Independent producer/reporter Nancy Solomon probes the central question of Mind the Gap: Why Good Schools Are Failing Black Students through a detailed examination of a diverse high school in suburban New Jersey. Columbia High School features a nearly equal demographic split between white and minority students, yet it's the kind of place where a teacher can play "guess the level" just by peering into a given classroom. For more information visit the Peabody Site.
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