A different view of urban schools civil rights, critical race theory, and unexplored realities /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Epstein, Kitty Kelly, 1946-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : P. Lang, c2006.
Series:Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.) ; v. 291.
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Online Access:Available in Education Source.
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Table of Contents:
  • Themes and theories, personal and academic
  • The bad old days : the pre-civil rights history of a Northern school district
  • "Mississippi West" : Oakland's civil rights movement
  • Civil rights and state takeovers : a diverse Oakland school board defeats an attempted state takeover in 1988
  • Curriculum and structures : social studies textbooks, tracking, and other issues
  • The "leave no teacher" laws : state and federal regulations mandating a "highly qualifed" teaching force actually create problems for urban communities
  • Turning lemons into lemonade : the Partnership Program
  • "Are you bilingual like me, Miss Johnson?" : Ebonics revisited
  • Making a way out of no way : the struggle for academic quality
  • Conclusions and programs.