What happens from about 1954 to the late 1980s, is that we see a huge wave of optimism … - Dana Goldstein

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Dana Goldstein

What happens from about 1954 to the late 1980s, is that we see a huge wave of optimism that school desegregation is going to be the way to improve educational outcomes for poor children of color. And we see a consensus build on the left and in the center that this is going to be a transformative education movement like none other we've seen in American history.

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