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>> subtract. >> subtract, right. >> shes probably the oldest woman ive had in this class. and she keeps coming back. so im assuming she really wants to get this. brendas working at a lower level. she didnt go very far in school. >> aint been in school since god knows when, so a lot of this stuff im not up on. >> okay, so its a difference again. right? >> subtract. >> subtract, good. >> she says shes really motivated this time. shes got a lot of work to go, a lot of -- i mean, she cant be working...

We saw very personal side of president obama earlier this week when he announced a new initiative aimed at addressing the unique obstacles to success that young black and brown men face. as the president pointed out, young men and women of color are systemically and structurally blocked from the tools, the resources, and opportunities to make good choices for their lives and succeed. now, the statistics are staggering. two-thirds of students who cant read proficiently by the end of third grade w...

Revenue athletes read below a fourth grade level have gotten a lot of reaction, good and bad, since they aired on cnn on tuesday. >> we may as well go over to glennwood elementary up the street and let all of the fourth graders in here or third graders in here. although the admissions department may disagree, 60% of this particular data set of athletes, if they entered our community college system here in north carolina, they would have to take one, two, or three remedial reading classes before ...

Those reading below the fourth grade level at literally 8%. and then you have those between fourth and eighth grade at 60%. here is the bottom line, athletics mean a lot to universities. lot of dollars, especially football, basketball, and some of the -- right? >> tens of millions, there is another money angle for you, this is terrible to me, academics in this country is letting us down. right? because theyre treating our student athletes like atms and turning the other way -- >> but the defense...

Those reading below the fourth grade level at literally 8%. and then you have those between fourth and eighth grade at 60%. here is the bottom line, athletics mean a lot to universities. lot of dollars, especially football, basketball, and some of the -- right? >> tens of millions, there is another money angle for you, this is terrible to me, academics in this country is letting us down. right? because theyre treating our student athletes like atms and turning the other way -- >> but the defense...

Comes to academics taking the backseat to athletics. cnns sara gan ham has much, much more rurp the university is not just a powerhouse with dedicated fans. its also a top tier academic institution, but one academic counselor there, who spend years tutoring student athletes says too many of them cant even read. >> we may as go over to glenwood elementary up the street and let the fourth graders and third graders in here. they cant read and there are no repeddial classes, whats the option? to che...

We know levons progress in math and reading is a direct consequence of this support that weve given him academically. >> and chamar? >> his math was 88%, so hes well above grade level. chamar is now reading at a beginning fourth grade level and hes returning to mastery and his mom finally got a job. >> im not pulling my hair out trying to figure it out. >> as for brendon montgomery -- >> i would say its been pretty successful academically. >> whats the first thing were going to do? we have to fo...

Go buy detroit. oh my god! we could get rich. >> could we buy something nice? why do we have to own detroit? >> thats the yn detroit is the way it is. there are a ton of casinos. >> nick, the postal service had to temporarily halt mail for fear of being bitten. it is a bad sign. >> it is the result of 40 years of liberal policies running that city. thats what happens. >> you have violent stuff on the street, dogs reading at a fourth grade level. >> thats actually impressive. >> thats pretty good...

Go buy detroit. oh my god! we could get rich. >> could we buy something nice? why do we have to own detroit? >> thats the yn detroit is the way it is. there are a ton of casinos. >> nick, the postal service had to temporarily halt mail for fear of being bitten. it is a bad sign. >> it is the result of 40 years of liberal policies running that city. thats what happens. >> you have violent stuff on the street, dogs reading at a fourth grade level. >> thats actually impressive. >> thats pretty good...

Convey things on the fourth grade level. that is what they think of voters. they have to come up with silly terms like frederick douglass republicans? and you have reince priebus, who cant say the word "tolerance." and they still think he is far too moderate. all of these words reflect him and karl rove even, to say it has to be less strident to appeal to more people. they still have this civil war idea, with issues, and race issues, there are a lot of haters within their own ranks. >> it is ama...