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Starving Black Schools and Scapegoating Communities
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
02 Jul 2019
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Although many urban school districts are returning to local control following state takeovers, these Black and brown schools remain underfunded, said Jeff Bryant, senior correspondent for Our Schools. “The school districts that need the most money because of poverty issues, the density of special needs students – many of these districts actually get the least money from the state” and will wind up in the same shape as before states seized control.

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