Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Mind the Gap: Why are good schools failing black students?

Mind the Gap: Why are good schools failing black students?: Well-funded suburban schools are doing a good job educating white students. Yet black and hispanic students, even kids from middle-class families, are falling behind. This one-hour radio documentary looks at the causes of the minority achievement gap through the stories of students, teachers and parents at a diverse public high school in New Jersey.