The roots of educational inequality : Philadelphia's Germantown High School, 1907-2014 / Erika M. Kitzmiller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kitzmiller, Erika M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Germantown High School (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History.

Germantown High School (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Education, Urban--Economic aspects--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.

Education, Urban.

Education, Secondary--Economic aspects--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.

Education, Secondary.

Educational equalization--Economic aspects--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.

Educational equalization.

Education, Secondary--Economic aspects.

Education, Urban--Economic aspects.

Educational equalization--Economic aspects.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 316 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Through a fresh, longitudinal analysis that investigates daily events rather than focusing solely on key turning points, this study challenges conventional, declension narratives that suggest that American high schools have moved steadily from pillars of success to institutions of failures. Instead, this work demonstrates that educational inequality has been embedded in our nation's urban high schools since their founding. This book argues that public school have never been funded adequately, and instead, that so-called success of public schools is often tied to an influx of private funding and resources from families and communities that subsidizes inadequate public aid"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gemmill fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9780812253566

0812253566

OCLC:

1246673245