Unpacking Our History

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Education 5:
Project 2025: Department of Education (October 10, 2024)

 
For the upcoming discussion, we continue our look into American education and race.

This packet includes "Project 2025 and Education: a lot of bad ideas, some more actionable than others" from Brookings Institute and "Chapter 11 Department of Education" from Project 2025" written by Lindsey M. Burke.
 

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Thursday, October 10th, 2024 on Zoom
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
 
Zoom ID: 823 648 5349
Password: 691353

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