The Dreamkeepers. Gloria Ladson-Billings

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      Tables 3.1, 4.1, and 5.1 are reprinted from Ladson-Billings, G., “Like Lightning in a Bottle: Attempting to Capture the Pedagogical Excellence of Successful Teachers of Black Students,” QSE, 3(4), 335–344. Reprinted with permission.

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