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A Match on Dry Grass argues that community organizing represents a fresh and promising approach to school reform as part of a broader agenda to build power for low-income communities and address the profound social inequalities that affect the education of children. Based on a comprehensive national study the book presents rich and compelling case studies of prominent organizing efforts in Chicago New York City Los Angeles Denver San Jose and the Mississippi Delta. Identifying the key processes that create strong connections between schools and communities Warren Mapp and their collaborators show how community organizing builds powerful relationships that lead to the transformational change necessary to advance educational equity and a robust democracy.