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One of the most crucial parts to achieving success in the United States is quality of education. In this episode, James Charpentier speaks about the obstacles that stand in the way of many minorities looking to succeed in this area, while discussing the initiatives taking place to approach these disparities.

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  2. U.S. Government Accountability Office. "K-12 Education: Black Students' Discipline Disparities." GAO-18-258R. Published March 22, 2018. Available at: https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-18-258r.pdf

  3. U.S. Department of Education. "Resource Comparisons: A Report on Public Schooling in the U.S." Published June 2019. Available at: https://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/other/reports/2019-public-school-comparisons.pdf

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