| The School That Refused to Die: Continuity and Change at Thomas Jefferson High School Contributor(s): Duke, Daniel L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791423328 ISBN-13: 9780791423325 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1994 Annotation: This book chronicles the life of Thomas Jefferson High School in Richard, Virginia. From its opening in 1930, Tee-Jay, as it came to be known, developed a culture of academic excellence that eventually led observers to consider it one of the finest high schools in the South, if not the entire nation. The history of Tee-Jay, in the final analysis, is a record both of stability and change. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Secondary |
| Dewey: 373.755 |
| LCCN: 94-10030 |
| Series: SUNY Series, Educational Leadership |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.08" W x 9.22" (1.05 lbs) 291 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thomas Jefferson High School faced court-ordered busing, student unrest, white flight, district-sponsored alternative schools, high school consolidation, budget crises, closure threats, magnet programs, and co-existence with a Governor's School. Each event impacted the culture of academic excellence that had been painstakingly crafted during the school's first thirty years. This book offers a history of Tee-Jay from its inception in 1930 through its "glory days," covers the school's efforts to deal with the challenges of the post-integration era, and concludes with a discussion of what the Tee-Jay story can tell us about the future of academic high schools and integration in the urban areas of the United States. |