. >>> the former head of the teachers union is guilty of corruption. accused of stealing 3 hundred $300,000 from union funds in various schemes. >>> new at 6:00, people who say they were victims of a peeping tom. live from the broward county courthouse. >> that's right. accused of peeping on women in their apartments for months. wants his bond reduced in this case. judge saw a lot of evidence against him. take a look at this hearing which is still going on. police say that he preyed on women at least 25 times in the past several months. faces a buvenlg of criminal charges. detective showed the evidence in court. showing him in the act, lurking around apartments in the early hours of the morning, smashing out windows with a slingshot and spray painting windows to obscure cameras. one said she had with the said he was telling her that he's been watching her for a while and never caught. tips came in identifying him as the suspect. >> i spoke to neighbors, coworkers. family friends, his family --. >>reporter: now as i mentioned, the court hearing is still

. >>> the trial is now underway in the case of a former broward county teacher's union president. he could face the rest of his life in prison. the 68-year-old is accused of stealing roughly $300,000 from the teacher's union. his lawyer says his client is not guilty. he says this is part of a >>> north miami police investigating the ath of an elevator repairman. police say it's not clear how it happened. they gathered evidence yesterday inside the shaft where the man died he was work on the third floor of the apartment building. >> he was found in an awkward position as though he was working on the actual elevator. so he was at the top of the elevator. >> the victim's widow says her husband came to the u.s. from cuba two years ago leaving her daughter behind. >> detectives are waiting for the results of the autopsy. >>> there's a somber mood at zoo miami after a freak accident that claimed the life of a young giraffe. 8-month-old giraffe had to be euthanized after he lodged his head between two metal posts it happened while another was undergoing a procedure. zoo keepers say he may

they are urging the "florida teachers union" to drop a lawsuit against florida's school voucher program. e program re- directs tax dollars to help low-income families afford private education -- if their kids are struggling in public schools. the florida's teachers union sued the state -- calling the program unconstitutional-- because it gives tax dollars to religious schools. martin luther king the third-- the oldest son of doctor martin luther king junior-- will be among those leading today's rally. king claims that ending the program would harm minority students. an update this morning-- on the survivors of the deadly tornado in manatee county. three of the five survivors are now out of the hospital. the tornado killed a couple inside their duette home. but the couple's son--- steven wilson kids survived. wilson --and two boys-- are out of the hospital this morning with just scrapes... but the two girls had much more serious injuries. now... even strangers in the community are showing their support for the family during this tough time. people from all over are reaching out to help p

the sioux city's education association is asking for a six-percent pay raise for salaried teachers. it's a starting point in negotiations with the public school district. the teachers' union is also asking for smaller class sizes, which would require the district to hire more teachers. the school board will review the proposal, and present the district's initial offer on january 28th. after that, the two sides will hold private negotiations to reach a contract. and bryon stewart collects his two-million dollars in this week's record 1-point-6 bilion dollar powerball game. stewart matched the first five numbers but not the powerball, and he added the "power play" which doubled his prize to two-million. stewart bought three tickets from casey's store in onawa, where word of his win traveled quickly thursday. after taxes, he's taking home 1-point-4 million dollars. stewart, who is 23, says he'll pay off some loans, but he plans to keep his job. academy award nominated director george miller says he has more "mad max" stories to tell. rick damigella has story and more in the hollywood minute. << (nat) director george miller isn't done with "mad max". following his oscar nomin

the school system is not. nearly all schools closed yesterday due to a mario masicout by protesting teachers and the head of the teachers union is threatening another mario masicout for today despite the school district going to court to stop it. the teachers say they are trying to draw attention to the poor conditions of the schools including safety has affords and super sized classes. >>> we've got a startling new video to show you about a snow boarder on a run as he triggers an avalanche. it's bringing some new attention to the dangers on the slopes and it's getting the guy in a lot of hot water. here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: just seven seconds snowboarder christian michael mares' downhill run, an avalanche. >> yis christian? >> reporter: narrowly missing trees. tumbling downhill, shaken, but alive. >> reporter: conditions across the west are ripe for avalanches. two people have been killed this week. bringing the recent total to seven. every winter, an average of 27 people die in avalanches. in california, the ski resort says he and his pals were trespassing in a closed area. the local sheriff says mares may

one of the biggest cases on the supreme court docket this year, a case that could decide the future of teachers unionsround the country. >> we could wind up in a world where there is no bargaining. >> 10 teachers are suing the california teachers association, the state's largest union. >> the plaintiffs argue that they should not be required to pay dues to the union that bargains on their behalf and that requiring them to pay those dues is a violation of their free speech rights. >> the suit has support from 25 parties includes the pacific legal foundation which released a statement saying the court's decision to take this case is welcome news for everyone who values first amendment freedom of speech, which includes your freedom not to underwrite a politically active organization that you don't agree with. >> this is not just about teachers, it is about all our collective voice in society to be part of this future. >> david goldberg taught near the housing projects in east los angeles for 10 years. he is now secretary and treasurer of the california teachers association. >> all the stuff that's collec

and is it not true that many teachers are strongly, strongly disagree with the union position on teacher tenure, on merit pay, on merit promotion, on classroom size? and the term is free rider. the union basically is making these teachers compelled riders for issues on which they strongly disagree. many teachers think that they are devoted to the future of america, to the future of our young people, and that the union is equally devoted to that but that the union is absolutely wrong in some of its positions. and agency fees require, as i understand it, correct me if i'm wrong, agency fees require that employees and teachers who disagree with those positions must nevertheless subsidize the union on those very points. mr. dumont: and let me -- what i'd like to do is to separate out the important public policy issues, which we do not deny crosscut between the public's fear and the realm of citizens' speech and the isolated collective bargaining realm. they do crosscut, but that does not mean that the two spheres are the same. so in the collective bargaining context, what the employer needs

teachers in detroit are taking a drastic new step to resolve a crisis there. they are suing the district, demanding that broken-down buildings be fixed. john henry smith has the story. >> reporter: the teachers union'ssuit follows weeks of teacher sickouts that all but shut down the district. >> educators have been snubbed, ignored, disrespected, and punished when they informed the school district of specific safety and health problems, and pleaded to them to be repaired. >> reporter: the teachers have released images showing schools with leaky molding ceilings, severely damaged floors, and even one image showing mushrooms growing out of the wall. the lawsuit calls for a new plan to make needed repairs. >> i don't go to work and deal with those conditions. my kids should haven't to go to school and deal with those conditions. >> reporter: it's illegal for the teachers to strike so they turned to sickouts to make their point. sickouts that kept some 47,000 kids out of school. some parents are siding with the teachers. >> last year my kids were out of school for 11 days because of building problems. >> reporter: the teachers blame state leaders, and the emergency manager, darnell earley. he is the sam

except for the fact that major interest groups did well on this deal, the teachers union, welfare workersetter on this deal, medicaid, the people who spent, and the city as a whole. the city as a whole lost some interest groups gained. there's a wonderful metaphor that buckley used of this guy being black and by crisscrossing funds going one place to another. that was the case. it's still the case. i was in a conference call yesterday with people in washington about what's to come. senator buckley's new book was one of the things that was mentioned. what people were talking about is this fantastic in one of the things come is this antacid chart listing all the anti-poverty agencies in washington, over 800 of them. anthony pigott how they were related to each other. went to grab the giuliani people was this image of many crisscrossing. why are we doing this? we have to solve our own problems. we are not going to get help from washington. that made liberals crazy. i say this on the basis of personal conversations and on being on platforms with people. they didn't boo me to try harder, fred.

the case could have serious implications for unions throughout the nation. larry gerston: well, it's a major threat to the unions, public sector unions certainly. it'll start with teachers and probably others as well. and if that's the case, unions, which are one of the most active, politically active groups in sacramento and elsewhere, are going to have to look for funding their causes from some other source. jessica: a decision in this closely watched case is expected in june. okay, if you could redo high school, what would you do differently? if you could remake high school, how would you change it? now is your chance to have a say. laurene powell jobs, the wife of the late steve jobs, has launched a $50 million challenge to reboot high school. it's called xq: the super school project. now, according to xq, high school hasn't really changed for more than 100 years, and it's time to reinvent it. the campaign travels around the country to ask students and community members what would they like to see different. marlene: what we found as most profound is that curriculum needs to be rethought, the way we use classroom technology needs to be rethought, and the way that th

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the union. >> i stand with rebecca, do you? do you substantive with her? -- stand >> reporter: this teacher and nine others who are suing the californian teachers union gathered outside the supreme court on monday. they want the court to overturn a four decades' old precedent that allow public employee unions to charge fees to nonmembers to cover what it costs to bargain on behalf of employees. the plaintiffs say paying those fees violates their first amendment right to freedom of speech. >> when we work together we have power >> reporter: pro union demonstrators say it will unravel decades of process. inside the court lines were drawn on the bench. this justice pointed out that ruling against the union would have many more legal repercussions saying: >> reporter: the surprise came from conservative justice who might be thought to lean in favor of the union. his questioning indicates otherwise. otherwise. >> reporter: the supreme court had 80 minutes to listen to arguments, 20 minutes i don't understand the usual 60. the decision won't be made until june, but this case, one of the largest o

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ivy bailey is interim head of the teachers ) union. 165106 bailey we kept talking, and talking, and talking, and it was going on deaf ears. nothing was changing. trim and teachers were just fed up. darnell earley is the emergency manager appointed by the governor to fix the problems. 1825 earley i want everyone to understand what we re up against. for all intents and purposes, the district is insolvent. and certainly if we don t get the money that we need to deal with the district cannot afford is a new roof - for spain elementary school. 1541 aw: doesn )t that cry out for sort of immediate repairs in your view? de: it cries out for the immediate action, and my understanding is that there is a plan to do that, 1548 but union that answer... do we need this or can we just butt bite to bite? children to that - , without an infusion of cash from the state legislature scott, the district says it will money come april. std new at 5 - health officials are now stepping in to figure out exactly what happened at a north carolina chinese food restaurant. it comes after a woman made a disturbing report

. >>> teachers in san lorenzo were out on the picket lines today demanding action on a stalled contract. the teachers union says it has been at an impasse with the unified school district since last fall. today the two sides began a fact finding phase. they are far apart on the demand had a offer of a pay hike. the union took a strike authorization vote yesterday but say there are no plans to walk out until the fact finding is done. >>> today was the day mario woods would have received his high school diploma. woods was the san francisco man shot and killed by five san francisco police officers last month, even though he was armed with a knife, many say the deadly force was unjustified. ktvu was at the graduation ceremony where woods' mother took the stage when her son's name was called. >> reporter: it's graduation for dozens of san francisco students who dropped out of high school but got in trouble and came back and earned their diplomas. but one grad was missing. mario woods. his mother came to the ceremony. >> this is bittersweet. he should be here. he should be getting this. >> reporter: mario woods

the district is still $515 ivy bailey is interim head of the teachers' union. >> we kept talking and talking and talking and talking, and it was going on deaf ears. nothing was changing, and teachers were just fed up. >> reporter: darnell earley is the emergency manager appointed by the governor to fix the problems. >> certainly, if we don't get the money that we need to deal with the debt situation, that's only going to make it worse. >> reporter: and one of the things earley says the district cannot afford is a new roof for spane elementary school. doesn't that cry out for sort of immediate repairs in your view? >> well, it cries out for the immediate action, and my understanding is that there is a plan to do that. >> reporter: without an infusion scott, the district says it will run out of money come april. >> pelley: anna werner reporting for us tonight. anna, thank you. today, iran released those ten u.s. navy sailors we told you about last night who were detained when their boat sailed into iranian waters in the persian gulf. tonight, david martin explains how a potential crisis