Senator bill frist, former education secretary john king, pennsylvania education secretary pedro rivera and Healthy Schools campaign ceo Rochelle Davis. This is an hour and 20 minutes. Good morning, everyone. I want to welcome all of you to the Bipartisan Policy Center. Im chief medical advisor here. The title of our event today is education in health, twin pillars for thriving students. Good to see you. For those of you new to bbc, our mission here is to actively seek, to take the best ideas from both political parties, to promote health, security, as well as opportunity for all americans. We drive principles and politically viable policy solutions through the power of analysis, negotiation and advocacy. Todays event focuses on the bidirectional impact of education and health. It is part of a project bpc is engaged in looking at quote unquote health in all policies, the idea that policies outside the Health Sphere in fact have a profound impact on health, and therefore Health Impacts
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And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like group thank you. Students who Start College and increase their debts dont end up finishing, tonight well explore with our special panel why this is the case. Pleased to welcome douglas haines, university of california ir vine, john king jr. , former u. S. Education secretary and current president of the Education Trust and michelle, president of the campaign for College Opportunity and glad to have you all on this program. Let me start with the obvious question which is why there are so many students starting and not finishing and particularly, mr. King, students of color in that category. Why is that . Weve good couple things going on, one is economic challenges, so for many students, they are spending a very large share of their familys income on the cost of college, even with the aid of their receiving from the federal government and often from their state government. We nolo income students can be spending as much as three
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like group thank you. Students who Start College and increase their debts dont end up finishing, tonight well explore with our special panel why this is the case. Pleased to welcome douglas haines, university of california ir vine, john king jr. , former u. S. Education secretary and current president of the Education Trust and michelle, president of the campaign for College Opportunity and glad to have you all on this program. Let me start with the obvious question which is why there are so many students starting and not finishing and particularly, mr. King, students of color in that category. Why is that . Weve good couple things going on, one is economic challenges, so for many students, they are spending a very large share of their familys income on the cost of college, even with the aid of their receiving from the federal government and often from their state government. We nolo income students can be spending as much as three
From the window and i happened to see the little girl. She is safe after firefighters found and plucked her out of the first floor of the apartments, the condo in flames, the girl all alone. Neighbors heard the 6yearold crying inside, a firefighter was telling us there was no time to wait for a ladder. He smashed a window, partner giving him a boost in the window where they saw the girl through smoke. I could tell she was unconscious, she was it was, picking her up, turning around and taking her out the window. Police arrested the mother, 32yearold Erica Rosello, the little girl suffered smoke inhalation and while firefighters tended to her, the mother took off. Neighbors were the ones who called for help and saw smoke pouring out thursday night. The president of the Condo Association says she was outside smoking a cigarette when the fire started. Investigators believe that was in the kitchen. I feel accomplished, i am that we were able to get her out as quickly as we did. Had we taken