Last week's Journey for Justice
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When some 400 parents and students from 18 cities around the country descended upon the DOE last week, it got pretty good media coverage. Their message to Arne Duncan -- school closings, mandated under his Race To The Top program, are disrupting lives and destabilizing neighborhoods and are in violation of Civil Rights law.
This piece, by James Cersonsky, "Pushing Arne Duncan to Fast-Forward," was posted in The American Prospect.
Tuesday’s hearing elevated these voices. Students and parents told endless stories of harsh