A different view of urban schools
Subtitle: civil rights, critical race theory, and unexplored realities
By: Kitty Kelly Epstein.
Series: Counterpoints : studies in the postmodern theory of education ;; v. 291; Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.) ;; v. 291.
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Urban schools -- United States; Racism in education -- United States; Educational equalization -- United States
Description: "A Different View of Urban Schools tells a story about the realities of urban education in America. It provides new insights on teacher selection and preparation, curriculum, school takeovers, federal legislation, the role of business, and the impact of the civil rights movement on urban schools. The result is a new perspective on what educational reform requires in American cities. This book will be useful to teachers, policy makers, school board members, and parents, as well as classes in multicultural education, ethnic studies, and the social foundations of education."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Themes and theories, personal and academic; title: The bad old days : the pre-civil rights history of a Northern school district; title: "Mississippi West" : Oakland's civil rights movement; title: Changing how the world works : the struggle against state takeover; title: Whose history is this? : communities of color organize against the Houghton-Mifflin social studies textbook; title: The "leave no teacher" laws : state and federal regulations mandating a "highly qualifed" teaching force actually create problems for urban communities; title: Turning lemons into lemonade : the Partnership Program; title: "Are you bilingual like me, Ms. Johnson?" : Ebonics revisited; title: Making a way out of no way : the issue of academic excellence; title: Conclusions and programs.