Two geographically close communities couldn’t be more distant in terms of school funding. We’ll visit one of the most racially and economically segregated places in the country.The town of Hempstead is mostly black and Latino. The neighboring town of Garden City is much wealthier and whiter. We examine how these school funding disparities came to be on the next Morning Edition from NPR News.
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