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Students come from. but admissions officers only visit so many schools. and the sense of neighborhoods that kids grow up is very uneven as you might guess. all this is offering is general background of which to look at the students specific application. if we dont do this in candor, people from disadvantaged backgrounds are at a huge disadvantage because the school may or may not know anything about their school or neighborhood. >> okay. how about my observation, ill rephrase, it paints with a b...

All backgrounds, and people of all color, what are the policies most exciting people in america right now? policies like a green new deal and, yes, putting food on the table is incredibly important, and thats why we need to rapidly stimulate an economy that has add hourly wages stagnant the last 40 years. i think electability is really, really an important thing, and we should grapple with joe bidens record there. the point number two ill put is, you know, his leadership. i think at points in hi...

Collusion but they are still pinning anti-trump hopes on robert mueller. what is next with the power panel. reuters white house correspondent doug mason and the author of the thriller spy master, brad door. great to have you with us. i want more on the tom stier read. he says democrats are blowing it. it is time for impeachment and he has people of all backgrounds and ages to make the case why this should happen. >> this is a message. >> for leaders of the democratic party. >> the two years this...

Factors, your talents, your individual character, what youve done for extracurriculars. these are your socioeconomic circumstances that are, in many ways, beyond your control. whats the neighborhood, whats the family like, whats the school you attend. that means in many ways your performance is taken out of your hands. >> thats right. this is going to be a quote-unquote, algorithm essentially that weighs different variables, and we know how these can be. one of the ironies is all these colleges ...

Lets discuss whats next with tonights power panel. chris plant, reuters white house correspondent and the author of the thriller "spymaster" thank you. great to have you with us. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> shannon: i want to play more of the ad. a million dollar ad that he says watch it, democrats, quit blowing it. he had people in all different backgrounds and ages to make the case for why this should happen. heres the ad. >> this is a message. >> for leaders of the democratic party. >> for...

To add in adversity score to the s.a.t. that will rate the social and economic backgrounds of potential undergrads. correspondent mark meredith says its likely to reignite the debate over race and class in college admission. >> the college board says this fall, 150 schools will receive a separate score judging and applicants community in high school, the so-called adversity score will consider 15 factors including the economic, crime, and historical makeup of a students community. the college bo...

And we have three investigations going on and everyone across the political spectrum will want to know everything they can about this. the 2020 democratic presidential field got even bigger today. a new tool for applicants backgrounds and you will be able to contest it next. n down the d ive ever known ♪ ♪ like a drifter i was-- ♪ born to walk alone! keep goin man! you got it! if you ride, you get it. ♪ here i go again geico motorcycle. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more.

Waitress, we wont do the i lived five miles from the school and i had to walk. people have circumstances and its tough. its a larger question of how you say it. one person comes from this neighborhood, and this person comes from this neighborhood, you going punish the kid who comes from the better neighborhood so he doesnt get the slot but the kid who scores on the subjective adversity -- >> you have to give people opportunity, laura. thats why i am on this show right here, im a civil rights att...

Puff of smoke and we would never hear about this pseudoscientific concept again. the idea that its privilege that drives s.a.t. scores and academic success generally as opposed to hard work, persistence and self-disciplinee is completely ludicrous. we see every year in new york city that asian kids from poor immigrant backgrounds what everybodys ass regardless of their income levels because their families and parents are so relentlessly focused on their students academic involvement. that is wha...

We have these three investigations going on and everyone across the political spectrum is going to want to know everything we can from these three. come back and talk about it. the 2020 democratic presidential field got even bigger today, plus a new tool for colleges to assess applicants backgrounds and you might never know what your score says about you or be able to contest it -- all next. so why am i still thinking about this? ill take aleve. aleve. proven better on pain.