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City Schools and the American Dream: Reclaiming the Promise of Public Education

"In this engaging book, Pedro Noguera provides a compelling vision of the problems plaguing urban schools and how to address them. "City Schools and the American Dream" is replete with insights from a scholar and former activist who makes great use of both personal and professional experiences."QWilliam Julius Wilson, Harvard University.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 189 pages

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