Thank you all the world in which we live in the testimony we will get through it so i will make an Opening Statement and senator booker and senator blumenthal. The title of the hearing today is protecting the integrity of College Athletics. Like most americans one of the highlights with basketball. And its a lot of fun its going to be really big business with collegeage athletics and its all built around the model and then the challenge that the Business Model is fair without destroying the immature nature of the game with the collegeage Athletic Team thats the end of their career and to get compensated they get scholarships and room and board but to go into the private sector that the College Athletic experience is something i want to preserve and those that will not turn that into their livelihood those that require College Athletics for the opportunities for women and thats a good thing. So at the highest level College Athletics football. The football budget supports everything else
Will make an Opening Statement and senator booker and senator blumenthal. The title of the hearing today is protecting the integrity of College Athletics. Like most americans one of the highlights with basketball. And its a lot of fun its going to be really big business with collegeage athletics and its all built around the model and then the challenge that the Business Model is fair without destroying the immature nature of the game with the collegeage Athletic Team thats the end of their career and to get compensated they get scholarships and room and board but to go into the private sector that the College Athletic experience is something i want to preserve and those that will not turn that into their livelihood those that require College Athletics for the opportunities for women and thats a good thing. So at the highest level College Athletics football. The football budget supports everything else. If youre an athlete how do we treat you fairly without turning it all into minorleag
Watching kron 4 news. 3 people are now dead in california because of coronavirus thanks for joining us. Attorney and im can way and i pale more the latest death comes out of elk grove in Sacramento County Health Officials there say a woman in her 90s with an Underlying Health condition died today in an assisted living facility the Sacramento County department of Health Services also released a statement saying in part. We extend our deepest condolences to the loved ones of this individual. We will work with all of our partners to protect our most vulnerable residents from exposure to communicable diseases. This of course is a developing story. We will keep you updated as we get Additional Information also developing out of san jose 3 airport workers have tested positive for coronavirus. We just received this statement from the tsa and says the officers are receiving medical care and all tsa employees say of come in contact with over the past 14 days are quarantined at home. Screening c
Different for many families tomorrow as dozens of School Districts around the bay area will be closed. Ktvus greg liggins joins us live with how families are getting around the bay area. Reporter tomorrow the school behind me as well as mr. Other schools in alameda will be closed as well as schools in oakland, San Francisco, across the bay area, across california, for that matter. So many parents are trying to figure out what to do about child care and also trying to insure their kids continue to learn while theyre out of school. This weekend the nonprofit Bay Area Tutoring Association has been getting a flood of calls for help. The last few days have been unprecedented and the number of phone calls and emails that we received on our website in terms of how can i support my student or how can i make sure that the academic needs of my student are met the next several weeks has been incredible. Reporter chris norwood, founding director of the association, says many parents are trying to
Public speaker who has given talks on four continents. He is also advised governments both domestically and abroad and even served in president obamas education policy team. Lastly, david kirp is a contributor to the New York Times and awardwinning author of 17 books including improbable scholars, kids first, and the sandbox investment. The College Dropout scandal, the authors latest work, exposes several Shocking Facts about the Higher Education system today. Almost 40 of students leave university with no degree. Almost 60 of Community College students drop out without an associates or transferring within three years. The author especially highlights students of color, those from poor families and those who are the first generation to attend college as these Group Situation is particularly dire. In order to solve this crisis the author proposes several solutions and in particular he emphasizes the necessity of making students feel like they belong and giving them the essential persona