
More students living in poverty strains education system
Clip: 1/18/2015 | 4m 13s
What impact will more students living in poverty have on the US's education system?
A newly released report by the Southern Education Foundation says the majority of all public school students across the United States come from low-income families. Experts say that could have important implications for the nation's education policies. Washington Post reporter Lyndsey Layton joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington to discuss the issue.
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More students living in poverty strains education system
Clip: 1/18/2015 | 4m 13s
A newly released report by the Southern Education Foundation says the majority of all public school students across the United States come from low-income families. Experts say that could have important implications for the nation's education policies. Washington Post reporter Lyndsey Layton joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington to discuss the issue.
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