Schools betrayed : roots of failure in inner-city education / Kathryn M. Neckerman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neckerman, Kathryn M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Urban--Illinois--Chicago--History--20th century.

Education, Urban.

Racism in education--Illinois--Chicago--History--20th century.

Racism in education.

Schools--Illinois--Chicago--History--20th century.

Schools.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The problems commonly associated with inner-city schools were not nearly as pervasive a century ago, when black children in most northern cities attended school alongside white children. In Schools Betrayed, her innovative history of race and urban education, Kathryn M. Neckerman tells the story of how and why these schools came to serve black children so much worse than their white counterparts. Focusing on Chicago public schools between 1900 and 1960, Neckerman compares the circumstances of blacks and white immigrants, groups that had similarly little wealth and status yet came to gain vastl

Contents:

Urban decline

Labor markets

Communities and cultures

Racial segregation and inequality

Vocational education

Remedial education

Classroom dynamics

Conclusion

Appendix A. Quantitative evidence

Appendix B. Some historical evidence about language styles and schooling.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-252) and index.

ISBN:

9786611966041

9781281966049

1281966045

9780226569628

0226569624

OCLC:

476229093