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When systemic inequality forces impossible parenting choices

My son's school is majority Latino and chronically underfunded, while the school three miles away has a new science lab and a waiting list, and I do not know whether to fight for equity or just try to get him transferred.

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Individual advocacy for one's children can conflict with collective struggle for justice.

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