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i am susan solomon, president of the united educators of san francisco. i want to thank the advisory committee for their incredible advocacy on behalf of our students. and also to thank the uesf educators who are also advocating for our students. thank you, very much. >> thank you. >> yes, a few questions. my first question, nice to see you all. thank you. i wanted to just -- i was glad that she gave public comment. i did get some outreach from decoding dyslexia. they're concerned for the reasons that she mentioned about our approach to the dyslexia pilot. i appreciated the positive comments that you made about the dyslexia pilot and the work of the curriculum instruction. i just wonder if you have any thoughts about that criticism or if that's something that you are kind of thinking about studying more? >> well, first of all, every time we've approached any leader or any department, they've been exceptional. they've offered data and gotten us any information we wanted. it's been fantastic. so, i think we're trying to move mountains with a shovel. here is
i am susan solomon, president of the united educators of san francisco. i want to thank the advisory committee for their incredible advocacy on behalf of our students. and also to thank the uesf educators who are also advocating for our students. thank you, very much. >> thank you. >> yes, a few questions. my first question, nice to see you all. thank you. i wanted to just -- i was glad that she gave public comment. i did get some outreach from decoding dyslexia. they're concerned...
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i'm president of the united educators of san francisco. i want to echo a lot of what mr. good said. oh, and good evening, commissioners, superintendent and student delegates. this is ground breaking contract much of what was achieved for the classified members that work at five keys school are in parity with the teachers and certified. which is something we have been attempting to do along the way with certified members and para educators. you know that usf comes to the body with concerns about charter schools and charter school proliferation. here's why we make an exception for five keys. they're a union. their rights are respected as educators. in addition when you go back to the history of charter schools and why they exist, the original idea was to have laboratory schools that could inform other schools about innovative practices. nobody in california -- and i believe probably the united states -- is doing the kind of work for incarcerated young people that five keys charter school is doing. as long as they keep doing the work and as long as we know their educators will get the
i'm president of the united educators of san francisco. i want to echo a lot of what mr. good said. oh, and good evening, commissioners, superintendent and student delegates. this is ground breaking contract much of what was achieved for the classified members that work at five keys school are in parity with the teachers and certified. which is something we have been attempting to do along the way with certified members and para educators. you know that usf comes to the body with concerns about...
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both the united educators, union, school district and some of the supervisors including myself, was little nervous about doing that. that nervousness come from past experience. i've been legislative aid or supervisor on this board for eight years. we've only ever promised to appropriate money in the future one time before, it was around giving a nonprofit cola in the future, in the range of about $6 million. we all made that promise. when the time came to fulfill that promise, we didn't stick with it. again, it's never because of bad intentions, it's never because the board doesn't want to give the raises. what inevitably happens often times when promise is made and when we're supposed to make that promise, a million other crises come up that pull on our conscious and our heart strings. it really is a choice all the time when we make this budget promise. i was looking for something with little bit more teeth to make sure that we were able to keep that promise if the future. the reason for that is because we have been record vacancies in critical school district positions every single year
both the united educators, union, school district and some of the supervisors including myself, was little nervous about doing that. that nervousness come from past experience. i've been legislative aid or supervisor on this board for eight years. we've only ever promised to appropriate money in the future one time before, it was around giving a nonprofit cola in the future, in the range of about $6 million. we all made that promise. when the time came to fulfill that promise, we didn't stick...
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i want to thank parents, educators, and united educators of san francisco for their advocacy on this,in so many other important issues back i want to thank my colleagues, and mayor breed for the valuable dialogue these funds have initiated, and i finally, i want to thank the many sunset residents who have made their voices heard. i am listening. the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor. supervisor peskin? >> thank you, madam clerk. colleagues, i'm falling last week's maybe debacle is too strong a word, relative to this board's retroactive approval of a 75 million-dollar grant agreement between the city, originally by and through h.s.a., the human services agency, subsequently through the department of homelessness and supportive housing. i'm introducing a hearing request and a letter of inquiry to understand how this occurred, and how, or whether there are other contracts that are similarly situated that should have been subject to board of supervisors approval. as we all know, because i love to talk about section 9.118 of the charter, our constitution, any contract that is over $1
i want to thank parents, educators, and united educators of san francisco for their advocacy on this,in so many other important issues back i want to thank my colleagues, and mayor breed for the valuable dialogue these funds have initiated, and i finally, i want to thank the many sunset residents who have made their voices heard. i am listening. the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor. supervisor peskin? >> thank you, madam clerk. colleagues, i'm falling last week's maybe...
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tomorrow, thursday, february 20 first, oakland educators, united with parents, students, and communities will stand at the picket line at 86 school sites. >> reporter: the teachers have been seeking a 12% pay raise over three years, plus smaller class sizes and more nurses. the district has been offering 5%, but that offer has now increased to eight point 5% over four years. >> you are stretching things out, and it does not address the high cost of living that is driving educators out of oakland. >> reporter: the school district says every 1% increase for teachers cost the district almost $2 million, and the district is facing a $21 million deficit. >> everybody knows teachers need to make more money. everybody knows oakland is an extremely place to live. all those things combined with the fact any more support in school, we support all of this. is just a matter of what we can do within our financial ability. >> reporter: teachers say they are striking to send a message. >> the money is there to prioritize our students. it is a matter of shifting our district's priorities. >> reporter: t
tomorrow, thursday, february 20 first, oakland educators, united with parents, students, and communities will stand at the picket line at 86 school sites. >> reporter: the teachers have been seeking a 12% pay raise over three years, plus smaller class sizes and more nurses. the district has been offering 5%, but that offer has now increased to eight point 5% over four years. >> you are stretching things out, and it does not address the high cost of living that is driving educators...
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i am susan solomon, president of united educators of san francisco, but i'm speaking on behalf of the san francisco labor council as a delegate and a member of the executive committee. i'm speaking in favor of hilary ronen as president of the board of supervisors. she is a flawless and fierce advocate for organized labor and workers in the city of san francisco. there is nothing that we have needed through the labor council and organized labor that supervisor ronen has not done. i grew up in this city, and we always knew this as a union town , i still remember when i was in high school and the first nonunion restaurant moved into san francisco, and so we have a constant battle to keep our city union, have union jobs, good paying jobs, prevailing wages, all of that, and we see in hilary ronen and advocate for the work we need to do on behalf of the workers of san francisco. i urge you to vote for hilary ronen. thank you. [applause] >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. can graduate just congratulations to matt haney. i want to say how happy i am that
i am susan solomon, president of united educators of san francisco, but i'm speaking on behalf of the san francisco labor council as a delegate and a member of the executive committee. i'm speaking in favor of hilary ronen as president of the board of supervisors. she is a flawless and fierce advocate for organized labor and workers in the city of san francisco. there is nothing that we have needed through the labor council and organized labor that supervisor ronen has not done. i grew up in...
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tomorrow, thursday, february 21st, oakland educators, united with parents, students, and communities will stand at the picket line at 86 school sites. >> reporter: the teachers have been seeking a 12% pay increase over three years plus smaller class sizes and more nurses. the district have been offering 5%, but that offer has now increased to eight point 5% over four years. >> stretching things out, and it does not address the high cost of living that is driving educators out of oakland. replica school district says every 1% increase for 2 teachers cost the district, $2 million, and the district is facing a $21 million deficit. >> everybody knows teachers need to make more money. everybody knows it is an expensive place to live. the fact that they need support in school, we support all of this. is just a matter of what can we do within our financial ability. >> reporter: the teachers say they are striking to send a message. >> the money is there to prioritize our students. it is a matter of shifting our district's priorities. >> reporter: the teachers are set to picket in the morning
tomorrow, thursday, february 21st, oakland educators, united with parents, students, and communities will stand at the picket line at 86 school sites. >> reporter: the teachers have been seeking a 12% pay increase over three years plus smaller class sizes and more nurses. the district have been offering 5%, but that offer has now increased to eight point 5% over four years. >> stretching things out, and it does not address the high cost of living that is driving educators out of...
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educated country in the world. and so other countries have now caught the united states and passed. are the leader in higher ed. as you know as the former trustee of so many of them today, but we are strained in many ways in education, so our whole emphasis and foundation was education. and that is why it was launched, and it was really the education i got, that we did not focus on the schools for our employees as much as we should have. david: as you look back on your remarkable career, any regrets in your financial career? michael: sure. there are a few people i wish i would have never met. ok? [laughter] michael: or a few phone calls i wish i would have never returned. but i think also i regret that the american public did not understand. almost every person is high-yield junk. you know, when things started coming from japan in the 1960's and 1970's, everyone said they were junk. it is junk. and then all of a sudden we felt by the 1980's the quality of their products and cars was better. everything coming out of china was junk. the american public did not understand they were tal
educated country in the world. and so other countries have now caught the united states and passed. are the leader in higher ed. as you know as the former trustee of so many of them today, but we are strained in many ways in education, so our whole emphasis and foundation was education. and that is why it was launched, and it was really the education i got, that we did not focus on the schools for our employees as much as we should have. david: as you look back on your remarkable career, any...
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tofebruary 21st, oakland educators united with parents, students and communities will stand at the picketine at 86 school sites. >> the teachers are seeking 12% pay raise over three years. the district is offers 5%. >> stretching things out and it does not address the high cost of living that's driving educators out of oakland. >> the school district said every 1% increase costs the district almost $2 million. >> nobody knows that teachers need to make money. all the things combined with the fact they need more support in schools. we support all of this. it's what can we do in our financial capability. >> the money is there to prioritize our students. it's a matter of shifting the priorities. >> the plan tomorrow is for the teachers to picket in the morning and afternoon. in between there will be a rally. >>> if oakland teachers strike is the latest in a wave of walkouts. teachers in denver, west virginia and los angeles walked off the jobs over concerns of pay, class size and staffing. in illinois and colorado teachers had strikes last year. there's a telephone hotline to navigate the st
tofebruary 21st, oakland educators united with parents, students and communities will stand at the picketine at 86 school sites. >> the teachers are seeking 12% pay raise over three years. the district is offers 5%. >> stretching things out and it does not address the high cost of living that's driving educators out of oakland. >> the school district said every 1% increase costs the district almost $2 million. >> nobody knows that teachers need to make money. all the...
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education of their children, particularly in our inner cities. winnie to support school choice. we need to support homeschooling. we need to support charter schools. and we need to consider seriously abolishing the united states department of education, transferring decision-making authority to the states and to the parents of school-age and college aged children. oh, and the current federal position in existing law that prevents the renegotiation of student debt, we need to repeal that one immediately. finally, it should go without saying, but as was deeply impressed on me during my seven years in the u.s. justice department, our country must always stand tall for integrity and the rule of law without fear or favor. we must insist on the rule of law. that's the foundation of everything else. as you can tell from my remarks, i care a great deal about the kind of government we have in washington. and i hope to see the republican party assume, once again, the mantle of being the party of lincoln. energies me that our as a society are being set by the president -- sapped by the president's culture of devices this -- divisiveness in washington. america is stronger and can afford to be more generous when it
education of their children, particularly in our inner cities. winnie to support school choice. we need to support homeschooling. we need to support charter schools. and we need to consider seriously abolishing the united states department of education, transferring decision-making authority to the states and to the parents of school-age and college aged children. oh, and the current federal position in existing law that prevents the renegotiation of student debt, we need to repeal that one...
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and we're going to have many, many people interested to explain to you about the education in united states, especially for the mexican community. damian: all right. well, this is latino role model conference happening at cabrillo college, march 9 did you say? juan: yes, march 9. damian: march 9. and the mexican consulate is one of the sponsors there, but any chavalitos out in that area that might-- juan: it's good, it's good-- [speaking in foreign language] damian: that's a good place to get educated a little bit more. one thing, you mentioned the astronaut, he told me a story that when he went up into space, he could see the world, the earth and it looked amazing to him without any borders. can you imagine this world without any borders? juan: yes, that's the reason that we invite him to explain to the children, to the young children what about this. how is this dream going to be reality for many people, for many young people, especially for latino, for the mexican community. damian: and that's-- to wrap it up, that's kind of like what this trade agreement is, right? it's a trade a
and we're going to have many, many people interested to explain to you about the education in united states, especially for the mexican community. damian: all right. well, this is latino role model conference happening at cabrillo college, march 9 did you say? juan: yes, march 9. damian: march 9. and the mexican consulate is one of the sponsors there, but any chavalitos out in that area that might-- juan: it's good, it's good-- [speaking in foreign language] damian: that's a good place to get...
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. >>> for our final report tonight, we explored the price tag of a college education in the united states. rising debts, low waging and increasing livings expenses are forcing students to sacrifice the most basic necessity, food. it is an incredible situation and according to a new report by the u.s. government accountability office, it says 1/3 of students don't have enough to eat. sarah rabb sees this in her classroom every day. she's also paying the price and a professor of higher education policy at temple university in philadelphia. she spoke to this woman as part of our ongoing initiative which looks at poverty, jobs and economic opportunity in america called "chasing the dream." >> are people having to make the choice between eating and continuing with school? >> they absolutely are. there's really no question. we've done so many interviews and so have my colleagues over the many years now and we've seen students make those choices all the time. i will see students who will say, you know, i'm so short on money that in order to buy my books this semester, it means i'm going to miss
. >>> for our final report tonight, we explored the price tag of a college education in the united states. rising debts, low waging and increasing livings expenses are forcing students to sacrifice the most basic necessity, food. it is an incredible situation and according to a new report by the u.s. government accountability office, it says 1/3 of students don't have enough to eat. sarah rabb sees this in her classroom every day. she's also paying the price and a professor of higher...
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education. right now more than 5,000 teachers picketing instead of heading to their classrooms. the denver classroom teacher's association is the latest union to go on strike in the unitedators in arizona, kentucky, west virginia, north carolina, oklahoma, and elsewhere in colorado who have proteed in the last year. joining me now morgan reporting live from denver. morgan, walk me through what this strike is all about and how many kids are affected. >> reporter: right now more than 90,000 students are impacted by the strike. denver isd employees, 5700 teachers. we know thousands are out of more than 160 schools trying to make their voice heard. we've seen the strikes in the past. for example, in l.a. it centered around specific raises. in denver it's a little bit different. this strike is focusing on the pay structure. the teachers are saying it's based on incentive that can lead many teachers to not know how much money they're going to bring home at the end of the year. it can make things confusing when it comes to building a budget. a lot of the teachers walking in this sidewalk are taking on two, even three jobs in some cases in order to make ends meet. and we've see
education. right now more than 5,000 teachers picketing instead of heading to their classrooms. the denver classroom teacher's association is the latest union to go on strike in the unitedators in arizona, kentucky, west virginia, north carolina, oklahoma, and elsewhere in colorado who have proteed in the last year. joining me now morgan reporting live from denver. morgan, walk me through what this strike is all about and how many kids are affected. >> reporter: right now more than 90,000...
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. >> oakland educators united with parents, students and communities will stand at the picket line atschool sites. >> there will be staff ready to go. we wt our dsschool. >> reporter: so yes, the schools will be open. the school district says students will have amended schedules and consolidated classes during the strike. they've hired some substitute teachers and will send employees from the central office to help in the schools. students will get an unexcused absence if they aren't in class. another negotiating session set for tomorrow morning. the union has said that it hopes this will be a short strike. reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you. in an unprecedented move, three dozen oakland principals traveled to sacramento to deliver a message to lawmakers. >> they asked for more funding ahead of today satisfies teachers strike. yesterday the principals laid out requests. increase in california's per pupil spending. forgiveness of the $36 million debt from state loan and revision of charter law. >> people do take this seriously. we're drastically o
. >> oakland educators united with parents, students and communities will stand at the picket line atschool sites. >> there will be staff ready to go. we wt our dsschool. >> reporter: so yes, the schools will be open. the school district says students will have amended schedules and consolidated classes during the strike. they've hired some substitute teachers and will send employees from the central office to help in the schools. students will get an unexcused absence if they...
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. >> oakland educators united with patien parents, students, and communities will stand at the picket line at 86 school sites. >> reporter: that decision came after both the union and oakland unified failed to reach an agreement this morning despite a proposed salary increase. the school district went from offering a 5% hike over three years to this. a bonus of 1.5% of their base annual salary the first year of the contract, a 3% increase for 2018-2 2018 2018-2019 followed by a 2% hike the following year and add ed another 1% for a total compensation package of 8.5%. but the teachers have been asking for a 12% increase over three years. >> the high cost of rent in oakland, the high cost of living has driven our teachers out of oakland. >> reporter: the district loses close to 19% of teachers every year. the union says it will resume talks on friday at 9:00 a.m., hoping to agree on other issues like smaller class sizes and hring more nurses and counselors. school district spokesperson john sasaki hinted both sides could meet before that. >> i will say there's always a possibility somet
. >> oakland educators united with patien parents, students, and communities will stand at the picket line at 86 school sites. >> reporter: that decision came after both the union and oakland unified failed to reach an agreement this morning despite a proposed salary increase. the school district went from offering a 5% hike over three years to this. a bonus of 1.5% of their base annual salary the first year of the contract, a 3% increase for 2018-2 2018 2018-2019 followed by a 2%...
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. >> 6:30 a.m., tomorrow, thursday, february 21, oakland educators united with parents, students, and communities will stand at the picket line at 86 school sites. >> reporter: the teachers have been seeking a 12% pay raise over three years plus smaller class sizes and more nurses. the district had been offering 5%, but that offer has now increased to eight point 5% over four years. >> you are striking things out, and it does not address the high cost of living that is driving educators out of oakland. reprimand the school district says every 1% increase for teachers cost the district almost $2 million, and the district is facing a $21 million deficit . >> everybody knows teachers need to make more money, everybody knows it's an extremely expensive place to live. all those things combined with the fact they need more support in schools, we support all of this. it's just a matter of what we can do with it our financial ability. >> reporter: teacher say they are striking to send a message. >> the money is there to prioritize our students. it is a matter of shifting our district's priori
. >> 6:30 a.m., tomorrow, thursday, february 21, oakland educators united with parents, students, and communities will stand at the picket line at 86 school sites. >> reporter: the teachers have been seeking a 12% pay raise over three years plus smaller class sizes and more nurses. the district had been offering 5%, but that offer has now increased to eight point 5% over four years. >> you are striking things out, and it does not address the high cost of living that is driving...
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in public education, for instance, we can do more than just cover the growth in new students, we can fund a 4% increase in the weighted pupil unit -- the main source of funding for public education. we can better help students who are at risk of academic failure and keep our schools healthy and safe by investing $30 million into much needed counseling and mental health services. we can also put over $100 million into upgrading facilities, two-thirds of which should go in to school safety improvements. in higher education, we can improve accessibility by endowing $50 million of one-time money to a scholarship fund for financially disadvantaged college students. and working with our college presidents and our board of regents, we will continue to increase student completion rates and decrease the time needed for graduation. as our students graduate they need the knowledge and skills necessary to prosper in a competitive global marketplace. so, i would like to see robust computer science courses offered to every middle school student in utah. i would also like every student to have a better understanding of basic free market econom
in public education, for instance, we can do more than just cover the growth in new students, we can fund a 4% increase in the weighted pupil unit -- the main source of funding for public education. we can better help students who are at risk of academic failure and keep our schools healthy and safe by investing $30 million into much needed counseling and mental health services. we can also put over $100 million into upgrading facilities, two-thirds of which should go in to school safety...
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united. >> the teachers outside said education is taking place. >> we have students marching with us. students that created walkouts in their own schools. it's a process for showing democracy. >> students say it was awkward crossing the picket line to get in school. >> i came to support the teachers are but i had to come in. >> they expect the sae strike l much longer they will have the implement an academe:00 program. >>> academic program. >>> 40 students were at the redwood heights reck center. that was one of the solidarity school sites. organizers wanted to give working parents annual terp tiff. >> some took their children to the oakland zoo. the grand lake theater offered $1 movies. one mom took advantage of the deal and turned it into a lynching. >> eric: for -- learning experience for her son. we talked about ways that we can support the students and teachers. >> a wage. >> to streak we have a hotline. five one 0874o 400. >>> we have expanded coverage on ktvu.com. you can find information about after school programs, school meals and reck centers open to students. >>> we're lea
united. >> the teachers outside said education is taking place. >> we have students marching with us. students that created walkouts in their own schools. it's a process for showing democracy. >> students say it was awkward crossing the picket line to get in school. >> i came to support the teachers are but i had to come in. >> they expect the sae strike l much longer they will have the implement an academe:00 program. >>> academic program. >>> 40...
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you want to call in and join on the fun this morning and this question is more civics education needed in the unitedtates? emily is calling from missouri, a parent. go ahead. caller: hi. thanks for taking my call. host: what is your thoughts on civics education? caller: earlier you had said only one state does community service and that is wrong. community -- missouri does do community service for them to graduate. host: is that new this year? on information we were going was from the center for american progress survey for the 2018 school year. is that something that is new? caller: that is not new. host: what is required in missouri? caller: 50. host: what counts toward that? caller: working at nonprofit organizations. a parent, did your kids do that? caller: my son is a senior and he already completed his, he worked at a church. they have a fish fry every friday. you get out of -- what do you think he gets out of that? caller: you said only one state in the nation and that is wrong. that is incorrect. host: i appreciate that, emily. what do you think he got out of that? caller: working with peopl
you want to call in and join on the fun this morning and this question is more civics education needed in the unitedtates? emily is calling from missouri, a parent. go ahead. caller: hi. thanks for taking my call. host: what is your thoughts on civics education? caller: earlier you had said only one state does community service and that is wrong. community -- missouri does do community service for them to graduate. host: is that new this year? on information we were going was from the center...
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. >> teachers, educators are united with parents and students and we are demanding that we have the schools the our students deserve here in the city of oakland. >> reporter: district representatives say they are facing a $21 million budget shortfall and have reached their financial limitations. there is a rallyin downtown oakland that starts in the next two hours. then they will march from there to district headquarters. again the picketers are still here, some will go downtown some will remain here. we have seeing a handful of parents able to bring kids and cross the picket line so not a whole lot. most staying away. >>> with teachers now on strike thousands of parents have to do describe whether or not to send students to school day, maybe tomorrow, possibly into next week. all oakland unified schools are administrators or replacement teachers who have been screened, watching students. parents who don't want to cross the picket line, 15 recreation centers are open th volunteers be open until 3:00 this afternoon during the strike sch programs, ate lunch program. basically providing space
. >> teachers, educators are united with parents and students and we are demanding that we have the schools the our students deserve here in the city of oakland. >> reporter: district representatives say they are facing a $21 million budget shortfall and have reached their financial limitations. there is a rallyin downtown oakland that starts in the next two hours. then they will march from there to district headquarters. again the picketers are still here, some will go downtown...
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united nations. this was a moderate face of a nation apparently seeking reconciliation with western powers mohamad job you'd serif was educated in the us and served as ambassador to the united nations before becoming foreign minister in two thousand and thirteen. he was the driving force in the intense negotiations with the west a nuclear powers that led to what became known as the joint comprehensive plan of action an agreement to which iran agreed to limit sensitive nuclear activities and give access to international inspectors in return for the lifting of crippling economic sanctions. the deal now threatened by the unilateral decision of president trump to no longer abide by it it's a bad deal. it's a bad structure it's falling down should have never ever been made i blame congress i blame a lot of people for it but it should have never been made. in the months since the u.s. announcement there's been increasing criticism of the foreign minister by some elements in iran who had argued that it proved the foreign minister had been misled in negotiating the deal. a long time user of social media mohammed was well aware that t
united nations. this was a moderate face of a nation apparently seeking reconciliation with western powers mohamad job you'd serif was educated in the us and served as ambassador to the united nations before becoming foreign minister in two thousand and thirteen. he was the driving force in the intense negotiations with the west a nuclear powers that led to what became known as the joint comprehensive plan of action an agreement to which iran agreed to limit sensitive nuclear activities and...
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people but we need more and longer work visas and we need to consider abolishing the united states department of educationhere's been a lot of angst on what the current republican party is, what its ideology moved towards under the age of president trump, the administration of president trump. is that something that appeals to the 20%? >> i think he could shift some of the conversation a little bit. there's a big push, as he just talked about immigration. there's so much focus on illegal immigration. there's a push in the business community for more visas for more legal immigration to hit these jobs. and trump has kind of started to shift his reor the ik on that. we saw it in the state of the union, we saw it the next day when he was talking to a small group of reporters he was talking about more workers for companies, and that's a shift for american buy american. >> it's a kind of libertarian flavored gop. you mentioned he ran for the libertarian party nomination in 2016, and that's what it sounds like. it also sounds like a message to college-educated or even advanced degree holding republicans. here is
people but we need more and longer work visas and we need to consider abolishing the united states department of educationhere's been a lot of angst on what the current republican party is, what its ideology moved towards under the age of president trump, the administration of president trump. is that something that appeals to the 20%? >> i think he could shift some of the conversation a little bit. there's a big push, as he just talked about immigration. there's so much focus on illegal...
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you know, it's really kind of defies logic when you look at overall statistics in the united states especially education attainment. things are supposed to look pretty good overall if you look over the course of the last 50 years, but if you break the data up by location of residence, where people live, things have changed quite a bit between urban america and rural america. for example, the fraction of men with college degrees in rural america is the same today as it was in 1985, which is only about 15%. that's a huge gap between urban america that didn't exist, you know, 50 years ago. so what we're seeing with that slowdown in education attainment is a real slowdown in earnings, and so another startling statistic in the paper is the fact that college educated men in rural america are earning the same in inflation adjusted terms as they were in the late 60s, about a thousand dollars a week. so what's known as the urban -- [inaudible] -- josh talked a bit about that in his work -- has really gone to only high-skilled men in urban areas. so the rural communities have been left behind. that big push towar
you know, it's really kind of defies logic when you look at overall statistics in the united states especially education attainment. things are supposed to look pretty good overall if you look over the course of the last 50 years, but if you break the data up by location of residence, where people live, things have changed quite a bit between urban america and rural america. for example, the fraction of men with college degrees in rural america is the same today as it was in 1985, which is only...
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we invest while being the fifth largest comment, we invest in education in the bottom 20% of the unitedstates. just to get to the average we would need at $1500 per student per year, and that is more 16.5 million students. we need to bring more funding to the schools, and that is not just oakland. that is everywhere across the state. >> what kind of change though, and what is the district way to get more funding whether it is federal or state or local funding? what kind of changes we need to see two meats that are eyeless come halfway with the -- >> unfortunately newly it office governor gavin newsom had said things that were promising. he had r pension relief, proposal to change some charla and some other funding w actual budget, but beyond that, you know just yesterday we had 35 principals go up to sacramento to campaign with our local leaders. that is our local state representatives, also our state superintendent. they had a great meeting with all of them to campaign for more funding for the schools. they campaigned for forgiveness of the debt we still have from receivership. the ask
we invest while being the fifth largest comment, we invest in education in the bottom 20% of the unitedstates. just to get to the average we would need at $1500 per student per year, and that is more 16.5 million students. we need to bring more funding to the schools, and that is not just oakland. that is everywhere across the state. >> what kind of change though, and what is the district way to get more funding whether it is federal or state or local funding? what kind of changes we need...
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this really defies logic when you look at overall statistics in the united states and especially educational attainment. things look pretty good overall over the course of the past 50 years. things have changed quite a bit between urban and rural america. men with college degrees are the same as 1985, only about 15%, a huge gap between urban america that didn't exist 50 years ago. so, what we are seeing is the slowdown in education, it was a real slowdown for earnings and so another statistic is the fact that college-educated laymen ruled america, earning the same as the 1960s, so, what's known as the urban wage premium, josh things hard about that, it's drawn to only high skilled men in urban areas of the community left behind the big push towards technology and the world of technology and the payoff that hasn't really affected whirl america. part of what we are seeing as a consequence. the population of aging faster and we used to have greater return migration of young people after they finish college, they are less likely to return and so, fertility rates are certainly not enough to offse
this really defies logic when you look at overall statistics in the united states and especially educational attainment. things look pretty good overall over the course of the past 50 years. things have changed quite a bit between urban and rural america. men with college degrees are the same as 1985, only about 15%, a huge gap between urban america that didn't exist 50 years ago. so, what we are seeing is the slowdown in education, it was a real slowdown for earnings and so another statistic...
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thought to myself, i wonder if these games could teach civics ,o bilingual education students who are 10% of the population of the united states, could this be used to teach them sisks? so i called myriam. she's instrumental in a lot of things i do. and she said to me, i love the games. but they're too sophisticated for my students. for students who are just beginning to master the english bang wadge -- language, they're not quite accessible yet. so my next question was, do you think the games could be tweaked to make them accessible? she said, let me think about it. she came back to me a day later, said yes to my question, and i said i'm putting you in touch with louise, who is the one who is in charge of icivics and let's talk to her about your idea. so they talked. and -- an advisory committee was put together of educators across the country, and the games are now being translated into spanish, but the exercise taught us that there were things in the english versions that were hindering slow learners. so one of the things we found out, or realized, is that some slow learners, whether they're spanish-speaking or any o
thought to myself, i wonder if these games could teach civics ,o bilingual education students who are 10% of the population of the united states, could this be used to teach them sisks? so i called myriam. she's instrumental in a lot of things i do. and she said to me, i love the games. but they're too sophisticated for my students. for students who are just beginning to master the english bang wadge -- language, they're not quite accessible yet. so my next question was, do you think the games...
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syrian government so in the infrastructure so that the help of the health care and education and c.s. people should unite rather one thing one thing helping syria to restore its a state. which. is special in relation to the work towards constitutional establishment of a constitutional committee i should say i mean in the us this is this is something that we desire to stop stop made much progress there is an attempt there's an effort by the u.n. . representative in syria working towards that and it's important for that to be achieved with a good result so that turkey. the people in syria will be able to determine their future they will have a chance to. contribute to the to the decision. regarding the. future is the trio we are not trying to be an alternative to the geneva. but if the geneva process is not working and there is a process features virtue really well it's important to make the distinction and to see the contrast. here we are. carrying about carrying out our fourth summit in sochi and hopefully you will hold the fifth summit in turkey. on the other hand. the help aid expected for syria is not
syrian government so in the infrastructure so that the help of the health care and education and c.s. people should unite rather one thing one thing helping syria to restore its a state. which. is special in relation to the work towards constitutional establishment of a constitutional committee i should say i mean in the us this is this is something that we desire to stop stop made much progress there is an attempt there's an effort by the u.n. . representative in syria working towards that and...
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united states. he's affluent. he's educated.mber of society, and besides being a billionaire owner of a sports team, he fits that profile. but these women, they are in the shadows. they are hidden in plain sight, and oftentimes they don't have a platform to tell their stories. and i think that this actual situation will be one of those opportunities to find out what was actually going on in this particular case. >> well, the authorities in this case said that the women involved are predominantly chinese immigrants who were brought here under false pretenses and sort of forced into this work. what happens to them now? the sheriff did not seem too sanguine about their future prospects. >> well, that description actually matches what i found on some of these commercial sex consumer forums. these guys are describing and providing anecdotes of these women who have been recalcitrant to their sexual advances. unfortunately in my work i've seen a lot of the times these victims, after they are rescued -- and i write about this extensivel
united states. he's affluent. he's educated.mber of society, and besides being a billionaire owner of a sports team, he fits that profile. but these women, they are in the shadows. they are hidden in plain sight, and oftentimes they don't have a platform to tell their stories. and i think that this actual situation will be one of those opportunities to find out what was actually going on in this particular case. >> well, the authorities in this case said that the women involved are...
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.. california is the 5th largest economy in the world and we fund education on a per student basis in the bottom 20 percent of the unitedáboxesá) thanks will. ( james ) ( james ) now we want to continue our team coverage with kron 4's maureen kelly.( darya ) she is live at redwood heights elementary school where teachers are also picketing. maureen. ( maureen ) at redwood heights elementary school in oakland ... parents are upset about the strike. many parents say their kids will be learning at home, or with other students at their local rec center until their teachers get what they say they deserve. parents also made sure that their kids are aware of what is at stake for their teachers. because the strike is indefinite ... teachers unsure of when they'll step back inside their classrooms. <"i think oakland <"i think oakland needs to do it right this time and make sure that our teachers and our students are protected.""my dad gets paid a lot at work and so maybe the teachers should get paid actually maybe even a little bit more because they are taking care of lots of kids. my dad doesn't have to take care of lots of kid
.. california is the 5th largest economy in the world and we fund education on a per student basis in the bottom 20 percent of the unitedáboxesá) thanks will. ( james ) ( james ) now we want to continue our team coverage with kron 4's maureen kelly.( darya ) she is live at redwood heights elementary school where teachers are also picketing. maureen. ( maureen ) at redwood heights elementary school in oakland ... parents are upset about the strike. many parents say their kids will be learning...
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unesco, the in 2016 united nations education, science and culture organization , asserted that the templeount was connected to islam. but unesco refused to acknowledge any jewish connection whatsoever. or for that matter, any christian connection. in its resolution, it used only the islamic terms for the area. another. mosque and the words temple mount were completely missing in that u.n. document of unesco. israel's adversaries and their allies took their campaign to the u.n. security council as well. th the infamous resolution 2334 adopted in december, 2016, during the transition period in washington, between the outgoing obama administration and the incoming trump administration. by yet again branding jerusalem as, quote, occupied palestinian territory, the u.n. was insinuating that israel had no standing in jerusalem and that its old city, the temple mount, and even the western wall, were palestinian. [audience booing] apart from the u.n., another front to try to be used to erode israel's ties to jerusalem opened in july of 2000. when the p.l.o. leader, yasser arafat, stated at the ca
unesco, the in 2016 united nations education, science and culture organization , asserted that the templeount was connected to islam. but unesco refused to acknowledge any jewish connection whatsoever. or for that matter, any christian connection. in its resolution, it used only the islamic terms for the area. another. mosque and the words temple mount were completely missing in that u.n. document of unesco. israel's adversaries and their allies took their campaign to the u.n. security council...
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united nations. this was a moderate face of a nation apparently seeking reconciliation with western powers mohamed was educated in the u.s. and served as ambassador to the united nations before becoming foreign minister in two thousand and thirteen. he was the driving force in the intense negotiations with the west a nuclear powers that led to what became known as the joint comprehensive plan of action an agreement in which iran agreed to a limited sensitive nuclear activities and give access to international inspectors in return for the lifting of crippling economic sanctions. the deal now threatened by the unilateral decision of president trump to no longer abide by it it's a bad deal it's a bad structure it's falling down should have never ever been made i blame congress i blame a lot of people for it but it should have never been made. in the months since the u.s. announcement there's been increasing criticism of the foreign minister by some elements in iran who had argued that it proved the foreign minister had been misled in negotiating the deal. for a long time user of social media mohammed was well awa
united nations. this was a moderate face of a nation apparently seeking reconciliation with western powers mohamed was educated in the u.s. and served as ambassador to the united nations before becoming foreign minister in two thousand and thirteen. he was the driving force in the intense negotiations with the west a nuclear powers that led to what became known as the joint comprehensive plan of action an agreement in which iran agreed to a limited sensitive nuclear activities and give access...
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education. kickoff like. he's young and passionate about food. stamp rate from unit.ust twenty three he's a radio crowd favorite grooving to snoop yeah we met the rising star and asked him to get out his gun list on and off the pitch his bum. leg next g.w. led. one hundred million tonnes of sound. to the state everything is going to get back with deadly consequences. to a storm soon to leave because of global menace. once they start there's no stopping them. those storms in forty five minutes long t.w. . every journey begins with the first step and every language with the first word published in the. new coke is in germany to learn german why not come with them simple online on your mobile and free shop d w z e learning course nikos fake german made easy. what leads to success in football. doesn't it's a matter of finding the right balance of young.
education. kickoff like. he's young and passionate about food. stamp rate from unit.ust twenty three he's a radio crowd favorite grooving to snoop yeah we met the rising star and asked him to get out his gun list on and off the pitch his bum. leg next g.w. led. one hundred million tonnes of sound. to the state everything is going to get back with deadly consequences. to a storm soon to leave because of global menace. once they start there's no stopping them. those storms in forty five minutes...