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Title: Punished for dreaming: How school reform harms Black children and how we heal.
Authors: Alajmi, Abdulrahman1
Source: Education Review (10945296). 2025, Vol. 32, p1-4. 4p.
Subject Terms: *Black children, *School-to-prison pipeline, *School privatization, *Educational change, *Educational equalization, *Compensatory education, Anti-Black racism, Institutional racism
Abstract: This article reviews *Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal* by Bettina L. Love, which examines how education reforms over the past 40 years have embedded White rage and anti-Blackness into K–12 schooling, disproportionately punishing Black children and undermining their educational opportunities. Love traces the historical and political roots of these reforms, linking policies from the Reagan era through the Biden administration to systemic efforts that maintain White privilege, including the school-to-prison pipeline and privatization of public education. The book advocates for educational reparations as a democratic remedy, estimating billions owed to Black communities for harms caused by inequitable schooling conditions and policies. Love supports her analysis with diverse sources, including personal narratives, policy documents, and speeches, and offers a framework for transformative reforms aimed at equity and healing in education. [Extracted from the article]
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  Data: This article reviews *Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal* by Bettina L. Love, which examines how education reforms over the past 40 years have embedded White rage and anti-Blackness into K–12 schooling, disproportionately punishing Black children and undermining their educational opportunities. Love traces the historical and political roots of these reforms, linking policies from the Reagan era through the Biden administration to systemic efforts that maintain White privilege, including the school-to-prison pipeline and privatization of public education. The book advocates for educational reparations as a democratic remedy, estimating billions owed to Black communities for harms caused by inequitable schooling conditions and policies. Love supports her analysis with diverse sources, including personal narratives, policy documents, and speeches, and offers a framework for transformative reforms aimed at equity and healing in education. [Extracted from the article]
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