A different view of urban schools civil rights, critical race theory, and unexplored realities / Kitty Kelly Epstein.

Author/creator Epstein, Kitty Kelly, 1946-
Other author EBSCO Publishing (Firm)
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : P. Lang,
Descriptionx, 144 p. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Education Research Complete
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SeriesCounterpoints ; v. 291
Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.) ; v. 291. ^A377111
Contents Themes and theories, personal and academic -- The bad old days : the pre-civil rights history of a Northern school district -- "Mississippi West" : Oakland's civil rights movement -- Civil rights and state takeovers : a diverse Oakland school board defeats an attempted state takeover in 1988 -- Curriculum and structures : social studies textbooks, tracking, and other issues -- The "leave no teacher" laws : state and federal regulations mandating a "highly qualifed" teaching force actually create problems for urban communities -- Turning lemons into lemonade : the Partnership Program -- "Are you bilingual like me, Miss Johnson?" : Ebonics revisited -- Making a way out of no way : the struggle for academic quality -- Conclusions and programs.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [127]-138) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005022532
ISBN0820478792 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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