james rosenbaum, sociologist at nest where northwestern gives a thorough analysis on why we have such a high dropout rate in community colleges and date colleges. it finds that a good part of the problem has nothing to do with decisions, it has to do with the elaborate bureaucratic and academic demands. extra academic obstacles which are put in the way which contributes to the culture of elites. let me end by saying, one of the biggest problems is of course this 22% problem as it has come to be called. black kids are being born -- i will even bring up what i call out of wedlock child rearing. the wedlock that is needed between adults. bedrock that is needed of adult supervision, true whether you live in a primitive society or the most advanced society. children require adult supervision. you cannot have a system, you cannot have a sustainable system where the result of this problem of single parenting -- single moms with resources can do fine, but on resource single parents is a disaster. the reason for this is many. they are partly social, partly cultural. i want to say that it is ob

but there are, and you mentioned, james rosenbaum. he has positive views of what might be called the best practices for profits. they do much more counselling. they're much more hands on with the students. they're much more direct in getting them the training for direct employment. and i think it brings them out from the cold if there's partnerships. because then you can monitor. you can pick out the best practices. you can pick out the best programs. you can give the counselling to the students to select what's best rather than this draconian attempt to penalize them out of existence. that's where these kids are going to go. you know, who's going to itt? what's going to devry? even, you know, university of phoenix graduates more blacks than any other school in the industry. there are a whole bunch of these places. and i think for the most at-risk kids, they should be included. yes, the community colleges have programs. but i think it's about time to bring them in from out of the cold. i wouldn't say this, except i'm american enterpri

but there are -- and you mentioned james rosenbaum. he has positive views of what might be the best practices for for profits. they are much more counseling and hands-on with the students and getting them training for direct employment, and i think it brings them out from the cold if there's partnerships and then you can pick out the best programs and get the counseling to the students to select what's best rather than this draconian attempt to penalize them out of existence, which is -- which may work or not work, but that's where these kids are going to go. you know, who is going to i.t.t. or devry. university of phoenix graduates more blacks than any other colleges. strayer university. i think for the most at-risk -- yes, the community colleges have programs. but i think it's about to bring them in from out of the cold. i think we have look much more closely at trying to figure out what goes on in these chaotic and too often abusive families and that figuring out how to get some counseling services to these families and not just use

james rosenbaum, eminent sociologist at northwestern in a chapter of the work looks for example, what you call b.a. blinders. there's a thorough analysis of why it is we have such a high drop-out rate in the community colleges and state colleges and he finds a good part of the problem, not a part of cognizant efficiencies but a bureaucratic demands, extra academic obstacles which are put in the way. and which he attributes to the culture of academic culture of elites. all right. let me end by saying, however, that one of the biggest problems and it's cultural is, of course this 72% problem as it's come to be called. the fact that presently about 72% of black kids are being born let me not saying born. the issue is not being born out of wedlock. a greater percentage are born out of wedlock in sweden and out of bedrock. the bed rom that's needed of adult supervision of children. this is true whether you're living in primitive society or a most advanced society in the world. children require adult supervision. you cannot have a system, a sustainable system, in which as a result of this p