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‘We’re stronger than we’ve ever been’: A Mississippi district shows that integrated schools pay off

The Hechinger Report

By the time Morgigno was in junior high school, the town had become more racially diverse, with a population that was about 11 percent black. About 35 percent of Pearl’s students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Today, about 28 percent of residents are black and 4.5 percent are Hispanic or Latino.

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