Power, protest, and the public schools :: Jewish and African American struggles in New York City /

Accounts of Jewish immigrants usually describe the role of education in helping youngsters earn a higher social position than their parents. Power, Protest, and the Public Schools argues that New York City schools did not serve as pathways to mobility for Jewish or African American students. Instead...

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1. Verfasser: Weiner, Melissa F.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, 2010.
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Zusammenfassung:Accounts of Jewish immigrants usually describe the role of education in helping youngsters earn a higher social position than their parents. Power, Protest, and the Public Schools argues that New York City schools did not serve as pathways to mobility for Jewish or African American students. Instead, at different points in the city's history, politicians and administrators erected similar racial barriers to social advancement by marginalizing and denying resources that other students enjoyed. It concludes by considering how today's Hispanic and Arab children face similar inequalities w.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 249 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813549804
0813549809
9786613383143
6613383147
1283383144
9781283383141

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