03746cam a2200469 i 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700700030003400800410003701000170007802000300009502000270012502000240015203500130017604000280018904100080021704200080022504300120023305000230024508200120026810000330028024500980031326400360041130000400044733600260048733700280051333800270054152020150056861000300258361000330261365000450264665000660269165000400275765000670279765000800286477601220294490600450306694200120311194600090312399900190313295201250315121840389BJBSDDR20251106131832.0ta201215s2021    nyua          000 0 eng    a  2020054791  a9781635420807 (hardcover)  a1635420806 (hardcover)  z1635420806q(ebook)  a21840389  aDLCbengerdacDLCdDLC  aeng  apcc  an-usu--14aLC 152bB156f 202100a379.2/41 aBailey, Tracy Swinton94549110aForever free :ba true story of hope in the fight for child literacy /cTracy Swinton Bailey. 1aNew York :bOther Press,c2021.  a183 pages :billustrations ;c22 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"An intimate look at America's historically rooted struggle to adequately educate vulnerable children, and a call to action to those in positions of power who are able to open doors of opportunity. You wouldn't guess it by listening to our elected officials, but education is the civil rights issue of our day. At the root of every important problem we face, from mass incarceration to income inequality, is an education system influenced by our nation's fraught history. Just as past generations fought to ensure that all Americans could enjoy the right to fully participate in our democracy, so must we rally tirelessly to advance an educational agenda that promotes equity and inclusion. With the gap between white academic achievement and that of students of color widening, now is the time to turn our attention to the basics, and few would argue with the fact that the single most essential aspect of a good education is literacy. Beyond reading and writing, literacy encompasses a whole host of skills that allow us to develop our potential and succeed in society, including critical thinking, self-discipline, curiosity, leadership, and motivation. Helping all our nation's young people, especially those who live in low-income communities, improve their literacy skills should be a top priority. Numerous programs are operating around the country to address the issue of underperformance in light of the shortcomings of our public school system. Through one such program, Freedom Readers, Tracy Swinton Bailey has honed an approach to strengthening communities and the prospects of all children that invites those with the benefit of a good education into low-income areas for the purpose of growing literacy skills together. In Forever Free, she outlines clearly and persuasively how it has worked in the rural South, and how it can work across the US. This book will inspire and empower readers, and should be placed in the hands of educators and organizers at every level"--cProvided by publisher.20aFreedom Readers (Program)20aFreedom Readers, Inc.945804 0aLiteracyxSocial aspectszUnited States. 4aAlfabetización xAspectos sociales zEstados Unidos 945805 0aLiteracy programszSouthern States. 0aChildren with social disabilitiesxEducationzSouthern States. 4aNiños con discapacidades sociales xEducación zEstados del Sur 94580608iOnline version:aBailey, Tracy Swinton,tForever freedNew York : Other Press, 2021.z9781635420814w(DLC) 2020054792  a7bcbccorignewd1eecipf20gy-gencatlg  2lcccBK  irmza  c125628d125628  00102lcc40708HUaBJBbBJBcHUd2025-10-27l0oLC 152 B156f 2021p00000183730r2025-10-27 19:43:00t1w2025-10-27yBK