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>> its race neutral but also problem at cli gives us a state in racial segregation. if youre at the top 10% of predominantly black school, you still get admission but theres actual value in residential segregation because thats the only way that a 10% program can create racial integration. i shouldnt be talking this much. i have so much to say. when we come back, more on affirmative action and if race-based affirmative action isnt going to work, is there a better alternative? thats next.

Really matters. the other important point to recognize here, folks like to focus on chief justice roberts, but justice kennedy is where the game is here. i think kennedy, himself, acknowledged in his prior decision regarding k-12 integration that diversity matters. he, you know, favors diversity and recognizes as a country, we are struggling with segregation. colleges and universities are uniquely situated to address this problem. we have segregation at the k-12 level. where else are we going to...

Let me add, not only is integration no longer on the table, the policy agenda, which is remarkable when you consider the journey we have gone through since the brown decision, but head start and access to quality preschool is not even on the agenda. here is what we know. we dont have an achievement gap. we have a preparation gap. kids are coming into kindergarten well behind because they havent had access to quality early childhood education. >> then, we shame them. >> we shame them and their pa...

Feels to me like our answer to these kind of inequalities is to put kids together in school. are we done with integration? are we done trying to address these wrongs but integrating our schools. school choice moments dont talk about that anymore. >> it is really true. if you did have integration, you would be forced to put resources in to make sure you educate the kids that you are trying to target for a good education. i tire so of hearing people say that money doesnt matter. only people with r...

Politics. this area of integration is something that is going to come from reforming. >> i have been so revved up since education nation. we are doing a little education every week. you guys are already starting to set some of my agenda. we are going to talk about early childhood education and intervention and questions about how family and history are connected. this is going to be fun. more in a moment. first, it is time for a preview of weekends with alex whit. i am all over education too. ...

>> i feel less pressure. i dont have to compare myself to other people. >> the experience isnt just about computer-based learning. students spend time in classrooms where they participate in group workshops and can have one-on-one time with teachers. >> a student who doesnt understand, say, dividing fractions, theyve listened to the lecture on the computer but they still dont get it, they can come to the workshop and ask our math teacher, please explain this another way. >> you have on your comp...

And can have one-on-one time with teachers. >> a student who doesnt understand, say, dividing fractions, theyve listened to the lecture on the computer but they still dont get it, they can come to the workshop and ask our math teacher, please explain this another way. >> you have on your computer learning and then you have classroom learning, two different styles. but they fit together really well. >> with just four academic teachers, organizers say its cost effective too. still, there are criti...

Schools. thats the effort, thats the purpose. so i want to start there. the second thing, i think, i heard congressman miller say this earlier. would be far easier, trust me, this is not fun stuff to talk about. it would be far easier for people to go to the neighborhood school and have it be great. thats not the reality. there are tons of places in america where it is and tons of places it isnt. we have tons of schools that are down the street from schools that are working of various types, why...

The resil determination and professionalism of our military, of our law enforcement, our intelligence community and homeland security professionals we still havent endured an attack since 9/11, except for fort hood which was a terrorist attack but not to the level of 9/11. we have hundreds of thousands of people who we can thank that this has not occurred. jenna: you say preparation of course, and our organization, of course as well, but also weve been lucky in a few different circumstances. you...

Infantry officer course at quantico this month. this is a grueling 86-day training course designed to weed out marine infantry officers. she played ice hockey in college. she squatts 200 pounds and benches 145 pounds. she has already seen combat. two tours, one in iraq and an even tougher one in afghanistan. she ranked fourth out of 52 candidates in officer candidate school. >> i read the article five years ago when i finished basic school and pinned on as an officer. i would have fully the supp...