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‘Waiting for Superman’ to save black people: racial representation and the official antiracism of neoliberal school reform

Michael J. DumasDepartment of Administration, Leadership and Technology, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University, New York, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 531-547 | Published online: 05 Aug 2013

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