Secretary John King on the college admissions caste system

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Secretary John King on raising education standards and changing college admissions.

"The effort to raise standards is really about ensuring that all students graduate ready for what's next," says Education Secretary John King. Hari Sreenivasan sits down with King to discuss challenges for the Common Core, investment in early education, the resegregation of public schools, plus how how teachers saved King's life as a young orphan.

AIR DATE 5/3/16

Secretary John King on the college admissions caste system

Secretary John King on the college admissions caste system

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Secretary John King on the college admissions caste system

Secretary John King on the college admissions caste system

Hoosier primary results could shape the White House race

Hoosier primary results could shape the White House race

How Syrians are coping with the daily adversity of war

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Lesley Stahl on the benefits of ‘Becoming Grandma’

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Secretary John King on the college admissions caste system

Secretary John King on the college admissions caste system

Hoosier primary results could shape the White House race

Hoosier primary results could shape the White House race

How Syrians are coping with the daily adversity of war

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