Category: Book Reviews
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The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System–and How to Fix it
by Natalie Wexler Reviewed on December 16, 2023 When I first checked out this audiobook from my library app, I was standing in the hall of my high school during passing period, chatting with the teachers from the classrooms next door. This book had just popped up in a search on my app, and I…
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Elevating Equity and Justice: 10 U.S. Supreme Court Cases Every Teacher Should Know
by Robert Kim Reviewed December 6, 2023 I turned slowly, a tiny ballerina in a tarnished music box, frozen by the confrontation of my next step. I was looking for something that would help me know what to do. You see, the longer I teach, the more complicated and difficult this job gets. Most of…
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Motherwit: An Alabama Midwife’s Story
By Onnie Lee Logan as told to Katherine Clark Reviewed on November 19, 2023 This is the story of Onnie Lee Logan, a Black Alabama midwife born in 1910. The state of Alabama forced her to retire in 1981 when the state refused to renew any midwife licenses that year. She told her story of…