Every morning, diverse groups of American students – rich and poor, black and white, rural and urban, gay and straight - begin the school day by rising, facing the flag, and pledging allegiance to a country that claims to be indivisible, ensuring liberty and justice for all. Students learn about the core democratic value of ... justice in education implies that all students have equal education opportunities. My experience as a classroom teacher tells me this is not the case. In a school that has a distinct socio-economic disparity, where a contingent arrives at school each morning driving...

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