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The Jayhawks' Elderly Escorts

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The Kansas men's basketball team is second in the nation, but the university is more concerned with its academics. (AP)
The Kansas men's basketball team is second in the nation, but the university is more concerned with its academics. (AP)

Collegiate student-athletes have been known to skip a class or two. Now, the University of Kansas has hired senior citizens to make sure athletes show up - and stay - in class. Bill speaks with Wall Street Journal’s Hannah Karp about her story on how the elderly are helping the Jayhawks.

This segment aired on February 12, 2011.

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