Nearly four in 10 Columbia Public School students live at or below the poverty level. For black students, that number is almost eight in 10. Since 2006, the number of children who qualify for free or reduced price lunches has gone up 25 percent.
Achievement gap in Columbia Public Schools to be discussed on Intersection
Sunday, May 22, 2011 | 5:19 p.m. CDT;
updated 4:14 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, May 24, 2011
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