Investigative journalist Chris Papst, author of Failure Factory, joins Mandy Drogin for a deep dive into what’s really happening inside Baltimore City Public Schools — and why the same patterns are spreading nationwide.

Pabst exposes how billions in taxpayer dollars flow into school systems while student outcomes stagnate or decline, why administrative bloat is exploding, how discipline policies cripple classrooms, and what states like Texas can do to course-correct.

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