Schools. Michelle obama said yesterday that School Districts that hold back on efforts to emigrate, others say success has been made. Schooloughts on segregation and if it is still an issue in this day and age. Heres how you can make your thoughts known. We divided the line regionally. On the eve of the 60th anniversary of brown versus board of education, First Lady Michelle Obama in kansas making comments that only about the state of education and her experiences, but also segregation issues as she sees that race saying raised inequality still exists and that School Districts have pulled back on efforts to integrate, even as schools are becoming less diverse. Much has been made of a study that came out of ucla this week. Amongst the study, they put several charts taking a look at most integrated states for black students. This is for 2011 and 2012. Earlier this week in the pages the wall street journal here is some of what she wrote in the wall street journal pages. Again, we will tak
Youre watching booktv, television for serious readers. Up next, Sheryll Cashin argues that affirmative action policies in education do little to help the truly disadvantaged. She says these policies should be replaced with affirmative action admission policies based on where a child grows up instead of the color of his or her skin. This is about 90 minutes. We are going to go ahead and get started. Welcome to the joint center. My names spencer overton, im the interim president of joint center. I want to start off by thanking brian smedley, carla gallant as well as the rest of the joint center team that pulled this together. Thanks, jerry span, as well as roger clegg for responding, coming in and responding. In april of 2013, i pestered sheryll aboutvw lunch. Sometimes d. C. Can seem so focused on the next position or titles, and i felt like, hey, this is someone who i admire, we can kind of have lunch, build intellectual community, throw around ideas. But sheryll was busy. She said, he
To reflect reality. They have disabled generations from understanding language in a way to contact reality and does have disabled them from using. The down of American Education makes also its a good thing some possible or at least very difficult. I dont know how many people could have followed the argument i just made. Why . Because that takes an Attention Span longer than a few minutes for a few seconds. The American Educational system destroys Attention Spans, among other things, sl is historical knowledge, it better, it better. My name is mary. Im an independent observer. Youre talking about peace, but im beginning the impression that we are promoting are justifying more. You are making an error in the assumption that the natural state of one species is to stay in the natural state of calm for, perpetual conflict. As a matter of fact, there are studies. I dont remember the name of the psychologists, but it was presented to president lincoln. Like i said, i dont remember the names.
And you havent written on severability of the aca, have you . I have not. Thank you. And now, heres a quote im sure youre familiar with in preparing for this. Its been used in the last few days. Quote j is throwing out preclearance when it is work is continuing to work, to stop this dit krim tory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because youre not getting wet. Have you heard that before . I believe thats from the dissent in Shelby County. By Justice Ginsburg. Is that correct . I believe so. Actually, it is. She was talking about and warning about striking down section 5 of the Voting Rights act. Now, Shelby County is almost like immediately after Shelby County came down states started making changes. 20 states enacted new restrictions on voting. And some of those restrictions have been horrendous. Do you know how many polling places that have arbitrarily been closed across the country sin the shelby decision . I do not know, senator. Its at least 1600. Now, fol
She was such a great listener. Kindness and empathy throughout. Of course, lets dont forget the notepad moment im here. Ask your questions, all i need is my United States senate notepad and Starbucks Coffee and were doing great. Thanks to all of you. Stand by. Senator graham gavels to order. Women conservatives have had a hard time. Some want to marginalize the contribution because you come out on a different side of an issue, abortion. This hearing is not to punch through a Glass Ceiling but a concrete barrier around conservative women. Youll shatter that barrier. Ive never been more proud of a nominee than i have of you. You have been candid to this body about who you are and what you believe and reassuring in your disposition and this is history being made. The first time in American History weve nominated a woman who is unashamedly prolife and embraces her faith without apology. She is going to the court. A seat at the table is waiting on you. And it will be a great signal to all y