u.s. department of education. >> bokara: well, i think that one of the most important traditions to learn about today is islam, because there's such a pervasive sense now of fear and confusion in the world. and so in order to really learn what the core teachings of islam are,

u.s. department of education. >> bokara: i'm bokara legendre. in me and my guests--scholars and scientists, spiritual teachers and philosophers-- as we explore the boundaries of religion and metaphysics, of science and spirituality. join me and some really fascinating people as we try to figure out what life's all about and how it can have meaning for each one of us.

u.s. department of education's office for civil rights began the investigation after the 2009 gang rape of a student at richmond high. district leaders acknowledge problems but say they're making changes. >> we want to make sure people know that we have done trainings with our students, our staff, teachers, our community. >> the district says it has already seen progress with fewer expulsions related to sexual harassment issues. >>> and city college at san francisco involves a 3rd lawsuit. the save cff coalition represents students, teachers and staff. they filed a petition that asks the court to full my a decision by an accrediting commission that would revoke the school's accreditation next summer. it alleges it violated its only regulations as well as several laws. >>> and a $7.2 million land preserved in mount diablo, said today that it has bought the curry canyon ranch on the south side of the mountain. the 1,000-acre property is the group's biggest and priciest property yet until it can hand it over to a park agency. . >>> and the oakland mayor helped welcome vigilant to her city tod

u.s. department of education >> a millennium of struggle for self-determination has forged a hardy peoplend a vibrant culture. with its untamed highlands, and windswept islands, spectacular lochs and glens, intriguing cities, and amazing hospitality, it is scotland. ah! ♪ scotland is in the north of great britain, and has a land and culture that is completely distinct from england. my journey begins in the city of glasgow and historic stirling. from there, i head to the island of isla, and make my way up the west coat to the isle of skye. i cross the highlands to loch ness and strathdon, and fly on to the orkney islands. then, it's down to edinburgh with a quick round of golf at saint andrew's, before taking in the madness of the edinburgh festival. ♪ glasgow is scotland's largest city. it's infamous for housing schemes like easter house, goven, and the gorbals. but, since being crowned the european city of culture in 1990, glasgow is enjoying a cultural renaissance. my first stop, the exquisite arthouse hotel. thank you very much. third floor, right? wow. will you look at this? so cool!

u.s. department of education. >> bokara: today i'm celebrating india, because i'm actually--have two friendsng, both of whom have spent a lot of time in india. and so i'm making a curry. and i love making curries because it's exactly like painting. it's--you know when i mix my paints, it's a little of this,

u.s. department of education. >> bokara: i just have to put a few walnuts in here, because we're going to ve spinach salad with feta and walnuts, along with our sort of shrimp jambalaya and our tofu jambalaya.

u.s. department of education. >> bokara: so today, we're going to do a show about transformation with twol experts in the field. it's michael murphy and jon kabat-zinn. jon kabat-zinn is a doctor, an author, and a meditation teacher. and michael murphy is a visionary, an author, and fo

u.s. department of education has over $100 billion. and that's a lot of money. to help students pay for college. and the free application? you mean the fafsa. i did it online. it was easy. i'm never giving up on my goals. i will make a difference. i'm going to find out how to pay for college. i'm going to college.gov. it might not "feel" like it.. but the economy is improving.and one business leader is speading the word that small businesses better get ready now.joining us on set-- emilia dimenco-- president and ceo of the women's business development center. great to have you back on the show. > >it's wonderful to be here. thank you. > >so do you think that most small businesses are under the impression that the economy is actually growing? > >i think people are still thinking that we're in this horrible recession but no. we have growth. it's 2 1/2%. it's not as robust as we'd like it to be. but it is growth and there are people out there hiring people and buying. so if you're a small business owner you better be out there selling. > >what are some tips? what c

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u.s. department of education has reached an agreement with the district to make sure it complies with its legal obligations under title 9. it requires schools to take immediate actions to eliminate harassment, prevent its recurrence and address its effects. >>> the man who sparked a statewide amber alert after taking off with his two week old son is behind bars today. 22-year-old was arrested yesterday in mexico and baby henry was found safe. now henry's mother is waiting to be reunited with her son. she told ktvu through an interpreter that waiting for word on her baby for 24 hours was very difficult. >> i was afraid i wouldn't be able to find him again or see him again. i was really scared. >> guler crossed into mexico through arizona despite an amber alert. he was caught at a second check point after mexican authorities learned that he was wanted. >>> more finger pointing in the san francisco general hospital case of a missing patient who was found dead 17 days later in a hospital stair well. yesterday san francisco sheriff announced the preliminary investigation shows hospital staff g

u.s. department of education has over $100 billion. and that's a lot of money.tudents pay for college. and the free application? you mean the fafsa. i did it online. it was easy. i'm never giving up on my goals. i will make a difference. i'm going to find out how to pay for college. i'm going to college.gov. the ipo-- you've heard that term- initial public offering, when a company first sells its shares to the public. imagine the riches if you bought & held some of the first shares of say apple, yahoo or microsoft. and right now there's a lot of buzz right now about twitter and its ipo. you can make millions buying in at an ipo - but - well let's talk with becky yerak, a business reporter for the chicago tribune. but you can also lose your shirt... > > yes kind of the worst case scenario is you're the earliest investors in these ipos and then they fall below that price. but so far this year these ipos are doing even better than the s &p 500 and the s &p 500 has been hitting record levels. but if you buy them after the first trading day, you're still up but you'r

u.s. department of education has over $100 billion. and that's a lot of money. to help students pay for college. and the free application? you mean the fafsa. i did it online. it was easy. i'm never giving up on my goals. i will make a difference. i'm going to find out how to pay for college. i'm going to college.gov. i served in the united states air force. i served a total of 16 years. i was deployed 13 times. on my second deployment four bombs hit my vehicle. and at 19 years old, that was the first time i ever saw somebody die. coming back, i was raging. i started having pretty horrible nightmares. i would wake up in middle of the night sweats. i started drinking a lot. i felt worthless. i guess i never recognized it in myself. eventually, one day i just walked into the va hospital and said i'd like to see somebody. don't suffer alone. you've got to find that link with somebody that will make you let it go. it all starts with going to the va. there's a whole community of veterans that just want to help you out. it's for the guys who couldn't come back, you ow

u.s. department of education says that if they do, they could lose more than $3 billion in federal aid.cials support the computerized test that california wants but say that the state's plan to have students take either the math or the language sections but not report the results will be out of compliance. >> the second leg of the controversy a california bullet train could be getting rerouted. california officials are recommending a new route to send trains in between the cities of hanford and visalia. hanford, a city of 55,000, is as 30 mi. south of fresno and home to some of the most vocal critics. >> on to bay area basketball. the warriors' and the clippers. stephen curry, chris paul lived up to the high. in the first quarter jermaine 0 nil throws up third of the three quarter cord shot at the buzzer. third quarter, blake griffin cameras down his third straight ally-oop the score 88-70. 4 quarter the score is 110-98 clippers. currey, with one of his and nine three-pointers and he is all about to cut the lead to 110-102. a final score 126-115 clippers. the warriors are now 1-1 and it

u.s. department of education, the national average for tuition at a four year public college is $7,135. >>tock markets closed higher today on new optimism for holiday shopping. the dow industrials closed at a new record high. the nasdaq added 45. the new optimism game late in the day after macy's's said it's expecting strong retail sales in the next month and a half. shares were up nearly 10%, but the good holiday outlook is even more important. it can account for as much as 40% of annual revenue. one survey found shoppers are expected to spend roughly 10% more this year. the photo messaging website, snap chat has reportedly turned down a $3 billion buyout offer from facebook. snapchat is a 2-year-old start up. it's based in venice beach. it allows users to send text and photo messages that disappear in seconds. the service is very popular among teenagers. >>> $3 billion. well a huge diamond sells for tens of millions of dollars. we will show you the rock that set the record. then concerns about radiation on treasure island. the search for potential sources. >> an east bay bar that has bee

u.s. department of education, the national average for tuition at a four year public college is $7,135. >>tock markets closed higher today on new optimism for holiday shopping. the dow industrials closed at a new record high. the nasdaq added 45. the new optimism game late in the day after macy's's said it's expecting strong retail sales in the next month and a half. shares were up nearly 10%, but the good holiday outlook is even more important. it can account for as much as 40% of annual revenue. one survey found shoppers are expected to spend roughly 10% more this year. the photo messaging website, snap chat has reportedly turned down a $3 billion buyout offer from facebook. snapchat is a 2-year-old start up. it's based in venice beach. it allows users to send text and photo messages that disappear in seconds. the service is very popular among teenagers. >>> $3 billion. well a huge diamond sells for tens of millions of dollars. we will show you the rock that set the record. then concerns about radiation on treasure island. the search for potential sources. >> an east bay bar that has bee

u.s. department of education says they will be closely monitoring the district's progress. reporting live, i'm jodi hernandez, nebc bay area news. >>> was it a cruel joke? it might be. legally hating it's a hate crime. the teenager accused of setting another teenager on fire appe appeared in court. his mother and grandmother tells us he's not a hateful person. >> he's a good kid. >> reporter: the family of 16-year-old richard thomas walked out of a hearing at the oakland superior courtroom today maintaining he's a good kid. but alameda county prosecutors had a different view. today they charged thomas as an adult on charges of aggravated mayhem and assault likely to cause great bodily injury. they also charged thomas with the enhancement of a hate crime. thomas is accused of setting 18-year-old luke sasha fleischmann on fire as he slept on an ac transit bus monday. he is undergoing extensive skin grafts on his severely burned legs. in court filings, thomas told an investigator he did it because he was, quote, homophobic. fleischmann's parents said he often wore skirts and c

u.s. department of education may withhold more than $3.5 billion in federal aid. that's if the state decides to ditch star testing for a new computerized test and not publish the results. the department of education says not reporting results is against federal law. >>> the deadly accident on bart tracks earlier this month led to new rules today for transit workers. the california public utilities commission is requiring transit agencies to create a three-way communication procedure for work zones. it would keep workers on the flax constant touch with train operators and central controllers. bart eliminated an old policy that simply posted a lookout with work crews without alerting train operators. >>> police officers antioch shot and killed one of two dogs that went on a rampage biting four people last night. these bite marks show the aftermath of the chaotic attack. it all started when a man walking his dogs was attacked by the two loose dogs. three members of a family across the street ran over to try to help but they were also bitten by those dogs. >> they came

of alaska. >> several educational officials are renewing a threat to withhold funds from california if they go through with the plan to abandon a standardized test. the u.s. departmentat if they do, they could lose more than $3 billion in federal aid. federal officials support the computerized test that california wants. they say that the state's plan to have students take either the math or language sections but not report the results would be out of compliance with federal law. >> the second leg of the controversy no california bullet trantrain could be getting railroaded. california officials are recommended a new route to send a trains in between the cities of hanford and visalia. hanford, a city of 55,000, is 3 mi. south of fresno and home to the some of the most vocal critics of the $68 billion project redlin it is a >> it is a story that you only see on kron 4. there are hundreds of thousands of stolen and wanted cars in california and finding them as tough. but now, there is a new system that is making a big difference. kron4 stanley roberts called the chp in action. in this edition of people behaving badly. >> they're not only looking for a stolen and vehic

u.s. department of education has finished its investigation of the school district in western contra costa county. the report says there was an environment of sexual harassment and assaults by students that administrators failed to address. however, it's not clear if the 2009 gang rape at richmond high prompted this investigation. >>> 8:08. happening today -- a public hearing on b.a.r.t. workplace safety after two workers were killed in a deadly accident out on the tracks. brian flores joining us live now in san francisco, that hearing will start in a couple of hours. >> reporter: that's right. at 10:00 this morning, still on the minds of many people is the tragic death of those two b.a.r.t. workers tragically killed as they were working the tracks in walnut creek during the b.a.r.t. strike weeks ago. b.a.r.t. management will be speaking in front of a committee talking about safety protocols. that meeting is scheduled to take place at 10:00 this morning here in san francisco. now, assemblyman phil ting called for the meeting months ago before the accident that killed the two men. this is a

u.s. departments of justice and education. i want you to take a look at this. during the 1992-93 school year, 57 violent deaths occurred at school or traveling to or attending a school sponsored event. see the trend there. during the 2010-1011 number that number was 31. it's important to note numbers are not in for 2012, and 2013. that school year 26 deaths occurred at sandy hook elementary. overall, youth homicide at school accounts for less than 2% of all youth homicides. that, of course, doesn't do much for the fear factor among many parents and students. visiting a school that has taken the fear of school shootings and channeled it into innovation. hi there, zain. >> hi. a group of high school students at a high school in washington, d.c. invented what they call aing althoughing device. a device they hope will protect them in an intruder or school shooter tries to break into this classroom. simple stuff, made of a pvc pipe and something you can pick up at a local hardware store. sad about this, you have a situation whereby 15 and 16-year-olds are trying to

u.s. department of education gives students across this country a mixed grade.n one hand, test scores have improved some. but fourth and eighth graders still don't have the basic math and reading skills they need to succeed. michelle reis the former chancellor of public schools in washington, d.c. and the founder of the education reform advocacy group students first. we're glad to have you. >> thanks for having me. >> let's look at new numbers out this week. just 42% of fourth graders, 35% of eighth graders scored at or above the proficient level in math. move mooing on to reading, 35% of fourth graders, 36% of eighth graders hit that mark. those numbers seem alarming. are they or is there something more behind the numbers we should know? >> they are. we can certainly say that american children are not where they need to be to compete in the global economy. if you look internationally, u.s. kids are 14th, 17th and 25th out of about 30 developed nations in reading science and math. we definitely have a long way to go. >> okay. as d.c. schools chancellor, you took

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

department of education began collecting that data about five years ago. i can tell you the website if you would like to go look at it. >> is it the u.s. ucation department? those very long chains of letters and numbers. it is in the references to the book. i will point it out to you. >> go back to college football. what is wrong with any of this? what is the loss? >> when you talk about college sports, i don't think anything at all is wrong with college sports rolling in money. that is fine with me. a lot of parents and students would object to the fact that many schools charge athletic fees to their regular students even though their football programs are rolling in money. we are a few miles from the college park campus at the university of maryland. an undergraduate student there ans $398 her year for athletic feat. it all goes to the football program even though the football program roles in money. that is a minor objection to the status of college football. the quality of the games is consistently fabulous. every week, there are 50 fabulous college football games. i: players,ivision only 55% graduate. there is a lot of money in the

u.s. education department? >> it's one of the changes of numbers. it's in the references of the book. if you give me a minute, i'll point it out to you. >> what's wrong with any of this. what's the law say they can do in college sports? >> they talk about college sports, i don't think anything at all is wrong with college sports rolling in money. i don't think it's fine with me. a lot of students and parents say they charge athletic fees to the students even though they're rolling in money even though a few mile trillions the college park campus here at the university of maryland, if you're an undergraduate student, you pay $398 a year for an athletic fee, it goes to the football program even though the football program rolls in money. that's a minor objection to the status of college football. the quality of the games are never a problem. consistently fabulous. man, every weekend, 50 fabulous college football games. but of the division i big college players, only 55% graduate. some people tell you that the problem that the players are not being paid. a lot of money in the system and

u.s. department of health and human services. [music] the mission of the josh anderson foundation is to provide adolescents with mental health educationesources and support, so they never turn to suicide. and we do this by implementing programs in high schools in the community that raise awareness on mental health issues, reduce the stigma surrounding mental health issues. josh was the youngest of our four kids. he was a fun-loving, you know, happy kid, great athlete: he was all-star football player for his high school. he left us over four years ago. his girlfriend was over the night before. she had no indication he was seeing a counselor. he had no indication that there was significant issues, so obviously it was a huge shock for us and our family. we felt we had to do something to turn our tragedy into something positive. and i mean, the ultimate goal is that no other family goes through what we went through, and that no kid gets to a point where they feel like the only way for them is to take their life, you know. that's something we have to stop. so, we knew we needed to raise awareness on not only on mental health issues, but th

u.s. sf. behavioral response is a major coordinating services to address the identification of african-american students in special education. they've tripled to the student department due to the critical residence provided to school communities through this department. in addition the focus of the departments and programs has been to view the support we offer students and families through a a lens of traumatic awareness and restoring the practices. this focus lions perfectly with the implementation plan and it's the reason we embrace this. speaking of the staff last year, i lived in denial of claude i can't see retirement. i honestly started to panic i wouldn't find anyone to lie down the work and when i learned others were coming over to my department i panicked. this jazz name kept coming up. hoover middle school i was able to convince him a wireder audience was in need of his leadership. we have a u.s. sf leadership and i'm pleased to turn this over to thomas grade in >> doesn't even know how to use the microphone. thank you, kevin that was kind. thank you for this late part of the evening. before i share a couple of specific things i want to thank everyone part

education is expensive. the u.s. government budgeted $3.1 million. >> it's a lot of money. in the grand scheme it's less than 1%. >> this is a senior advisor for stem for the department of educationand says schools across the u.s. need entrepreneurs like chelsea because there are not enough resources to teach stem. >> the private sector needs to help us think at the u.s. government level how to leverage scarce resources. >> it's an exciting day. we'll use the computers i talked about. >> chelsea and his team invented an inexpensive laptop that they bring to schools that want to teach but may not have a computer lab. >> we use a $35 single board col computer in combination with a motorola laptop, putting together a $100 laptop, an entire lab for the cost of a macbook pro to teach a class of students. >> he's finding commissional and creative ways to bring something as powerful as coding and computer science to a young age group. >> i was especially interested in president douglas academy. it has a population that is underrepresented in stem fields. the school is predominantly african american. 5% of black fourth grade student scored above the 75th percentile in maths, a small slic

department of defense is part of the federal government? of course it is. whether planes or bombs or service members' education should come from u.s. taxpayers? nobody questions that. so when we limit how much of these schools' revenues can come from the effect, why coo we ignore the money coming through the department of defense? it is the federal taxpayers' money. according to the 2009 help committee report on for-profit schools, if all forms of federal funds are counted, the top 15 publicly traded for-profit companies received, on averages e6% of all their revenue from federal sources. the loopholes make service members and veterans prime targets of for-profit schools. they are all over these service members and veterans to sign them up because they're more profitable. it has led to well-documented horror stories about aggressive, predatory recruiting practices. i've been down on this floor telling these stories many, many times. i think they bear repeating. i told the story of two former military recruiters at a for-profit college in illinois. they contacted my office to tell me what happened. they were told their job was to, ab

of the overall budget spent on education. >> enzi is a senior advisor for stem for the department of education. she said schools across the u.seneurs to teach stem. >> the private sector needs to help us think at the u.s. government level how we can better leverage pretty scarce resources. >> today, it's an exciting day, because we're going to be using the computers that i talked about. >> he and his team in vented their own inexpensive laptops that he brings to schools that want to teach computer programming but might not have a computer lab. >> this is what we came up with. to design these backpacks, we used the raspberry pie, a $35 single board computer. we used this in combination with our motorola laptop to put together our own $100 lap tops so for the price of a mack book pro, an entire computer lab to teach. >> you insert the s.d. card into the bottom of the raspberry pie. >> he is finding ways to bring something as powerful at coding and computer science to a young age group. >> i was especially interested in the academy, because frederik douglas has a population that is often underrepresented in stem fields. the scho

of the highest rates at $15,984. oklahoma state university rates were much lower, though, at just $2559 for its campus in oklahoma city. according to the u.s. education department, the national average for tuition per year at four-year public colleges is $7,135. >>> an accident at camp pendleton has killed four marines. base officials say it happened about 11:00 a.m. during a range maintenance operation. no specific details were given. there are reports that the marines were clearing an art tillry till rare range. the names are being withheld until family members are notified. >>> from the air here, you can see total destruction. on the ground, people are desperate for the basics of survival. the devastation mounts in the storm-ravaged country. desperation for food, water, and medical attention had led to looting. soldiers fire warning shots in the air to disperse looters. typhoon victims say the civilians are even arming themselves. >> now we're going back to our house because we have nowhere else to go. there are civilians back there who have guns. yes, i saw it with my own eyes. civilians firing guns. >> reporter: at least 8 people died when a mob overran a

of international education worked on these numbers with the state department. they're out in a new report today. foreign students contribute about $24 billion a year to the u.s.some good news. gas prices continue to drop in a big way. down 15 cents a gallon over the past three weeks. the average price of regular is now gldz 3.22 -- $3.22 a gallon around the country. we are down a nickel in the last week alone. >>> and target is the latest retailer to announce plans to open earlier on thanksgiving this year. plans to open the doors at about 8:00 p.m. for holiday shopping on thanksgiving. that's an hour earlier than last year. target stores will stay open throughout the night. they will close at 11:00 p.m. on black friday. you can also look at target.com for hundreds of deals on thanksgiving morning and 15 online only daily discounts for two weeks beginning november 24. there are so many deals out there this year. it's almost hard to keep track of them all. back to you. >> it really is. >> people are in the stores already. >> we were at tysons this week. an absolute madhouse. unbelievable. thanks, jess. >>> the pentagon is sending marines to help in the philipp