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Education for Everyday People: Obstacles and Opportunities Facing the Obama Administration

Gloria Ladson-Billings
Harvard Educational Review July 2009, 79 (2) 345-359; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17763/haer.79.2.p55341pmq0822713
Gloria Ladson-Billings
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