Obama: Education Inflation Only Second To Healthcare

President Barack Obama talks with student journalists across the country in a conference call about the prospective future of a generation struggling as they enter the workforce. (0:20)

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Kerry: DREAM Act Debate 'Imperative' For Senate

Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) discusses the importance of a Congressional debate on the DREAM Act and its affect on young people. (0:30)

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Secretary of Education Calls For More College Graduates

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says that colleges should focus more on making sure students leave with degrees. (0:41)
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Look At United Kingdom and Germany Prisoner Re-entry Initiatives

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

Jeremy Travis, President of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice tells the The House Appropriations Committee: “America stand apart from the rest of the Western world, worse, in terms of our levels of incarceration, how we treat people while they are in prison and the approach to reintegration.” Mr. Travis suggested that America look at reintegration strategies used in the United Kingdom and Germany at a Subcommittee hearing today on “What Works for Successful Prisoner Re-entry.”



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College affordability is guiding factor in youth vote

Erica Williams of Campus Progress Action says that youth voters are voting based on the issues, especially college affordability (0:36).
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Senator Reid wants to pass the Dream Act

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) recounts a story of a young lady he encountered in Nevada who was the smartest student in her class but could not go to college because her parents came to America illegally. Reid says he wants to pass the Dream Act so that people like her are not denied citizenship and education. (0:55)
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