Urban schools : crisis and revolution / James Deneen and Carmen Catanese.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deneen, James R.

Contributor:

Catanese, Carmen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban schools--United States.

Urban schools.

Education, Urban--United States.

Education, Urban.

United States.

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

Physical Description:

viii, 147 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2011]

Summary:

Urban Schools: Crisis and Revolution describes America's inner-city public schools and the failure of most to provide even a minimally adequate education for their students. With numerous examples, James Deneen and Carm Catanese argue that these failures are preventable.

Contents:

Section I The Problem 3

1 Two-Tiered Education 5

2 Schools and Society 19

3 Schools and the State 27

4 Urban Schools across America 31

5 America Compared with the World 35

6 Barriers to Change 41

Section II Basic Factors In School Renewal 49

7 Does Poverty Mean Failure? 51

8 Essentials in Successful Schools 57

9 Leadership and Responsibilities 67

Section III Reforming Failing Schools 77

10 Restructuring 79

11 Teachers and Parents 89

12 Language and Extended Instruction 95

Section IV: School Choice 105

13 Public School Choices 107

14 Nonpublic Options 125.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781610480864

1610480864

9781610480871

1610480872

9781610480888

1610480880

OCLC:

724674226