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Schools Betrayed
Kathryn M. Neckerman
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Description for Schools Betrayed
Paperback. Inner-city schools suffered from far fewer problems a century ago, when black children in most northern cities attended school alongside white children. This title tells the story of how and why these schools came to serve black children so poorly. It compares the circumstances of blacks and white immigrants. Num Pages: 240 pages, 25 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJP; JFSL1; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Inner-city schools suffered from far fewer problems a century ago, when black children in most northern cities attended school alongside white children. In Schools Betrayed , Kathryn M. Neckerman tells the story of how and why these schools came to serve black children so poorly. Focusing on Chicago public schools between 1900 and 1960, Neckerman compares the circumstances of blacks and white immigrants, groups that had similarly little wealth and status yet ended up with vastly different educational outcomes. That difference, she argues, stemmed from officials' decision to deal with rising African American migration by segregating schools and denying ... Read more
Inner-city schools suffered from far fewer problems a century ago, when black children in most northern cities attended school alongside white children. In Schools Betrayed , Kathryn M. Neckerman tells the story of how and why these schools came to serve black children so poorly. Focusing on Chicago public schools between 1900 and 1960, Neckerman compares the circumstances of blacks and white immigrants, groups that had similarly little wealth and status yet ended up with vastly different educational outcomes. That difference, she argues, stemmed from officials' decision to deal with rising African American migration by segregating schools and denying ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
398g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226569611
SKU
V9780226569611
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About Kathryn M. Neckerman
Kathryn M. Neckerman is executive director of the Center for Health and the Social Sciences at the University of Chicago.
Reviews for Schools Betrayed
One of those rare books that will become a standard reference not only for social scientists, historians, and school officials, but for educated lay readers as well.... No previous study has provided a more definitive analysis of why so many black youngsters and their parents have lost faith in the public schools. - William Julius Wilson. Kathryn Neckerman's ... Read more