Class and schools : using social, economic, and educational reform to close the Black-white achievement gap /

Contemporary public policy assumes that the achievement gap between black and white students could be closed if only schools would do a better job. In this book, the author points the way toward social and economic reforms that would give all children a more equal chance to succeed in school.

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Main Author: Rothstein, Richard
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : Washington, D.C. : Teachers College, Columbia University ; Economic Policy Institute, ©2004.
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Summary:Contemporary public policy assumes that the achievement gap between black and white students could be closed if only schools would do a better job. In this book, the author points the way toward social and economic reforms that would give all children a more equal chance to succeed in school.
Physical Description:xi, 210 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-200).
ISBN:1932066098
9781932066098
0807745561
9780807745564