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The Race Controversy In Amerian Education, Lillian Dowdell Drakeford

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"In this unique two-volume work, expert scholars and practitioners examine race and racism in public education, tackling controversial educational issues such as the school-to-prison pipeline, charter schools, school funding, affirmative action, and racialized curircula."

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About the Editor:

This 2-volume book from the Praeger series, Racism in American Institutions, is edited by Dr. Lillian Dowdell Drakeford, a 2010 graduate of the PhD Program in Leadership and Change at …

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Antioch University Full-Text Dissertations & Theses

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Antioch University Full-Text Dissertations & Theses

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