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Testing Wars in the Public Schools: A Forgotten History. Uneducated Guesses: Using Evidence to Uncover Misguided EducationPolicies. Harvard University Press. Stewart, A. First Class: The Legacy of Dunbar, America’s First Black Public High School. Chicago Review. Princeton University Press. Watters, A. Teaching Machines.
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Consequently, anti-racist teachers like you and me must organize like-minded educators to form our own community. Because local unions can reflect the racial attitudes of the confined geographic area, leadership and involvement from the national-level group is almost always necessary. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter.
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