Derrell Bradford is a writer and education reform advocate living in Jersey City, NJ. Since 2002 he was worked on a variety of education policies to improve educational opportunities for families and support great teaching. Derrell is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and a native of Baltimore, MD.
http://thegrio.com/2011/02/01/2011-derrell-bradford/

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