u.s. department of education. (school bell rings) kids: school! (pants, barks) kid: word world! kids: word world! ♪ welcome to the place where words come alive ♪ kid: let's build a word. kids: word world. kid: word world. kids: ♪ jump to the beat ♪ ♪ clap your hands in the air ♪ kids: let's build a word! word world! kid: word world. ♪ we've got friends of every size ♪ ♪ building words before our eyes ♪ ♪ nothing's better than a letter ♪ ♪ they hold our world together ♪ ♪ with dog ♪ ♪ and sheep ♪ ♪ and duck ♪ ♪ and pig ♪ ♪ there's always a surprise! ♪ (barks) kids: word world! (croaks) (whimpers) (giggles) ♪ welcome to our world ♪ kids: word world! ♪ word world ♪ kids: word world! ♪ it's a beautiful world ♪ ♪ word world. ♪ kids: yay! kids: snug as a bug! narrator: it was nighttime in word world and everyone was asleep. (moaning) oh, um... except it seems, for frog. uh, frog? (frog grunts) pardon me. (frog croaks) is there something wrong? i can't fall asleep. hmm. well... maybe some running around might make you tired so you can fall asleep. yes. r

u.s. department of education. (school bell rings) kids: school! (pants, barks) kid: word world! kids: word world! ♪ welcome to the place where words come alive ♪ kid: let's build a word. kids: word world. kid: word world. kids: ♪ jump to the beat ♪ clap your hands in the air ♪ kids: let's build a word! word world! kid: word world. ♪ we've got friends of every size ♪ ♪ building words before our eyes ♪ ♪ nothing's better than a letter ♪ ♪ they hold our world together ♪ ♪ with dog ♪ and sheep ♪ and duck ♪ and pig ♪ there's always a surprise! ♪ (barks) kids: word world! (croaks) (whimpers) (giggles) ♪ welcome to our world kids: word world! ♪ word world ♪ kids: word world! ♪ it's a beautiful world ♪ word world. ♪ kids: yay! narrator: one fine morning in word world, the sound of music filled the air. (lively music playing) i love to listen to music while i work. narrator: uh, what are you doing, frog? oh, hi, mr. narrator. i'm fixing my doorbell. (gentle music playing) b... e... l... l. (bells chiming softly) (pop) (bell ringing) kids: bell. ant (over r

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u.s. department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. okay, here are your five words: tip -- when something tips, it leans over to one side. weight -- weight is how heavy something is. scale -- a scale is a tool you use to figure out how heavy something is. add -- when you add things, you are putting them together. fabulous -- when someone or something is fabulous, it's really, really great. so we have tip, weight, scale, add, and fabulous. watch out for them in today's show. hey, marcus. oh, hey, keith. why are you watching nothing? nothing? that nothing is about to be rob robson! rob robson, the game show host? yes. hey! i'm rob robson! it's on! it's on! it's on! i entered my name to be in "tip it or dip it." let's find out who will be this week's contestants on "tip it or dip it." who will get the chance to win the fabulous prize of a year's supply of pickles? i really do enjoy pickles. paul, pick the first letter! pick an m. an m! yeah! if your name begins with the letter m, you're in the running, and by the looks of it, we have a lot

u.s. department of education office of safe and healthy students. thank you for coming in. >> thank you for inviting me. >> and one in 25 girls, that signs high. how do you define this january ray of exploitation? >> that exploitation takes many forms, including child pornography and human trafficking and into prostitution. it's a significant problem. >> and how does human trafficking affect schools? >> in a number of ways. it affects the girls and boys directly trafficked and it has a negative impact on the school climate. >> and how would someone who is watching this identify a victim of human traffic something. >> there are warning signs. some seen are young people showing up with a lot of expensive clothes, jewelry, and wads of cash. older boyfriends or girlfriends and as well as being out of up to, tacking about trips they have taken. june -- talking about trips they have taken. >> unexplained absences from school, chronically runs away from home, talks about frequent travel to other cities, exhibits bruises, hungry or malnourished in the need

u.s. department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. ok, here are your five words: minute -- a minute is a unit of time that's over pretty quickly. it's the same as 60 seconds. hour -- it takes 60 of those minutes and you'll have an hour. from 2:00 to 3:00 is one hour. year -- a year is the amount of time it takes to get through a whole calendar from january to december. you also use it to describe when something happened, or how old someone is. inflate -- when you inflate something, you fill it with air to make it bigger. launch -- when you launch something you send it up in the air. so we have minute, hour, year, inflate, and launch. watch out for them in today's show. ♪ beep! beep! happy fourth of july, danny! happy! happy! what's so happy about it? it's all hot everything's closed, and these weird little flags everywhere. i feel like some sort of weird giant. i think i know something that will make you feel better. let's pull a prank on "the electric company." a fine thought, surely but they're all gone. gone? except for the small on

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u.s. department of education. the story that is not getting a lot of attention so abc2 news investigators look deeper to find out what is going on inside your child's classroom. teachers bullied in their rooms. tonight at 11, we will hear from one victim beaten so badly it's tough for him to stand up in front of a class. and hear from one school district who promises things are going to change. >>> so if your spet not spade or neutered today is the perfect day to get it done. the mayor proclaimed today world spay day and recognizing the group be more dog for free spaying service for pit bulls and pit bulls mixes therg hoeing -- they are holding a -- they are holding a fund raising event tonight beginning at 5. >>> a floating hospital that traveled all over the world to help those who are in need. and today the usns comfort is heading back out to sea and never returning back to baltimore. abc2 news linda so is live to tell you more about this mission that the navy is calling continuing promise 2013. linda, it's gain

u.s. department of education and central city productions, inc. >>> welcome to "our world with black enterprise." i'm mark la mopt hill. this week we're on location. my one-on-one interview with anita hill. then diversity in the workplace p what is in store? finally, we take a look at ♪ prius v you're so fine ♪ can't believe this is mine ♪ i love the way you got a hold on me ♪ ♪ it makes me say whoa ♪ just to see how you'll go ♪ even if the moon is where i want to be ♪ ♪ you put the "v" in l-o-v-e ♪ you've got everything i need [ male announcer ] the prius v. ♪ i need ♪ [ male announcer ] toyota. let's go places. ♪ >>> welcome back to "our world with black enterprise." i'm marc lamont hill. in 1991 anita hill was swept into the national spotlight for her role in the supreme court confirmation hearing of clarence thomas. we recently caught up with her to talk about that controversy as well as some of her new passions. >> we have the pleasure of having with us today attorney, brandeis university professor, and author of a new book, "reimagining equality: stories of race, gender, and finding home,

u.s. department of education office for civil rights conducted an investigation and concluded that the districtid not respond appropriately to notice the student was harassed by peers based on the student's disability. unfortunately, bullying is not uncommon in the bay area. parents helping parents received 200 calls a year from families complaining their special needs child is being bullied. >> too often people try to kind of push off these issues of bullying as kids are being kids and there's a time where it's not friendly teasing anymore and it's gone into an emotional and harmful zone. >> reporter: which is why parents need to be persistent. >> if you don't get a response, stay with it. the bully usually isn't going to go away. it would be great if it did. you need to make sure that somebody in the chain of command is going to make some changes, going to take it seriously. >> reporter: the office of civil rights found the palo alto didn't conduct a thorough investigation and didn't take any disciplinary action for the students engaged in the harpt. superintendent dr. kevin sully

u.s. department of education's ready to lea grant, and viewers like y, thank yo visit pbskidsgo.org where you can play a lot of games for your favorite characters and win votes, too. go ahead, what are you waiting for? hey, you... cut it! (laughing) that's awkward. (laughter) put your -- put it -- sorry! put your name on your mind and... (laughter) captioning sponsored by wpbt >> this is n.b.r. >> tom: good evening. i'm tom hudson. susie is off tonight. wall street's rally extends to a second day, erasing much of the week's losses and pushing the dow to a five year high. helping the markets higher were more commitments by the federal reserve to keep doing what its doing, until the economy improves. but a sour day for apple shareholders, as c.e.o. tim cook sheds little light on how the company plans to use its hoard of cash. that and more tonight on "n.b.r."! for the second day in a row, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke told congress the central bank is not about to change its strategy, and for a second day, a strong rally on wall street. the dow surged 175 points to a five year high,

u.s. department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. go online now to pbskidsgo.org and play some electric company games. you can win points forll of your favorite people, or your most favorite person, me, manny spamboni. now go, because the next time i see you, i better have more points. you're almost there! i need that cheese. you got it, you got it! come on, buddy, i need the cheese. and didn't we know how to a...da -- sorry. (laughter) ooh, i threw my neck out! captioning sponsored by wpbt >> this is n.b.r. >> susie: good evening. i'm susie gharib. hewlett-packard's turnaround gains traction, c.e.o. meg whitman in with a winning quarter and an improved outlook. >> tom: i'm tom hudson. from weakening demand, to currency concerns, we look at what's behind the big selloff in commodities. >> susie: and u.s. companies and infrastructure are increasing under the threat of cyber attack. we look at a new plan tying safeguards to trade policy. >> tom: that and more tonight on "n.b.r."! >> susie: on the comeback trail, hewlett packard posting

u.s. department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. have you checked out "the electric company" online? go to pbskidsgo.org -- check out the games, clips, and tons more. the best part is, there's new stuff added all the time. you don't believe me? go check it out for yourself. (laughter) she stole my special skill! give it back this instant! ok, no! never! (beeping) get away, get away from me. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> this is n.b.r. >> tom: good evening i'm tom hudson. stocks fall on fresh signs that even the federal reserve isn't sure how much is enough, when it comes to boosting the economy, by buying government bonds. >> susie: i'm susie gharib. can two weaklings become strong by teaming up. that's what office depot and office max are hoping for, as they decide to merge. >> tom: and a mixed picture on housing, contractors break ground on more single family homes, but pull back on building apartments and condos. >> susie: that and more tonight on "n.b.r."! how much longer should the federal reserve continue to stimulate the ec

u.s. department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. play awesome electric company games and earn points for your favorite person, like me, hector. i mean, i'm your favorite, right? so what are you waiting for? i'm great at telling people what to do. hey kids! pick up that trash. kidding with these, right? hey! (sneezing) bless you! captioning sponsored by wpbt >> this is n.b.r. >> tom: good evening. i'm tom hudson. susie is off tonight. the easy talk, but difficult plans to meet the challenge of creating more middle class jobs. finance ministers and central bankers from the world's biggest economies meet to debate spending cuts versus growth. we look at international investing and pockets of strength around the globe. and, hedge fund manager carl icahn ups his stake in herbalife, calling the vitamin maker a legit business. that and more tonight on "n.b.r." investors spent much of this week focused on the u.s. market with major market indexes hitting five-year highs. but now the spotlight is shifting overseas. g-20 finance ministers and central bankers are m

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u.s. department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. i'm sorry, there's something on your nose. it's a white...thing. he's my brother and he's no liar, so back off, francine. great...cut! (laughter) i know you like playing games, and i always try to do my best. so go to pbskidsgo.org and play awesome electric company games and earn points r your favorite person, like me, hector. i mean, i'm your favorite, right? so what are you waiting for? >> this is nbr. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> tom: i'm tom hudson. susie is off tonight. federal reserve boss ben bernanke shows signs that the central bank will continue buying government bonds to help support the economy. the housing recovery continues building ground, with new home sales and home prices hitting multi-year highs. and the banking business may have fewer employees, but wall street bonuses are up, rising nearly 10% on average. tonight, a closer look at banking jobs. that and more tonight on nbr! the federal reserve strategy of buying government bonds to help the economy will continu

u.s. department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. mmy, bat, nuggets and all your favorite animated characters are auditioning, and you're the judge. so plug into pbskidsgo.org and play to decide who has what it takes. wait, wait, jess, don't leave. i'll help you out here pull! (glass breaking) cut! captioning sponsored by wpbt >> this is n.b.r. >> tom: good evening. i'm tom hudson. office depot and office max could be the next big wall street merger. what this year's mergers means for the markets. >> susie: i'm susie gharib. dell's financial outlook in the spotlight today not only because it reported a big drop in sales and profits, but also more questions on how founder michael dell will take his company private. >> tom: and president obama makes another push to avoid government spending cuts as deficit watchdogs roll out a plan to duce government debt. >> susie: we have that and more tonight on "n.b.r." hope and optimism here on wall street today; investors are buying up stocks as a wave of deals sweeps through corporate america. today, investors were e

u.s. department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. mmy, bat, nuggets and all your favorite animated characters are auditioning, and you're the judge. so plug into pbskidsgo.org and play to decide who has what it takes. wait, wait, jess, don't leave. i'll help you out here. pull! (glass breaking) cut! captioning sponsored by wpbt >> this is n.b.r. >> susie: good evening everyone. i'm susie gharib. worries about political gridlock, in italy and in washington, cause investors to dump stocks. it's the worst day for wall street since the november elections. >> tom: i'm tom hudson. with $85 billion in federal spending cuts just days away, we talk with congresswoman cathy mcmorris rodgers. >> susie: and the man who founded barnes and noble wants to buy his bookstores back, but he has no interest in the company's electronic book reader b&n's nook business. >> tom: that and more tonight on "n.b.r."! >> susie: a sharp sell off on wall street today, as stocks suffered their biggest drop since november. italian and american politics put investors in a sour mood. behin

u.s. department of education official makes the rounds at frederick douglass high school. she is the assistant secretary of elementary and secondary education. she was on a mission to learn what it takes to improve schools. what do you think so far? >> i'm totally inspired. it's great to come to a school where people care and set a high standard and believe in their kids. >> but the change has not been easy. the school of half the size it was more than a decade ago due to a new academy of innovation and the principle. >> we're when great school and to great academies. very 21st century learning academy. these are things you will not see from the outside. >> they have an academic -- have met their academic target for the first time over 12 years. >> even know we do the job at all that, they're great teachers. >> the school has a state of the rbd and production program and a program geared toward music careers. >> you can see the difference. the effort level and enthusiasm, you can see that. >> the school's alumni says even of the change has been a long time coming, it has be

u.s. department of education unveiled a new college scorecard.ents and families compare schools according to size, location, cost, degree programs and other consideration. >> i didn't know to look for those things and i wish i had. >> the edgeidation department will up -- education department will update it. >>> a dozen people have become sick with a dangerous new virus. it is called nco v. the potentially fatal virus was first identified in september of last year. systems include fever and cough. doctors say it appears it is not easily transmitted and it only showed up abroad. >>> generating $85 billion in consumer spending every year according to a new report just out. recreation creates 732 jobs every year. >>> coming up in 2 minutes, only on 2, more on the investigation into a $2 million conference in san francisco, being put on by the postal service at a time when they are losing billions. >> makers backs down, why experts say the controversy may bring the brand some business.

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u.s. department of educatn, adult education, in terms of literacy attainment. you have a, uh, large... close to 49% of the population that have difficulty reading the news. it's kind of hard to define literacy with a hard line, but they tend to be at the lowest two levels of literacy levels, one and two, which means that while they may be able to mouth the words necessarily, they don't understand the comprehension of what the words mean. they have a tendency not to file for applications for job promotions. they tend to not understand complex bus or public transportation schedules. things like that. and that's not to say that they're not bright, because many people who are illiterate have phenomenal memories, and that's how they get around and they're quite functional, but we do have a problem, and it's related to both race and poverty. you can... there's a correlation of people who live in low-income housing or inmate populations that have lower degrees of liracy i'm on the board of something called literacy.org, which is based on, uh... it's also coupled with,

u.s. department of education for flexibility under the no child left behind at. these absolutions should not continue and they do not work for all of our states. it is time for congress to reauthorize the elementary and secondary education act. as gunners we stand ready to assist congress. -- as dubliners we stand ready to assist congress. -- as governors we stand ready to assist congress. this allows governors, chief officers, city and county leaders, local education board members, and state school board members speak with one voice and advocate for this authorization. we will not all agree on budget and priorities. we all do share a common goal of making sure our schools are safe and home to well qualified teachers and administrators, such that our children actually learn and reach their full potential. we are honored to have representatives from the coalition with us this afternoon. david atkins, executive director of the state governments, chris from the council state governments, from the national association of counties, from the national league of cities,

u.s. department of education actually does still exist. they do webinar, they do have online information but, frankly, we should also try and follow that up with some more resources. i don't know if you want to comment on that, and then i'll be done. >> yeah. i know the ta does exist, but the grants are no longer being offered for localities. >> right. >> could i just say that the department of of education has brought the rems ta center along with the national center on safe and supportive environments that i lead together to make sure we coordinate our activities in response to these issues and to try to make those connections. >> thank the gentleman. mr. guthrie. >> thank you. thank you, mr. bond, for coming up from home. i appreciate you being here. and i know what happened in your school, the tragedy that was there, the way you reacted, your school, the paducah community is something that i know it still reverberates and there, and we appreciate you coming here to share your experiences. because, hopefully, there are very few people w

department of energy, that was one of the three. the department of energy regulates oil and gas drilling. if you eliminate that department, what happens? the department of education funds 12% of the u.s. k-12 educational system. the department of education, what happens? those were the questions that should have been asked of rick perry because those are the questions that might break through the differences people have, the federal government is too big, eliminate the department and those who say we have a role to play in education but it is that data, that evidence that are really quite important. with that said -- let me go back one second. caring about consequences. what i mean is it is more about health care than anything else. fifty million people uninsured or close to fifty million people uninsured not to come of a plan to deal with it seems to me just to be an unbelievable acceptance of a condition that once you understand what it means for people in society, to risk getting sick or going bankrupt and dropping out of college, once you understand that you really need to do something about that particular problem. the fourth is commitment to the common good. when james madison

u.s. department of education's race to the top grant program. the district will receive over $29 million in funding, which will provide training and equipment to support the outstanding students, teachers and staff of new haven unified. this is a tremendous achievement, and i am proud of the school's superintendent, kerry mcveigh, and school board members who had the good sense and worked hard to apply for this competitive grant. i know the 13,000 students from new haven unified will benefit from the technology and educational improvements in their schools. and union city, this critical funding will help to expand after-school programs, student support, access to health care for the most vulnerable students and provide teachers with trainings and techniques needed to improve our classrooms. mr. swalwell: i'm proud to represent them, students, educators and administrators and look forward to hearing of their many successes. madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his tim

u.s. attorney, representatives from the department of education confirm if we don't do anything about it, 13 million kids will become victims again for another year. some 3 million kids across the country will decide it is better to leave their school grounds than to continue their education. there will be more stupblting of the emotional and educational growth of our kids. all across the bay, whether working here in san francisco or alameda or sonoma or santa clara county. i want to thank you law enforcement officials here, instructors, community advocates, people who are concerned about our kids, they are our future and i would love to see a new generation of kids who don't know what bully is, who are not victims, who don't have those scars. but we've got to do today is sharing in the best practices, to be encouraged by programs like our roof top school here in san francisco who has traded a 50-person ambassador class that will talk about this, that will invite other kids, school administrators who have received the support of our school site administrators to encourage them to get this

of education. his research on education and social policy has been funded by the u.s. department of education, the nih and the gates foundation among many others. his current research involves evaluating the tax credit scholarship program, the largest school voucher program in the united states. conducting a large-scale study of school accountability in florida and following children from birth through school career to study keep questions regarding early childhood poverty analysts inequality. prior to joining the faculty at northwestern in 2008, david figlio taught at the university of florida from 1998-2008, and the university of oregon from 1995-1998. help me welcome david, please. [applause] >> thank you all for coming out tonight. it is a real pleasure to be year of the university of florida. as gail mentioned, i spent 10 years on the faculty here and still am always thinking about reasons to come back here. it is fabulous to look out of the audience tonight and see not only colleagues from the university but friends from the community who i grew to know and love over the ye

u.s. department of education for flexibility under the no child left behind act, but these stopgap solutionsshould not continue, and they do not work for all of our states. it is time for congress to reauthorize the elementary and secondary education act. as governors, we stand ready to assist congress, and we are not alone. last year the nga formed a coalition convening for the first time all of the nation's elected and appointed leaders responsible for education systems. this coalition allows governors, chief state school officers, mayors and state legislators, city and county leaders, local board, education board members and state school board members to speak with one voice and to advocate forcefully for education reauthorization. of course, there are times when we won't all agree on the budgets and priorities. but we all do share a common goal of making sure our schools are safe and a home to well-qualified teachers and administrators or such that our children actually learn and reach hair full potential. we are -- their full potential. we are honored to have representatives from the co

department of energy, that was one of the three. the department of energy regulates oil and gas. so if you eliminate that department what happens? the department of education funds about 12% of u.s., the u.s. -- kate as 12 additional. you eliminate education. what happens? those were the questions that should have been asked of rick perry because those are the questions that might break through the difference is the people have as to whether or not the local of the federal government is too big. receptacle eliminated department and those assembly of a role to play in education. but it is that data, that evidence that is, i think, really, really quite important. now, with that said -- obama let me go back one second. caring about consequences. what i mean there is really, that's more about health care than anything else. is 50 million people, and i'm sure close to 50 million uninsured cannot talk about the plan to deal with it seems to me just to become a you know, an unbelievable acceptance of a condition that once you understand what it means for people in this society not have health care and to risk getting sicker going -- if they get sick to go bankrupt and had a drop of --

the ability of the institution to do its main job which is to educate so you know essentially they're very explicitly a gale university is very explicitly partnering with the u.s. department of defense special operations command in order to do this it been given a one point eight million dollar grant to start what's called the center of excellence for operational neuroscience and that center explicitly says that its main goal is to improve military intelligence so it's not to serve any purpose is for the school gale itself or its students but is actually devoted entirely to improving military intelligence interesting i want to talk about one of them are controversial aspects of this project and it is that they are using immigrants in new haven population in the community there there's plenty of immigrants it's a diverse community. why use these immigrants what is the rationale behind that so that you're right i think that this is perhaps the most controversial aspect of the in. higher idea is that they're essentially saying we want to use immigrants because they are different explicitly they are different from americans and so they might do a better job of creating this i

u.s. department of health and human services public default page. it showcases doctors and dentists who went to medical school on your dime and didn't pay back special health education assistance loans they got from the federal government even decades after graduating. >> they have no current ability to repay. >> reporter: it's rod's job to get your tax tlars back. >> that's our goal to collect on the obligation, the promise they made. >> reporter: in some cases they just won't pay up. that's how they end up on the list. 17 maryland doctors and dentists have the distinction owing $3.2 million in principal interest and fine. press's share is $209,000 dating back to 198 #. others owe $14,000 or a half million in change. some have been on the hook since 1979. you're supposed to pay back what you owe. >> reporter: sarah white is paying and she doesn't make a doctor's sal ray. he's a public servant, a single mom but every month she makes a payment to the federal loans she took out to attend the university of maryland. even when she was hurt in the line of duty as a montgomery cop, the checks were still sent. >> you borrowed the money legitimately and honestly and you be