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10/18/2009: Mind the Gap: Why Good Schools are Failing Black Students
 Nationwide, suburban schools are doing a good job educating white students, but those schools are not getting the same results with black and Latino students.

This documentary tells the story of a suburban high school with lots of resources and a diverse student body that is struggling to close the minority achievement gap.



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