If you grow up in the South Bronx today or in south-central Los Angele…

Jonathan Kozol
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If you grow up in the South Bronx today or in south-central Los Angeles or Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, you quickly come to understand that you have been set apart and that there's no will in this society to bring you back into the mainstream. ✨ The Education World Interview, www.educationworld.com.
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