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She contrasted this with Nikole Hannah-Jones' regrets over her daughter's public school education.","category":"Politics","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-09-21T23:05:29.547Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-21T22:15:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-21T23:05:29.547Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":65,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claims attributed to named individuals, but key facts hedged with 'suggested' and no independent corroboration.","critic":"Reporting is clear and holds together, with affected parties quoted and reasons for the story provided.","hype":"Headline promises claims of racism, which the body of the report delivers, but uses mild sensationalism."}},"tags":["#SunnyHostin","#TheView","#NikoleHannahJones","#Education","#Racism","#SchoolChoice"],"entities":["Sunny Hostin","Nikole Hannah-Jones","The View","ABC","Ethical Culture Fieldston School"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Sunny Hostin stated her children experienced racism and psychological trauma at predominantly White private schools.","Hostin's daughter was bullied and had pencils attempted to be stuck in her hair, and was called 'butter face'.","Hostin discussed her children's experiences in the context of Nikole Hannah-Jones' regret over her daughter's education.","Hostin noted that schools in predominantly non-White districts receive $23 billion less in annual funding than White counterparts."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Sunny Hostin, co-host of \"The View,\" stated that her children experienced racism and psychological trauma while attending predominantly White private schools. She made these remarks while discussing Nikole Hannah-Jones, founder of the 1619 Project, who recently expressed regret about sending her daughter to predominantly Black, high-poverty public schools."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Hostin explained that while her children did not struggle academically and excelled at their well-resourced private schools, they suffered a different kind of pain. She detailed instances of bullying, including her daughter having pencils attempted to be stuck in her hair and being called 'butter face.' Hostin described this as trauma around her daughter's identity."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Hostin also raised concerns about systemic issues in public education, stating that schools in predominantly non-White districts receive $23 billion less in annual funding than their White counterparts. She attributed this disparity to public schools being funded by property taxes."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Nikole Hannah-Jones' comments"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Nikole Hannah-Jones commented to Fox News Digital that the focus should be on families lacking resources for better educational options, rather than her personal choices. She stated, 'I hope people concerned about the choice my husband and I made for our daughter will have equal or more outrage for the thousands of Black children whose parents don’t have the resources to send them to better schools.'"},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports below mention the $23 billion funding disparity between predominantly non-White and White school districts that Sunny Hostin stated. 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