Education for upward mobility /

This book seeks answers to a fundamental question, perhaps one of the most important questions in America today: How can we help children born into poverty transcend their disadvantages and enter the middle class as adults? And in particular, what role can our schools play? There's little doubt...

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Other Authors / Creators:Petrilli, Michael J., editor.
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Language:English
Imprint: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.
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