Reforming Boston Schools, 1930-2006: Overcoming Corruption and Racial Segregation

by Joseph Marr Cronin

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Boston s schools in 2006 won the Eli Broad Prize for the Most Improved Urban School System in America. But from the 1930s into the 1970s the city schools succumbed to scandals including the sale of jobs and racial segregation. This book describes the black voices before and after court decisions and the struggles of Boston teachers before and after collective bargaining. The contributions of universities, corporations and political leaders to restore...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0230604013

ISBN13:9780230604018

Release Date:February 2008

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:271 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.7" x 8.3"

Related Subjects

Administration Education Education & Reference Education Theory Educational Philosophy History History & Theory Philosophy & Social Aspects Reform & Policy State & Local

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