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      "description": "Carol is joined by three of her students who reflect on what has helped them achieve success in a comprehensive high school. These are new arrivals who are graduating and reflecting on things like years of missed schooling, learning a new language in your new land and what their teachers did to propel their learning forward.",
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      "description": "Larry Ferlazzo joins Carol as they discuss his new book and all the ways teachers are supporting teachers.",
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