Episode

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: School Segregation

Name: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: School Segregation
Released: 2016-10-30
Duration: 30 min
Cast: John Oliver, Ryan Barger, David Kaye, Noel MacNeal, H. Jon Benjamin

Last Week Tonight with John OliverSeason 32016-10-30

Overview

Public schools are increasingly divided by race and class. John Oliver discusses the troubling trend towards school resegregation.

Details

Series: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Season: Season 3
Episode: Episode 28
Air date: 2016-10-30
Runtime: 30 min

Episode context

School Segregation is Episode 28 in Season 3 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2016-10-30. The runtime is 30 min.

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