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Correcting the record on education reform • Feel free to direct your questions, comments, and criticism at @petercook. retort.online Joined October 2017-
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Last week at #EdPalooza @brightbeamntwk released a new tool that identifies the racial academic gaps across the country and provides activists with data to hold their leaders accountable. Check it out: whyproficiencymatters.org
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