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City Schools and the American Dream: Reclaiming the Promise of Public Education » (1st Edition)

Authors: Pedro Noguera
ISBN-13: 9780807743812, ISBN-10: 080774381X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Date Published: September 2003
Edition: 1st Edition

	Series Foreword
	Preface
1	Finding Hope Among the Hopeless	1
2	The Social Context and Its Impact on Inner-City Schooling	23
3	The Role of Schools in Reducing Racial Inequality: Closing the Achievement Gap	42
4	Unequal Outcomes, Unequal Opportunities: Closing the Achievement Gap in Berkeley	59
5	Segregation, Poverty, and Limits of Local Control: Oakland as a Case Study	82
6	The Culture of Violence and the Need for Safety in Schools	103
7	Conclusion: What It Will Take to Improve America's Urban Public Schools	142
	Notes	159
	References	167
	Index	177
	About the Author	189