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Subject(s)

• Urban schools—United States [Browse]
• Educational equalization—United States [Browse]
• School improvement programs—United States [Browse]

Author

• Syeed, Esa [Browse]

Series

• Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.) [More in this series]
• Multicultural education series

Summary note

"Over a decade ago, the first edition of City Schools and the American Dream debuted just as reformers were gearing up to make sweeping changes in urban education. Despite their rhetoric and disruptive actions, urban schools continue to face many challenges. What went wrong, and is there hope for future change? More than a new edition, this "sequel" to the original has been completely re-written to include insights from new research, account for recent demographic trends, and discuss emerging political realities. While surveying the various limitations that urban schools face, the book also highlights the various programs, communities, and schools who are making good on public education's promise of equity"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 23, 2020).

Contents

• Intro
• Title
• Contents
• Series Foreword
• Preface
• Chapter 1
• Nclb And The Emergence Of A New Education Reform Movement
• The Legacy Of Nclb: Wide-Ranging Impacts, Little Improvement
• A New Era Of Reform Under Trump?
• The Urban Context: Change And Consistency
• Chapter 2
• The Making Of The City And Its Schools: Urbanization, Segregation, And The Accumulation Of Disadvantage
• Redefining The Urban: The Changing Character Of City Schools
• The Need For Contextual Explanations: The Case Of School Closures
• A Wider Focus: Bringing Contexts Into Our Work
• Chapter 3
• Structural Racism And The Persistence Of Racial Disparities
• A Day In The Life: Racial Disparities In Lived Experience
• Changing Paradigms Of Race
• Without Honors: Race And The Mechanisms Of Tracking
• Conclusion
• Chapter 4
• A View From The Top: Power And Elite-Led Reforms
• Power To The Person: Charters And The Individualization Of Change
• People Power: Building Capacity At The Grassroots
• Bringing It All Together: California And School Finance Reforms
• Chapter 5
• Beyond Fear: Understanding And Responding To Threats To School Safety
• The Sociology Of Violence In Urban Areas
• Addressing Violence By Building And Repairing Trust
• The Role Of Trust In Promoting Safety In Schools
• Chapter 6
• Can We Learn From Success?
• From Reform To Transformation
• Expanding Access To Educational Opportunity
• Addressing The Structural Barriers To Change
• Recognizing Constraints And Acting Onpossibilities For Change
• References
• Index
• About The Authors.

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Other title(s)

City schools and the American dream two

ISBN

• 0807778559 (electronic book)
• 9780807778555 ((electronic bk.))

LCCN

2020007850

OCLC

1147932789

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