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As a toilet all the time. that does not make anyone feel better. ellison, jobs, dell. all dropped out of ledge -- college. silicon vael valley is the cradle of innovation because of drop-outs. college has become a cruel, expensive joke on the poor and the middle class. the it benefits only the perpetrators of it.
The bloated administrators. >> you are a dangerous man. spewing ignorance. >> i don't think so. >> i don't think so. the whole debate in a few pitch at howard university which is awarding an honor rather doctorate to, wait for tshg the music mogul sean diddy colmes. he is obviously successful. he was named hip-hop's wealthiest artist last year from "forbes wroish "he also dropped out of howard. now, plenty of drop-outs have gotten hoern rather degrees before, but some howard students and alumni are questioning whether he should get this academic honor, especially instead of so many other talen...
Violence in south bend, youth violence. five teenagers shot and killed. guns, drugs, the whole issue. then i'm saying, okay. let's get the community organized and get the community assets to do preventative programs, k through 4 middle school and high school. let's get the drop outs. that's the issue. when kids lose confidence, especially in 5 through 8. they get to high school and they get to math, they drop out. what's the job description then ? gangs and gang violence because of the drugs. the $50 billion of cocaine coming into the united states through the mexican border, that's a real war...
I've got to do something about that. >> he's not alone. several hundred concerned parents recently rallied in new orleans to show their support for parental choice and making sure their children have equal access to high quality education. high school of performing arts student from st. louis, minnesota presenting their song and video, urging students to be more, be more than a statistic, challenging them not to drop out, but to finish school. >> we have more drop-outs than graduates and we're trying to stop that from happening. >> kelly: black students came from all over to orlando, florida t...
I'll grant you that but what i'm getting at is if we have a better economy given the skill sets that the folks have, the percentage of high school graduates, drop-outs, percentage of college graduates, the disparity will mean somewhat less. a strong economy benefits lower skilled workers more than the very wealthy like, you know, the jamie diamonds. they got paid through the cycle despite what happened. >> you know, jared, i want to pick up on that point. talking about with the sequester, okay. look. we have number that is basically don't cover the period after the sequester went in to effect ...