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Need To Know  Taking on poverty in Salinas

Ann O’Leary says the best way to respond to poverty in Salinas is through education. Details

 

Program: Need To Know

Episode: Taking on poverty in Salinas

John Larson sits down with Ann O’Leary, a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and the director of the Children and Families Program at Next Generation in San Francisco. O’Leary, an expert on poverty and employment, explains how she believes the best way to respond to entrenched poverty in the Salinas Latino community is by lessening barriers to higher education.

Duration: (2:57)
Premiere Date: 03/01/2013
Episode Expires: Thu 01 Mar 2018
TV Rating: NR


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