The opportunity gap for Black students in Michigan is widening. Can we reverse the trend?

Update: 2024-01-19

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A new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation highlighted a growing opportunity gap between African American students in the state and their white peers. How much of that is simply about poverty? And, how can we help close it? Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti joins Stephen to discuss. Then, Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Jon Valant explores what policies need to be implemented to close the educational opportunity gap.

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