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Study Finds Race, Money Are Factors of Educational "Secession"

WKNO | By Christopher Blank
Published June 27, 2017 at 7:30 AM CDT
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Chalkbeat TN

A recent report by EdBuild, a nonprofit that researches educational disparities, argues that the gap between poor and affluent students is widening in Shelby County. The report criticizes laws that allow municipalities to "secede" from larger urban districts. Caroline Bauman, community editor of Chalkbeat Tennessee, explains why this report has validated some education leaders and angered others. 

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Christopher Blank
Reporting from the gates of Graceland to the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, Christopher has covered Memphis news, arts, culture and politics for more than 20 years in print and on the radio. He is currently WKNO's News Director and Senior Producer at the University of Memphis' Institute for Public Service Reporting. Join his conversations about the Memphis arts scene on the WKNO Culture Desk Facebook page.
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