NightSide - Mayor Walsh Expands Exam School Initiative

BOSTON (CBS) - A handful of recent news stories have explored the changing student demographics at Boston Latin School over the last twenty years, and compared them to the makeup of the entire Boston Public School system. In an effort to ensure all students have equal access to exam schools like Boston Latin, Mayor Walsh has announced that he will nearly double the number of seats available in the summer prep course that helps prepare students for the entrance exam. Do you think the changing demographics are a result of racist policies, or could there be something else at play? What's the best way to make sure all students have equal opportunity within the Boston Public School system?

Originally broadcast April 27th, 2016.