"Through a fresh, longitudinal analysis that investigates daily events rather than focusing solely on key turning points, this study challenges conventional, declension narratives that suggest that American high schools have moved steadily from pillars of success to institutions of failures. Instead, this work demonstrates that educational inequality has been embedded in our nation's urban high schools since their founding. This book argues that public school have never been funded adequately, and instead, that so-called success of public schools is often tied to an influx of private funding…mehr
"Through a fresh, longitudinal analysis that investigates daily events rather than focusing solely on key turning points, this study challenges conventional, declension narratives that suggest that American high schools have moved steadily from pillars of success to institutions of failures. Instead, this work demonstrates that educational inequality has been embedded in our nation's urban high schools since their founding. This book argues that public school have never been funded adequately, and instead, that so-called success of public schools is often tied to an influx of private funding and resources from families and communities that subsidizes inadequate public aid"--Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Erika M. Kitzmiller is Term Assistant Professor of Education at Barnard College, Columbia University.
Inhaltsangabe
Contents Prologue Introduction Chapter 1. The Campaign for an Elite Public High School in Philadelphia's Suburban Sanctuary, 1907-1914 Chapter 2. Philanthropy Sustains Philadelphia's Expanding Public School System, 1914-1920 Chapter 3. Philadelphia's Reliance on Philanthropy Begins to Crack, 1929-1940 Chapter 4. Philadelphia Mobilizes for War, Inequality on the Homefront Escalates, 1941-1957 Chapter 5. Urban Renewal, Urban Unrest, and the Threat of a "Poverty-Stricken Negro Ghetto," 1958-1967 Chapter 6. The Emergence of an "Urban" School System: Fiscal Shortages, Labor Strikes, and Stalled Desegregation, 1968-1981 Chapter 7. Philadelphia School Leaders Fight to Restore and Control Philadelphia's Public Schools, 1982-2000 Chapter 8. Philadelphia Implements the "Largest and Boldest Experiment" in Urban Public Education, 2002-2011 Chapter 9. School Officials Close Schools to "Save" Philadelphia's Public School System Appendix Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
Contents Prologue Introduction Chapter 1. The Campaign for an Elite Public High School in Philadelphia's Suburban Sanctuary, 1907-1914 Chapter 2. Philanthropy Sustains Philadelphia's Expanding Public School System, 1914-1920 Chapter 3. Philadelphia's Reliance on Philanthropy Begins to Crack, 1929-1940 Chapter 4. Philadelphia Mobilizes for War, Inequality on the Homefront Escalates, 1941-1957 Chapter 5. Urban Renewal, Urban Unrest, and the Threat of a "Poverty-Stricken Negro Ghetto," 1958-1967 Chapter 6. The Emergence of an "Urban" School System: Fiscal Shortages, Labor Strikes, and Stalled Desegregation, 1968-1981 Chapter 7. Philadelphia School Leaders Fight to Restore and Control Philadelphia's Public Schools, 1982-2000 Chapter 8. Philadelphia Implements the "Largest and Boldest Experiment" in Urban Public Education, 2002-2011 Chapter 9. School Officials Close Schools to "Save" Philadelphia's Public School System Appendix Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
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