| Reforming Boston Schools, 1930-2006: Overcoming Corruption and Racial Segregation 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Cronin, J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230604013 ISBN-13: 9780230604018 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $49.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2008 Annotation: Boston's schools in 2006 won the Eli Broad Prize for the Most Improved Urban School System in America. But from the 1930s into the 1970s the city schools succumbed to scandals including the sale of jobs and racial segregation. This book describes the black voices before and after court decisions and the struggles of Boston teachers before and after collective bargaining. The contributions of universities, corporations and political leaders to restore academic achievement are evaluated by one who observed Boston schools for forty years. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | History - Education | Administration - General |
| Dewey: 371.200 |
| LCCN: 2007031899 |
| Series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Education |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.72" W x 8.31" (0.93 lbs) 271 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Boston s schools in 2006 won the Eli Broad Prize for the Most Improved Urban School System in America. But from the 1930s into the 1970s the city schools succumbed to scandals including the sale of jobs and racial segregation. This book describes the black voices before and after court decisions and the struggles of Boston teachers before and after collective bargaining. The contributions of universities, corporations and political leaders to restore academic achievement are evaluated by one who observed Boston schools for forty years. |