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The Flat World and Education:
- How America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future
- Narrated by: Lynne Ennis
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Politics & Social Sciences, Social Sciences
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Publisher's Summary
The Flat World and Education offers an eye-opening wake-up call concerning America's future and vividly illustrates what the United States needs to do to build a system of high-achieving and equitable schools that ensures every child the right to learn.
The Grawemeyer Award in Education, 2012
ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award Finalist in Education, 2011
The book is published by Teachers College Press.
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