Urban Schools, Public Will
Subtitle: Making Education Work for All Our Children
Publisher: Teachers College Press, Teachers College, Columbia University; Teachers College, Columbia University
Published: March 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780807747407
Subjects: Schools; Teaching of ethnic minorities; Urban communities; Education; Education / Teaching; Educational Policy & Reform; History; Sociology - Urban; Social Science / Sociology / Urban; Multicultural Education; Case studies; Education, Urban; Educational change; Segregation in education; United States
Description: In this important book, Norm Fruchter argues that our national failure to carry out the Brown mandate has produced segregated urban school systems that fail poor students of color. Drawing on a rich array of research and personal experience, he examines why urban districts have failed and what must be done to transform our city schools. He identifies urban districts as the key actors in this transformation and profiles three school districts that have achieved significant success in closing the achievement gap. He also identifies grassroots community organizing as a critical lever for provoking and supporting meaningful change in schools. This provocative book should be read by all educators, policymakers, parents, and civic activists committed to improving public education for all students. --Publisher description.