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Orgel, Paul - Host
OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE, LILY ESKELSEN, IS HERE TO SPEAK WITH US. WHAT ARE YOUR BIGGEST WORRIES WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION?
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Eskelsen, Lily - Vice President
GUEST: EVERYONE WORRIES THAT CHILDREN WILL BE FORGOTTEN. THERE IS AN INVESTMENT, BUT IT COSTS A LOT TO EDUCATE A CHILD. PRESCHOOL TO GRADUATE SCHOOL....
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Orgel, Paul - Host
POST WITH A. OUT -- POST" POINTS THIS OUT. WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING TO COME OUT OF CONGRESS? GUEST: WE EXPECT
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Eskelsen, Lily - Vice President
TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE PUBLIC IN CALLING FOR PUTTING CHILDREN FIRST. IN CALLING FOR MAKING SURE KIDS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED, EVEN IN AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN....
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Orgel, Paul - Host
A TIME OF DEEP DEFICITS. GUEST:
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Eskelsen, Lily - Vice President
PEOPLE ARE SACRIFICING ALL OVER THE PLANET TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE RIGHT PRIORITIES. KIDS HAVE TO BE A PRIORITY. THEIR EDUCATION HAS TO BE A PRIORITY....
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Orgel, Paul - Host
THE NUMBERS ON YOUR SCREEN. WE DO HAVE A FOURTH LINE IS SET ASIDE JUST FOR EDUCATORS. WE WELCOME YOUR CALLS AS WELL. OUR GUEST WAS ELECTED AS VICE PRESIDENT...
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Eskelsen, Lily - Vice President
GRADE TEACHER FROM UTAH. WE STRETCH THE DOLLAR UNTIL YOU CAN SEE THROUGH IT. I HAD AT LEAST 396 GRADERS IN MY CLASS ONE YEAR. WE HAVE SEEN -- 39 SIXTH...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
JOHN, REPUBLICAN LINE, PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. CALLER: OF I DO NOT SUPPORT
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CALLER, -
THE CUTS FOR PELL GRANTS. WHEN IT COMES TO THE CRUNCH OF MONEY, WE ALWAYS FIND A WAY TO CUT MONEY FROM PELL GRANTS, EDUCATION, OR POLICE FORCES. WHEN...
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Eskelsen, Lily - Vice President
THINGS THAT WERE JUST SAID BY JOHN. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU SAID THIS ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE. WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS THAT THIS IS NOT A PARTISAN ISSUE WHEN...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
NEXT CALLER. CALLER: HOW CAN
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CALLER, -
POLITICIANS JUSTIFY CUTTING THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN, WHO ARE OUR FUTURE, AND GIVE TAX BREAKS TO BUSINESSES THAT ARE ALREADY MAKING MORE MONEY...
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Eskelsen, Lily - Vice President
IS THAT QUESTION OF SHARED SACRIFICE. WE ARE HEARING IT FROM ALL OF THE GOVERNORS TO EXPLAIN WHY EDUCATION HAS TO BE CUT. IT IS NOT JUST IN TEACHER SALARIES...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
HERE IS A COMMENT ON TWITTER. GUEST: I NEED TO TEACH THE
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Eskelsen, Lily - Vice President
KIDS THAT DO NOT WANT TO LEARN AS WELL. I DID MY JOB. I KNOW THOSE KIDS A LARGE. BUT -- LEARNED. BUT THOSE KIDS NEED TO DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
LINE FROM KENTUCKY. CALLER: I AM A HOME
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SCHOOL FATHER. I WANT TO BRING THAT ELEMENT INTO THE DISCUSSION. I HEAR A LOT ABOUT HOW THE IMPORTANCE MONEY IS TO EDUCATION. THIS IS. I HAVE BEEN...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
WHAT POINT DID YOU DECIDE THAT HOMES: WAS THE WAY TO GO AND WHY? CALLER:
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I WAS LEANING THAT WAY BEFORE I HAD KIDS. I WAS LISTENING TO A LOT OF CHRISTIAN RADIO AT THE TIME. I WAS HEARING A LOT OF GOOD RESULTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE...
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Eskelsen, Lily - Vice President
TO HAVE TWO STUDENTS. THAT WOULD COST A LOT OF MONEY IF WE HAD A TEACHER WITH JUST TWO STUDENTS. I THINK YOU UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE THAT...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
DUEL OVER MILLIONS OF STATE FUNDING. HERE IS AN ARTICLE IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. HOW ABOUT YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THAT? GUEST: WHEN YOU
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Eskelsen, Lily - Vice President
LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET A PARTISAN BATTLE, IT IS ALARMING. THE KIDS ALWAYS LOSE. YOU HAVE A PHILOSOPHY IS, IDEOLOGIES, OF WHAT THE FEDERAL ...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
QUESTIONS OF CHEATING. TEACHERS BREAK THE RULES TO. THEY HAVE A LOT RIDING ON THE SCORES FOR THESE TESTS. WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THAT? GUEST: YOU DO...
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Eskelsen, Lily - Vice President
ENOUGH TIME TO HEAR MY ENTIRE OPINION ON THE TESTING INSANITY THAT IS GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY. IT IS A CORRUPTING INFLUENCE AND A DISTURBING INFLUENCE....
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Orgel, Paul - Host
MINNESOTA. THANKS FOR WAITING. CALLER: I AM
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A TEACHER MYSELF. AS AN INDEPENDENT SUPPORTER AND FORMER TEACHER, THE OUTCOMES THAT HAVE BEEN TRACKED INTERNATIONALLY OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, EVEN THOUGH...
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Eskelsen, Lily - Vice President
GUEST: GOOD POINT. WHAT YOU ARE REFERRING TO ARE THE TESTS IN READING, MATH, AND SCIENCE. THE UNITED STATES, WE ARE ACTUALLY RAISING OUR SCORES ON THOSE...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
MESSAGE. GUEST: I'M NOT
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Eskelsen, Lily - Vice President
SURE HOW TEACHERS' UNIONS AFFECT COULD -- STUDENT LOANS. BUT I WILL TELL YOU WE HAVE FOUGHT LIKE CRAZY TO GET A BETTER SYSTEM, NOT ONLY FOR PELL GRANTS,...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
HERE IS ANOTHER ONE. GUEST: THERE
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Eskelsen, Lily - Vice President
IS ALMOST AN HONORING OF WHAT A TEST CAN TELL YOU. IT IS ALMOST LIKE IT BECOMES THIS SACRED, RELIGIOUS THING THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TEST, A STANDARDIZED...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
HYATTSVILLE, MD., JUDY ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE. GO AHEAD. CALLER: WE
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PAY MORE IN THIS COUNTRY FOR EDUCATION THAT ALMOST ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD AND WE RANK THE LOWEST. I LIVE IN THE COUNTY RIGHT NEXT TO MONTGOMERY...
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Eskelsen, Lily - Vice President
THE FEWEST DOLLARS IN GDP. IF YOU WERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE NATIONAL BUDGETS OF COUNTRIES AS THEY ARE RANKED, WE SPEND VERY LITTLE. AND WHEN YOU GET...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
BUDGETING QUESTION. YOU'RE A COUPLE OF E-MAILS. -- HERE ARE A COUPLE OF E-MAILS. GUEST: ABSOLUTELY, WE
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Eskelsen, Lily - Vice President
HAVE TO LOOK AT WHERE THE DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT. I WILL TELL YOU COMING FROM UTAH, AGAIN, THE LOWEST PUPIL FUNDING IN THE GALAXY. BUT WE ALSO HAD,...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
NORWICH, OHIO, FOR DEMOCRATS. GO AHEAD, CARTABART. CALLER: WHAT IS THE
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OUTLOOK FOR MY SON IN SPECIAL EDUCATION? WILL HE BE PREPARED FOR THE TEST IN FRONT OF HIM, LIFE IN GENERAL, AND HIGHER EDUCATION IF HE IS ABLE? GUEST:...
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Eskelsen, Lily - Vice President
KNOWING ABOUT YOUR SON PARTICULARLY, BUT LET ME SPEAK TO SPECIAL EDUCATION IN GENERAL. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A SPECIAL EDUCATION KIDS, RESOURCE KIT IN MY...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
DO YOU TAKE ABOUT THE COMMENT INSIDE OHIO AND THE BUDGET ISSUES YOU ARE DEALING WITH THEIR, AS RELATES TO YOUR CHILD?
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CALLER, -
CALLER: I DO NOT KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT EDUCATION IN MY AREA. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT -- I JUST WONDER THAT BEING TAUGHT AT A LOWER LEVEL THAT THEY CAN UNDERSTAND,...
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Eskelsen, Lily - Vice President
WHAT I WANT TO SAY TO PARENTS LIKE YOU, AND KAREN -- PARENTS THAT HAVE KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, THE ONLY WAY WE WILL BE TRULY ABLE TO PREPARE ALL OF OUR...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
OHIO, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. CALLER: I HAVE
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TWO, MAYBE THREE POINTS. THERE IS A TRIANGLE THAT WE HAVE TO SOLVE. WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT MONEY, AS IF IT IS GOING TO SOLVE EVERYTHING. I AM FROM...
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Eskelsen, Lily - Vice President
GUEST: MONEY MATTERS. IT MATTERS WHAT I HAVE TO OFFER MY STUDENTS. MOST PARENTS WANT THEIR KIDS TO BE SAVVY WITH COMPUTERS, BE ABLE TO ACCESS INFORMATION....
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Orgel, Paul - Host
THE PROGRAM. CALLER: I TAUGHT
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CALLER, -
IN NEW YORK FOR THREE YEARS, THAT IS, IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. WHILE I WAS TEACHING I REMEMBER EACH SPRING WE WERE GIVEN A BUDGET OF ABOUT $500 TO SHOP...
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Eskelsen, Lily - Vice President
WHERE THE MONEY WENT IN THAT CASE. I KNOW THE BUDGET I WAS GIVEN WAS FOR CLASSROOM SUPPLIES LIKE PAPER, MAGIC MARKERS, CRAYONS -- IT WAS $150. I KNOW...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
ESKELSEN, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. WE HAVE ABOUT 40 MINUTES LEFT IN HIS TUESDAY EDITION OF THE "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION ON FORMER...
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IS 21 PAST THE HOUR. AN UPDATE ON THE CIA CONTRACTOR BEING HELD IN PAKISTAN IN COURT THERE HAS DELAYED CHARGING RAYMOND ALLEN DAVIS IN THE SHOOTING DEATHS...
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