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Election of Jesse Ventura and school segregation

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Pugmire, Tim

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The election of Jesse Ventura as Governor will have an impact on the school segregation debate that's been brewing in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The Minneapolis N-double-A-C-P is suing the state, claiming segregated schools are shortchanging students. The state meanwhile is trying to end mandatory desegregation rules for school districts. Ventura supports mediation in the lawsuit, but he also supports neighborhood schools and an end to forced busing. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports... The Minneapolis chapter of the NAACP claims the state has denied Minneapolis public school students--especially poor and minority students --their constitutional right to an adequate education because of low funding and racial segregation. The Saint Paul school district has its own
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