Ucla released a report earlier this year about challenges facing undocumented undergraduates get into the u. S. It is a survey of 900 undocumented undergraduates in 32 states who migrated from 55 countries. The coauthors joined a panel for a discussion about undocumented College Students in the u. S. This is an hour and 45 minutes. Good morning. It is a pleasure to welcome you and for those of you who live in new york, you know this is a rare example of sunshine in the morning. And its not even freezing. Its a great pleasure to welcome you to the Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education policy. I was thinking about our session this morning and how when i started the institute about 12 years ago. I kept looking up a word policy in the dictionary and if you ever do that, you discover it is a difficult word. Its hard to get a good definition. That is appropriate because when we think of policy we have an image in our mind with the definition is in the dictionary. In fact one of the misun
Corporate funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support is provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios in Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening, and thanks for joining us. We begin with a scathing federal report on the st. Louis county juvenile justice system. The u. S. Department of justice says the county discriminates against black children, treating them more harshly than white children because of their race. According to the Justice Departments civil rights division, black children in st. Louis county are 1. 5 times more likely than white children to end up in family court in the first place. Black children are 2. 5 times more likely than whites to be detained before their trial, and, if convicted, they are more tha
Charter school advocates want more recognition and funding from the city. The groups took its concern to the steps of city hall. [music] Jennifer Hudson performed during the rally in brooklyn. [music] reporter teachers parents, and students marched across the brooklyn bridge, ending up on the steps of city hall. The group wants new york city mayor bill de blasio to be more supportive of expanding Charter Schools here. Every school should be the same across the board. Were here today to right whats been wrong for so many years. Reporter whats been wrong . It has not been the same playing ground for everybody. Reporter she has two children in a charter school. I love it. Its amazing. I think im really challenged. I want to be a scientist. Reporter the Bronx Borough president joined the cause saying Charter Schools in the city need more funding. Reporter Charter Schools have to go to the Business World and raise money. Theyre doing that in order to fill in the gap between the amount of mo
The herb alpert foundation, supporting organizations Whose Mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our society. The john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org. Park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The kohlberg foundation. Barbara g. Fleischman. And by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Welcome. Lets talk one more time about why inequality matters. Some people say it doesnt, but theyre living in an ideological fairyland on the far side of the looking glass. In the real world, inequality is a deep and divisive force. We see that politically all the time, as the rich buy elections and then shape the laws to their advantage. But in this episode, lets look at just one of the basic needs of life affected by inequality a place
The herb alpert foundation, supporting organizations Whose Mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our society. The john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org. Park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The kohlberg foundation. Barbara g. Fleischman. And by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retir welcome. Lets talk one more time about why inequality matters. Some people say it doesnt, but theyre living in an ideological fairyland on the far side of the looking glass. In the real world, inequality is a deep and divisive force. We see that politically all the time, as the rich buy elections and then shape the laws to their advantage. But in this episode, lets look at just one of the basic needs of life affected by inequality a place to live. Acros