Why American Public Schools Are Failing Students

Minority students have a difficult time getting a quality education in the U.S. A segregated public school system, a lack of teacher diversity and higher rates of suspension pose a high burden, especially on young black and Latino students.
Learn more here:
U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. “Data Snapshot: School Discipline.” ocrdata.ed.gov/...
Johns Hopkins University. “Race Biases Teachers' Expectations for Students.” releases.jhu.ed...
Mother Jones. “Black Teachers Matter.” www.motherjones...
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Footage and images courtesy of Reuters and Getty.
Presented by: Dena Takruri
Written by: Emily Gibson
Edited by: Brian Joseph
Animations by: Kai Tang
Produced by: Emily Gibson
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