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Choosing a school for a child can be even more complicated for Black parents

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Jenisha Watts, staff writer at The Atlantic, about her recent essay about opting to send her Black son to a private school rather than a public school.

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Juana Summers is a host of NPR's All Things Considered.
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