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      <image:caption>There is an entire website devoted to our book, which includes a sample chapter. A portion of sale proceeds benefit the non-profit Lee Pesky Learning Center. You can buy the book at your local books store or from these online sellers.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Stanford Social Innovation Review. October 6, 2021. Article by Evelyn Johnson, Alan Pesky, &amp; Claudia Aulum The pandemic’s disruptions have only exacerbated many social, economic, and cultural fault lines, and so, learning recovery programs must focus on quality and equity at both the individual and systems level.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Lucy, dancing in the light, on Whidbey Island.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rakotzbrücke, Kromlau, Germany — not far from where my father was born. (Photo: Martin Damboldt)</image:caption>
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