The School I Deserve - Napolitano, Jo
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Napolitano delves into the landmark case in which the School District of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was sued for refusing to admit older, non-English speaking refugees, instead sent to Phoenix Academy, a high-discipline alternative school dogged by allegations of abuse against students. The refugee students fought alongside the ACLU and Education Law Center to demand equal access. In illuminating the lack of support immigrant and refugee children face in our public school system, she presents a hopeful future where all children can receive an equal education regardless of race, ethnicity, or…mehr

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Napolitano delves into the landmark case in which the School District of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was sued for refusing to admit older, non-English speaking refugees, instead sent to Phoenix Academy, a high-discipline alternative school dogged by allegations of abuse against students. The refugee students fought alongside the ACLU and Education Law Center to demand equal access. In illuminating the lack of support immigrant and refugee children face in our public school system, she presents a hopeful future where all children can receive an equal education regardless of race, ethnicity, or their country of origin. -- adapted from jacket and Amazon information
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Jo Napolitano is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience at the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Newsday. She has written on many topics, but public education remains her primary focus. She first spotted the trend of public schools turning away immigrant children in 2014, when she was a senior reporter for Newsday. Months of research showed the trend was nationwide and won Napolitano a Spencer Education Fellowship to Columbia University to write this book. Connect with her on Twitter @Jo_Napolitano and on Instagram @jonapolitano.