Class action : desegregation and diversity in San Francisco schools / Rand Quinn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quinn, Rand, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School integration--California--San Francisco--History.

School integration.

Segregation in education--California--San Francisco--History.

Segregation in education.

Public schools--California--San Francisco--History.

Public schools.

African Americans--Education--California--San Francisco--History.

African Americans.

School choice--California--San Francisco--History.

School choice.

African Americans--Education.

History.

California--San Francisco.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

278 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2020]

Summary:

"The picture of school desegregation in the United States is often painted with broad strokes of generalization and insulated anecdotes. Its true history, however, is remarkably wide ranging. Class Action tells the story of San Francisco's long struggle over school desegregation in the wake of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education. San Francisco's story provides a critical chapter in the history of American school discrimination and the complicated racial politics that emerged. It was among the first large cities outside the South to face court-ordered desegregation following the Brown rulings, and it experienced the same demographic shifts that transformed other cities throughout the urban West. Rand Quinn argues that the district's student assignment policies--including busing and other desegregative mechanisms--began as a remedy for state discrimination but transformed into a tool intended to create diversity. Drawing on extensive archival research--from court docket files to school district records--Quinn describes how this transformation was facilitated by the rise of school choice, persistent demand for neighborhood schools, evolving social and legal landscapes, and local community advocacy and activism. Class Action is the first book to present a comprehensive political history of post-Brown school desegregation in San Francisco. Quinn illuminates the evolving relationship between jurisprudence and community-based activism and brings a deeper understanding to the multiracial politics of urban education reform. He responds to recent calls by scholars to address the connections between ideas and policy change and ultimately provides a fascinating look at race and educational opportunity, school choice, and neighborhood schools in the aftermath of Brown v. Board of Education."-- From Amazon.

Contents:

On a long road to desegregation, 1971-1983 . How educational opportunity for San Francisco's African American students evolved ; Neighborhood tensions and crosstown busing ; Choosing schools, preserving segregation

Desegregation and diversity, 1983-2005. From race conscious to race neutral: the multiracial politics of education in San Francisco ; Creating diverse schools through choice ; The enduring appeal of neighborhood schools

Conclusion: opportunity, choice, and proximity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Quinn, Rand, author. Class action.

ISBN:

9781517904753

1517904757

9781517904760

1517904765

OCLC:

1096235319