Florida schools get failing grade due to re-segregation

Name: Florida schools get failing grade due to re-segregation
Uploaded: 2015-08-15T22:20:53Z
Duration: P225S
Description: This week, an investigation of five Florida elementary schools in low-income, predominantly black neighborhoods of St. Petersburg labeled the schools 'failure factories,' partially blaming racial re-segregation over the past eight years. Tampa Bay Times reporter Michael LaForgia joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

Clip: Season 2015 | 3m 45s

This week, an investigation of five Florida elementary schools in low-income, predominantly black neighborhoods of St. Petersburg labeled the schools 'failure factories,' partially blaming racial re-segregation over the past eight years. Tampa Bay Times reporter Michael LaForgia joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

Aired: 08/14/15

Rating: NR

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Florida schools get failing grade due to re-segregation

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