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TJMS: CNN Contributor Steve Perry Says It's Time A Pick A Fight And Get Our Children The Education They Deserve

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TJMS: CNN Contributor Steve Perry Says It's Time To Pick A Fight And Get Our Children The Education They Deserve

Roland Martin talks to CNN Education Contributor, Principal Steve Perry about his new book, “Push Has Come to Shove: Getting Our Kids the Education They Deserve–Even If It Means Picking a Fight”.

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