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On the same track : how schools can join the twenty-first-century struggle against resegregation / Carol Corbett Burris.
| Author/creator | Burris, Carol Corbett |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Boston : Simmons College/Beacon Press, [2014] |
| Description | x, 197 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Cover image |
| Subjects |
| Series | A Simmons College/Beacon Press race, education, and democracy series book Simmons College/Beacon Press race, education, and democracy series book. ^A997301 |
| Contents | The boy with the purple tie -- Keeping track : challenging the status quo on grouping practices -- Tracking and classroom segregation -- Tracking and student achievement -- The district that stopped sorting students : Rockville Centre -- The politics of detracking : when equity and fear collide -- Race and detracking : the stories of two districts -- Tracking and leadership -- Lessons learned and the reforms of today. |
| Abstract | "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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2013039594 |
| ISBN | 9780807032978 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0807032972 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780807036907 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0807036900 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LB3061.8 .B88 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |