Class struggle: what's wrong (and right) with America's best public high schools

Using Mamaroneck High School in Westchester County, New York, as his primary case study, Mathews examines the realities of the top public high schools in the United States. He offers "a penetrating view of the competing -- and often damaging -- forces that nurture the Ivy League goals of the ac...

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Main Author: Mathews, Jay (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Times Books 1998
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Summary:Using Mamaroneck High School in Westchester County, New York, as his primary case study, Mathews examines the realities of the top public high schools in the United States. He offers "a penetrating view of the competing -- and often damaging -- forces that nurture the Ivy League goals of the academic and economic elite while often squashing the less glamorous ambitions of the rest."--Jacket.
Physical Description:VII, 312 S.
ISBN:0812924479

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