John Oliver: America’s Increasingly Segregated Schools Are ‘Very Rarely Equal in Any Way’ (Video)
Public schools are more segregated than they have been for more than 40 years, but the "Last Week Tonight" host argues this isn't a case of resegregation. It turns out cities like New York "never really bothered integrating in the first place."Public schools are more segregated than they have been for more than 40 years, but the “Last Week Tonight” host argues this isn’t a case of resegregation. It turns out cities like New York “never really bothered integrating in the first place.”
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