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In this episode of Inconvenient Truths, host Kenny Xu is joined by a Baltimore-based National Emmy-winning investigative reporter Chris Papst, who spent 8 years investigating the Baltimore Public Schools system, which is frequently ranked the worst in the country. Chris's 8 years of work culminated in a 2025 book entitled "Failure Factory: How Baltimore City Public Schools Deprive Taxpayers and Students of a Future." Chris explains why Baltimore $1.7 Billion on schools where only 10% of students are proficient in math. Kenny and Chris discuss the factors that resulted in the current state of Baltimore Schools and what local and state governments can do to incrementally reform the struggling Baltimore schools.
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In this episode of Inconvenient Truths, host Kenny Xu is joined by a Baltimore-based National Emmy-winning investigative reporter Chris Papst, who spent 8 years investigating the Baltimore Public Schools system, which is frequently ranked the worst in the country. Chris's 8 years of work culminated in a 2025 book entitled "Failure Factory: How Baltimore City Public Schools Deprive Taxpayers and Students of a Future." Chris explains why Baltimore $1.7 Billion on schools where only 10% of students are proficient in math. Kenny and Chris discuss the factors that resulted in the current state of Baltimore Schools and what local and state governments can do to incrementally reform the struggling Baltimore schools.

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