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NYU | suburban inequality | education | justice | author of 'Inequality in the Promised Land' | infamous hater of Drake | Mets | tired baba
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Jul 18, 2020 20 tweets 4 min read
I was quoted earlier in the Washington Post story on pandemic pods. I’m quoted saying, “Most parents will act in the interest of their child and you can’t tell them not to... [I tell them] act in the interest of your child, and add some equity to it.” This is true, but there is more useful context to my quote. First, when we are talking about equity, it has implications for all families. From those who opportunity hoard to those who are just getting by. Whenever I work with communities around educational equity,