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Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal
Bettina L Love
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St. Martin's Press
Date
September 12, 2023
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A reckoning with the impact of 40 years of racist public school policy on generations of Black lives.
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Punished for Dreaming
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Detailed and persuasive, this is a must-read for educators.
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An impassioned plea for educational justice.
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