| Urban Schools: Crisis and Revolution Contributor(s): Deneen, James (Author), Catanese, Carmen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1610480864 ISBN-13: 9781610480864 Publisher: R & L Education OUR PRICE: $78.21 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Multicultural Education - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Organizations & Institutions |
| Dewey: 371.009 |
| LCCN: 2011023337 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.88 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 school organization and curriculum needed to overcome them. They also provide examples of schools in severely disadvantaged communities in which such changes have enabled students to succeed academically, graduate, and enter college. In the final chapters, the authors examine the public and non-public school options available to urban parents. They discuss school choice, a hotly debated issue in urban education. The book concludes with a plan, consisting of six recommendations, for reforming a failing urban school. |