Opportunity lost
Subtitle: race and poverty in the Memphis City schools
By: Marcus D. Pohlmann.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Knoxville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9781572336384
Subjects: Memphis City Schools; De facto school segregation -- Tennessee -- Memphis; Education -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- Finance
Description: In Opportunity Lost, Marcus D. Pohlmann examines the troubling issue of why Memphis city school students are underperforming at alarming rates. His provocative interdisciplinary analysis, combining both history and social science, examines the events before and after desegregation, compares a city school to an affluent suburban school to pinpoint imbalances, and offers critical assessments of various educational reforms. In addition to his analysis of the problems, Pohlmann lays out educational reforms that run the gamut from early intervention and parental involvement to increasing teacher compensation, improving time utilization, and more. Pohlmann?s illuminating and original study has wide application for a problem that bedevils inner-city children everywhere and prevents the promise of equality from reaching all of our nation?s citizens. -- Book cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Memphis schools in context; title: Memphis; title: Memphis city schools; title: School desegregation; title: Educational results; title: Educational alternatives; title: Conclusions.