When middle-class parents choose urban schools :: class, race, and the challenge of equity in public education /

In recent decades a growing number of middle-class parents have considered sending their children to-and often end up becoming active in-urban public schools. Their presence can bring long-needed material resources to such schools, but, as Linn Posey-Maddox shows in this study, it can also introduce...

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1. Verfasser: Posey-Maddox, Linn (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
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Zusammenfassung:In recent decades a growing number of middle-class parents have considered sending their children to-and often end up becoming active in-urban public schools. Their presence can bring long-needed material resources to such schools, but, as Linn Posey-Maddox shows in this study, it can also introduce new class and race tensions, and even exacerbate inequalities. Sensitively navigating the pros and cons of middle-class transformation, When Middle-Class Parents Choose Urban Schools asks whether it is possible for our urban public schools to have both financial security and equitable d.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 204 pages .)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:022612035X
9780226120355
1306417104
9781306417105

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