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For African Americans, school is often not a place to learn but a place of low expectations and failure. In urban schools with concentrations of poverty, often fewer than half the ninth graders leave with a high school diploma. Black and White teachers here provide an insightful approach to... read more
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In retrospect, the title of Gloria Ladson-Billings's chapter would have been most appropriate for the entire book: "Yes, But How Do We Do It?" There is plenty of research for public consumption (journal articles, policy briefs, and books) and some inaccessible jargon around the simple fact that students of color, in particular African American students, are not achieving at the same rates academically as their White classmates in public school systems across the United States.
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