On the same track : how schools can join the twenty-first-century struggle against resegregation / Carol Corbett Burris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burris, Carol Corbett.

Series:

Simmons College/Beacon Press race, education, and democracy series book

A Simmons College/Beacon Press race, education, and democracy series book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Track system (Education)--United States.

Track system (Education).

Educational equalization--United States.

Educational equalization.

United States.

Physical Description:

x, 197 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Beacon Press, [2014]

Summary:

"A public school principal's account of the courageous leaders who have dismantled the tracking systems in their schools in order to desegregate classrooms and provide better learning experiences for all students. Since the beginning of the last century, the sorting of students into different "tracks" has resulted in segregated classrooms and unequal learning opportunities for students. This book traces the origins of tracking, from its beginnings in the early 20th century to today. As Burris takes readers through this history, she argues that tracking perpetuates de facto segregation within districts that were ordered by the courts to desegregate. Drawing on the latest research, Burris shows how tracking results in achievement gaps and racial and class stratification. Burris then chronicles the struggles of courageous school leaders, teachers and parents as they sought to overcome race, class and intellectual prejudice and dismantle the student sorting systems in their schools. Finally, she provides timely caution regarding how some of the present day reforms may result in further racial and socioeconomic segregation, undermining some of the progress that schools have made in creating more equitable learning experiences for children"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 The Boy with the Purple Tie 1

2 Keeping Track Challenging the Status Quo on Grouping Practices 11

3 Tracking and Classroom Segregation 21

4 Tracking and Student Achievement 35

5 The District That Stopped Sorting Students Rockville Centre 55

6 The Politics of Detracking When Equity and Fear Collide 78

7 Race and Detracking The Stories of Two Districts 90

8 Tracking and Leadership 114

9 Lessons Learned and the Reforms of Today 139.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807032978

0807032972

OCLC:

851420353

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