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The Resource Five miles away, a world apart : one city, two schools, and the story of educational opportunity in modern America, James E. Ryan

Five miles away, a world apart : one city, two schools, and the story of educational opportunity in modern America, James E. Ryan

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How is it that, half a century after Brown v. Board of Education, educational opportunities remain so unequal for black and white students, not to mention poor and wealthy ones? In this book the author answers this question by tracing the fortunes of two schools in Richmond, Virginia--one in the city and the other in the suburbs. Ryan shows how court rulings in the 1970s, limiting the scope of desegregation, laid the groundwork for the sharp disparities between urban and suburban public schools that persist to this day. The Supreme Court, in accord with the wishes of the Nixon administration, allowed the suburbs to lock nonresidents out of their school systems. City schools, whose student bodies were becoming increasingly poor and black, simply received more funding, a measure that has proven largely ineffective, while the independence (and superiority) of suburban schools remained sacrosanct. Weaving together court opinions, social science research, and compelling interviews with students, teachers, and principals, Ryan explains why all the major education reforms since the 1970s--including school finance litigation, school choice, and the No Child Left Behind Act--have failed to bridge the gap between urban and suburban schools and have unintentionally entrenched segregation by race and class. As long as that segregation continues, Ryan forcefully argues, so too will educational inequality. --From back cover of book
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
ix, 384 p.
Contents
  • Buying time --; Don't cross that line
  • Desegregating dollars
  • Like a Russian novel: school finance litigation in state courts
  • Limited choices
  • The impact of choice and the role of courts
  • Lowering the bar: the standards and testing movement
  • In search of ties that bind
Isbn
9780199836857
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Five miles away, a world apart : one city, two schools, and the story of educational opportunity in modern America
Title
Five miles away, a world apart
Title remainder
one city, two schools, and the story of educational opportunity in modern America
Statement of responsibility
James E. Ryan
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5 miles away, a world apart
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
How is it that, half a century after Brown v. Board of Education, educational opportunities remain so unequal for black and white students, not to mention poor and wealthy ones? In this book the author answers this question by tracing the fortunes of two schools in Richmond, Virginia--one in the city and the other in the suburbs. Ryan shows how court rulings in the 1970s, limiting the scope of desegregation, laid the groundwork for the sharp disparities between urban and suburban public schools that persist to this day. The Supreme Court, in accord with the wishes of the Nixon administration, allowed the suburbs to lock nonresidents out of their school systems. City schools, whose student bodies were becoming increasingly poor and black, simply received more funding, a measure that has proven largely ineffective, while the independence (and superiority) of suburban schools remained sacrosanct. Weaving together court opinions, social science research, and compelling interviews with students, teachers, and principals, Ryan explains why all the major education reforms since the 1970s--including school finance litigation, school choice, and the No Child Left Behind Act--have failed to bridge the gap between urban and suburban schools and have unintentionally entrenched segregation by race and class. As long as that segregation continues, Ryan forcefully argues, so too will educational inequality. --From back cover of book
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Ryan, James E.
Index
index present
LC call number
KF4155
LC item number
.R93 2011
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Segregation in education
  • Education
  • Discrimination in education
  • Urban schools
  • Suburban schools
  • Public schools
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Five miles away, a world apart : one city, two schools, and the story of educational opportunity in modern America, James E. Ryan
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-369) and index
Contents
Buying time --; Don't cross that line -- Desegregating dollars -- Like a Russian novel: school finance litigation in state courts -- Limited choices -- The impact of choice and the role of courts -- Lowering the bar: the standards and testing movement -- In search of ties that bind
Control code
000391217
Dimensions
25 cm.
Extent
ix, 384 p.
Isbn
9780199836857
Isbn Type
(paperback)
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 000391217
  • (OCoLC)769649273
Label
Five miles away, a world apart : one city, two schools, and the story of educational opportunity in modern America, James E. Ryan
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-369) and index
Contents
Buying time --; Don't cross that line -- Desegregating dollars -- Like a Russian novel: school finance litigation in state courts -- Limited choices -- The impact of choice and the role of courts -- Lowering the bar: the standards and testing movement -- In search of ties that bind
Control code
000391217
Dimensions
25 cm.
Extent
ix, 384 p.
Isbn
9780199836857
Isbn Type
(paperback)
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 000391217
  • (OCoLC)769649273

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