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Choiced-out in Florida: how decisions on education affect communities (Part 1)

A report released earlier this year found Leon County Schools are the most segregated they've been since 1994. The study also found students who attend school here in Leon County are in one of the most highly-segregated school districts in the state. So what's happening? And how did a majority-white county end up with a majority-minority school district?

Find out more about this podcast episode by visiting the Not So Black and White podcast website.

<a href="https://twitter.com/HatterLynn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="twitter-follow-button" data-show-count="false">Follow @HatterLynn</a><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <br><br> Lynn Hatter is a Florida A&M University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Lynn has served as reporter/producer for WFSU since 2007 with education and health care issues as her key coverage areas.  She is an award-winning member of the Capital Press Corps and has participated in the NPR Kaiser Health News Reporting Partnership and NPR Education Initiative.  <br><br> Find <a href="https://news.wfsu.org/people/lynn-hatter">complete bio, contact info, and more stories</a> here.