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When schools work : pluralist politics and institutional reform in Los Angeles / Bruce Fuller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fuller, Bruce, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public schools--California--Los Angeles.
- Public schools.
- Education and state--California--Los Angeles.
- Education and state.
- Academic achievement--California--Los Angeles.
- Academic achievement.
- Educational change--California--Los Angeles.
- Educational change.
- California--Los Angeles.
- Physical Description:
- 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022.
- Summary:
- "The author delves into a promising mystery, challenging critics of public schools in America: Why did student learning climb for two decades in Los Angeles, which has the nation's second-largest public school district? The author discovers a colorful and pluralist politics of the city that sparked a variety of institutional reforms and yielded gains for students and teachers alike"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Civilizing Los Angeles / Sarah Manchanda
- 2. Palace Revolt
- 3. Outside Agitators / Joonho Lee
- 4. Organizing Pluralist Politics / Sarah Manchanda
- 5. Pluralist Politics and Institutional Reform.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781421442778
- 1421442779
- OCLC:
- 1250434503
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