| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 147 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Description based on print version record. |
| Summary |
Urban Schools: Crisis and Revolution describes America's inner-city public schools and the failure of most to provide even a minimally adequate education for their students. With numerous examples, James Deneen and Carm Catanese argue that these failures are preventable. Early chapters document the two-tiered character of American public schools, the tragic consequences of failing schools for millions of students-mostly Black and Hispanic-and the financial costs to American society. In later chapters, Deneen and Catanese describe the special problems of inner-city schools and the changes in |
| Contents |
Foreword; Introduction; Section I. THE PROBLEM; Chapter One. Two-Tiered Education; Chapter Two. Schools and Society; Chapter Three. Schools and the State; Chapter Four. Urban Schools across America; Chapter Five. America Compared with the World; Chapter Six. Barriers to Change; Section II. BASIC FACTORS IN SCHOOL RENEWAL; Chapter Seven. Does Poverty Mean Failure?; Chapter Eight. Essentials in Successful Schools; Chapter Nine. Leadership and Responsibilities; Section III. REFORMING FAILING SCHOOLS; Chapter Ten. Restructuring; Chapter Eleven. Teachers and Parents |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Urban schools -- United States.
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Education, Urban -- United States.
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School improvement programs -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Catanese, Carmen.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Deneen, James R. Urban schools. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2011 9781610480864 (DLC) 2011023337 (OCoLC)724674226 |
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