Fmr. Education Secretary on College Admission Scums: Every Time They Do that They Take a Seat Away from a Hard Working Student

[Clip starts LELLING As ░░░░░░░░ parent knows these students ░░░░░░░░ harder and harder every ░░░░░░░░ in a system that ░░░░░░░░ to grow more and ░░░░░░░░ competitive every year And ░░░░░░░░ system is a zero ░░░░░░░░ game For every student ░░░░░░░░ through fraud an honest ░░░░░░░░ talented student was rejected ░░░░░░░░ ends Todd Welcome back ░░░░░░░░ was the U S ░░░░░░░░ Andrew Lelling condemning a ░░░░░░░░ education system that according ░░░░░░░░ yesterday s indictment hundreds ░░░░░░░░ wealthy families were able ░░░░░░░░ cheat and frankly cheat ░░░░░░░░ easily So if the ░░░░░░░░ is broken as he ░░░░░░░░ it is how do ░░░░░░░░ fix it With me ░░░░░░░░ is Arne Duncan He ░░░░░░░░ of course education secretary ░░░░░░░░ the Obama Administration He ░░░░░░░░ more than seven years ░░░░░░░░ the superintendent of Chicago ░░░░░░░░ schools before that so ░░░░░░░░ good credentials as you ░░░░░░░░ have Mr Secretary I ░░░░░░░░ we have an interesting ░░░░░░░░ here so let me ░░░░░░░░ with my first question ░░░░░░░░ have to say this ░░░░░░░░ like we lifted a ░░░░░░░░ and oh my God ░░░░░░░░ is only going to ░░░░░░░░ the tip of the ░░░░░░░░ and frankly how corruptible ░░░░░░░░ entire higher education system ░░░░░░░░ DUNCAN Unfortunately I think ░░░░░░░░ re right This is ░░░░░░░░ a terrible story I ░░░░░░░░ no idea and you ░░░░░░░░ up yesterday and you ░░░░░░░░ to sort of understand ░░░░░░░░ reality and it s ░░░░░░░░ a tremendous punch to ░░░░░░░░ gut Todd It seems ░░░░░░░░ if this is systemic ░░░░░░░░ You can t sit ░░░░░░░░ and say oh it ░░░░░░░░ one school that the ░░░░░░░░ almost encourages you to ░░░░░░░░ the side doors or ░░░░░░░░ back doors and it ░░░░░░░░ like okay 50 years ░░░░░░░░ a rich mom or ░░░░░░░░ gave money for a ░░░░░░░░ and that s how ░░░░░░░░ did it And then ░░░░░░░░ more and more people ░░░░░░░░ college education was a ░░░░░░░░ then you become more ░░░░░░░░ and when you become ░░░░░░░░ desperate you re willing ░░░░░░░░ cut more corners DUNCAN ░░░░░░░░ are couple of themes ░░░░░░░░ that are really disturbing ░░░░░░░░ first one is somehow ░░░░░░░░ perception among families in ░░░░░░░░ situation very rich families ░░░░░░░░ wealthy families that there ░░░░░░░░ only one college that ░░░░░░░░ good for their kids ░░░░░░░░ the truth is there ░░░░░░░░ hundreds and hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ schools and the idea ░░░░░░░░ you have to literally ░░░░░░░░ have to buy your ░░░░░░░░ in that is absolutely ░░░░░░░░ To state the obvious ░░░░░░░░ time they do that ░░░░░░░░ take a seat away ░░░░░░░░ a hard working student ░░░░░░░░ family doesn t have ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of thousands of ░░░░░░░░ to put behind this ░░░░░░░░ it is patently unfair ░░░░░░░░ a system where as ░░░░░░░░ said financial contributions from ░░░░░░░░ legacy admissions it is ░░░░░░░░ already rigged for the ░░░░░░░░ for the privileged for ░░░░░░░░ wealthy This is just ░░░░░░░░ huge blow The other ░░░░░░░░ is the disproportionate influence ░░░░░░░░ athletics and that seemed ░░░░░░░░ be the side door ░░░░░░░░ a former collegiate student ░░░░░░░░ and someone who understands ░░░░░░░░ important athletics can be ░░░░░░░░ teaching leadership and teaching ░░░░░░░░ lessons to see that ░░░░░░░░ of this as part ░░░░░░░░ the corruption it it ░░░░░░░░ it honestly hurts.”