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State of Opportunity from Michigan Radio show

Summary: The fates of neighborhoods and schools are intimately intertwined. That's especially true in high-poverty areas like Detroit. You can see those fates playing out in tandem across the city in part one and two of this documentary. So how do we make sense of what is happening, not just in Detroit, but in cities all across the country? And why, despite wave after wave of reforms, do America’s inner city schools continue to struggle?