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deficit thinking paradigm  

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  • School failure among many K–12 students of color in the United States is widespread and intractable. Many Latina/o/s and African American students experience, for example, low reading achievement and high dropout rates. [Source: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education; Deficit Thinking Paradigm]

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