Hope and Despair in the American City: Why There Are No Bad Schools in Raleigh

by Gerald Grant

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In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 verdict in Milliken v. Bradley , thereby blocking the state of Michigan from merging the Detroit public school system with those of the surrounding suburbs. This decision effectively walled off underprivileged students in many American cities, condemning them to a system of racial and class segregation and destroying their chances of obtaining a decent education. In Hope and Despair in the American...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0674060261

ISBN13:9780674060265

Release Date:March 2011

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.6" x 8.3"

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Education Education & Reference Education Theory Educational Philosophy Philosophy & Social Aspects Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Policy Reform & Policy

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