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IF YOU ARE JUST JOINING US TWO
STARS FACE A JUDGE
BECAUSE THEY ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO
BRIBE THEIR
BRIBE THEIR CHILDREN'S WAY INTO SOME OF THE
TOP SCHOOLS IN THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. THEY ARE JUST TWO 4@OF THE 50
PEOPLE WHO ALLEGEDLY 4@
TOOK PART IN THE SCHEME.
PAYING A UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL TO
ADMIT YOUR SON 4@OR
DAUGHTER IS JUST ILLEGAL.
DAYS FOLLOWING THE 4@BUST, THE
SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
SPOKE ABOUT HOW STUDENTS NEED
TO BE CONSIDERED BY
UNIVERSITIES BASED ON MERIT BUT
DOES THAT GIVE ALL
STUDENTS AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD
JOINING ME NOW IS DR. RONALD
MASON JR. YOU WROTE ANABLE.4@
ABOUT THIS.
ABOUT THIS. >> 4@IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO
HAVE A MERIT BASED
SYSTEM BECAUSE OF WEALTHY WHITE
PRIVILEGE, WHITE
PRIVILEGE, WHITE ADVANTAGE AND 4@THEN BLACK
OPPRESSION SO THE TOP 10%
OF THE POPULATION 4@WHICH IS 60
OPPRESSION SO THE TOP 10% OF THE POPULATION 4@WHICH IS 60@
IN THE COUNTRY WHERE
ABOUT 60% WHITE, THE TOP 10% IS
ABOUT 90% WHITE.
IF YOU ASSUME THAT TALENT IS
GIVEN AT BIRTH, NOT
BASED ON RACE AND CLASS, THEN
ITS CLEAR THAT
OPPORTUNITY IN AMERICA 4@IS.
>> TALENT IS EQUALLY AT BIRTH.
>> YEAH BUT NOT ACCORDING TO
RACE AND CLASS.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT HOW IT GOES
THROUGH THE TALENT
DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE,
DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE, 4@
DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE, EDUCATION, BY THE TYPE IT GETS
TO THE TOP 90% IS WHITE WHICH
MEANS THAT ABOUT 30%
OF THE PEOPLE UP THERE ARE NOT
THERE BECAUSE THEY 4@
ARE TALENTED BUT BECAUSE THEY
WERE BORN THERE.
>> YOU 4@ARE SAYING ANY WAY YO
WERE BORN THERE. >> YOU 4@ARE SAYING ANY WAY YO@
STACK IT, THE PROCESS
IS WEIGHTED AGAINST PEOPLE.
>> YEAH, AMERICA IS REALLY.
>> WHAT DO YOU DO
>> WELL, YOU NEED TO REDESIGN
AND RETHINK THE WAY
WE EDUCATE OUR PEOPLE IN THIS
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. THE COMPANIES HERE, ANY COMPANY
YOU TALK TO IN
AMERICA WILL TELL YOU THAT THEY
NEED TALENT.
NEED TALENT. THE PROBLEM IS THEY WANT THEIR
CAKE AND EAT IT TO.
THEY WANT TO MAINTAIN THESE
PRACTICES THAT DRIVE
AMERICA BUT, AT THE SAME TIME,
THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT
DIFFICULT FOR TALENT TO RISE TO
THE TO4@P.
THE TO4@P. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR STRATEGIC
PLAN, WE ACTUALLY HAVE 4@
A -- A GOAL IN THERE TO CREATE
WHAT'S CALLED AN
EQUITY ACADEMY TO FIND A
NEIGHBORHOOD AND CONNECT
THE COMMUNITY ALL THE WAY UP 4@
THROUGH A BA AND THEN
DESIGN A PIPELINE THAT
SPECIFICALLY IS DESIGNED TO
DEAL WITH THESE CHALLENGES THAT
BLACK AND BROWN AND
POOR KIDS HAVE TO GETTING A
DEGREE.
DEGREE.
DEGREE. >> WEIGH IN ON THIS IF YOU
WILL.
WILL.
WILL. A
WILL. A LOT OF PEOPLE CLAIM REVERSE
DISCRIMINATION WHEN
DISCRIMINATION WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT GIVING SOME
POINTS TO BLACK AND BROWN
AND OTHERS WHO ARE TRYING TO
GET IN.
GET IN.
GET IN. WHAT IF IT WERE BASED ON INCOME
WOULD THAT.
WOULD THAT. >> DISADVANTAGED
>> DISADVANTAGED LOOK.
LOOK.
LOOK. ANYTHING HELPS. 4@
>> NOT EV4@EN THAT.
POOR WHITE KIDS.
>> POOR4@ WHITE KIDS.
>> POOR WHITE KIDS.
>> IT'S NOT BASED ON INCOME.
THAT'S THE FIRST THING.
THEN SECOND, WE HAVE FEDERAL
PROGRAMS THAT DO SOME
TO HELP PAY FOR THE COSTS OF
EDUCATION.
EDUCATION. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE TOP
10%.
10%.
10%. THESE ARE WHERE THE STUDENTS
GET THE BEST JOBS, THE
BEST OPPORTUNITIES, THE BEST
PAYING JOBS.
PAYING JOBS. THEN THEY END UP IN THE BEST
NEIGHBORHOODS WITH THE
BEST SCHOOLS AND THAT CYCLE
JUST REPEATS ITSELF OVER
AND OVER AGAIN.
WE REALLY HAVE AN EDUCATION
SYST4@EM, IF YOU LOOK AT
EDUCATION AS A WAY TO IDENTITY,
EXTRACT AND DEVELOP
HUMAN POTENTIAL, WE HAVE
DESIGNED A SYSTEM THAT ONLY
DOES THAT IN THE TOP 10% OF THE
POPULATION.
POPULATION. IT RECYCLES IT UP THERE AND
EVERYBODY ELSE IS TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THERE.
>> THOSE THAT ALREADY HAVE --
YOU KNOW PRIVILEGE
ARE GAMING THE SYSTEM TO GET
4@
ARE GAMING THE SYSTEM TO GET ADVANTAGE OVER THE
OTHER.
OTHER.
OTHER. >>
OTHER. >> WHICH IS JUST A DOUBLE
INSULT.
INSULT.
INSULT. >> LET ME ASK YOU THIS.
FREE EDUCATION AT THE COLLEGE
LEVEL.
LEVEL.
LEVEL. SHOULD DC STUDENTS BE ABLE TO
GO TO UDC COLLEGE
TU4@ITION FREE
TU4@ITION FREE >> IT'S A COMPLICATED
QUESTION.
QUESTION.
QUESTION. WE ARE PARTLY FREE ALREADY.
OUR WORK FORCE PROGRAMS FREE TO
EVERY DISTRICT
EVERY DISTRICT RESIDENT.
RESIDENT.
RESIDENT. PELL GRANT IS ABOUT 600 A YEAR.
THAT COVERS THAT.
MOST OF OUR STUDENTS THAT'S
BASICALLY FREE.
BASICALLY FREE. AT THE BA LEVEL, IT'S $7,000
AND THAT'S AMONG THE
LEAST EXPENSIVE IN THE COUNTRY.
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU PUT IN
PELL.
PELL.
PELL. FROM A FINA4@NCIAL POINT OF VIE
IT'S ABOUT A
30 MILLION-DOLLAR PIECE OF OUR
BUDGET.
BUDGET.
BUDGET. >> YOU ARE DOING QUITE WELL IN
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. WHAT DO YOU NEED NOW
>> WE NEED -- WE NEED
GOODWILL.
GOODWILL.
GOODWILL. WE NEED TIME.
WE ARE 4@GETTING BETTER EVERY
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. YOU
DAY. YOU KNOW WE HAVE A FRIEND WE
THINK IN THE MAYOR AND
THE COUNCIL.
THE COUNCIL. THEY GIVE US ENOUGH TO KEEP
MOVING FORWARD AND THE
MORE THEY GAVE US THE FASTER WE
CAN MOVE FORWARD4@.
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