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The Beginning of the End: The Downfall of Public Education exposes the hard truths behind America's crumbling school system. Drawing on history, politics, and lived experiences, Dr. Gwendolyn Lovelace Watson takes readers on a powerful journey through segregation, budget cuts, testing obsessions, EdTech surveillance, union-busting, and culture wars that have hollowed out the promise of public education. From the resegregation of classrooms to the rise of privatization and book bans, Watson reveals how systemic inequities continue to shape outcomes for millions of children. Each chapter pulls back the curtain on the forces that undermine teachers, silence communities, and exploit students-all while offering a vision of hope for reclaiming equity, dignity, and democracy in our schools. This book is for parents, educators, policymakers, activists, and anyone who believes education should be a public good, not a political battleground. Both urgent and inspiring, it is a call to action: to speak out, stand together, and fight for the future of our children.

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