City schools
Subtitle: lessons from New York
By: edited by Diane Ravitch and Joseph P. Viteritti.
Contributors: Ravitch, Diane.; Viteritti, Joseph P., 1946-
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 405
Subjects: Education, Urban -- New York (State) -- New York
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Schooling in New York City : the socioeconomic context / Emanuel Tobier; title: Public schools that work / Clara Hemphill; title: The difference between charter schools and charterlike schools / Pearl Rock Kane; title: Contractual constraints on school management : principals' perspectives on the teacher contract / Dale Ballou; title: The Bronx Leadership Academy High School : the challenges of innovation / Lee Stuart; title: The teacher crisis and educational standards / Stephan F. Brumberg; title: Teaching reading : phonics and whole-language method / Joanna P. Williams; title: Teaching language minorities : theory and reality / Christine H. Rossell; title: The education of handicapped children / Frank J. Macchiarola; title: Catholic schools / Paul T. Hill and Mary Beth Celio; title: Jewish day schools / Marvin Schick; title: Historically black independent schools / Gail Foster; title: Public school choice : a status report / Paul Teske [et al.]; title: When low-income students move from public to private schools / Paul E. Peterson and William G. Howell; title: School finance reform : introducing the choice factor / Thomas Nechyba and Michael Heise.