Our schools suck : students talk back to a segregated nation on the failures of urban education.

Our schools suck : students talk back to a segregated nation on the failures of urban education.

"Our schools suck." This is how many young people of color call attention to the kind of public education they are receiving. In cities across the nation, many students are trapped in under-funded, mismanaged and unsafe schools. Yet, a number of scholars and of public figures like Bill Cos...

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Main Author: Alonso, Gaston
Other Authors: Anderson, Noel S., Su, Celina
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Education, Urban > United States.
De facto school segregation > United States.
Minority teenagers > Education > United States.
Minority teenagers > United States > Attitudes.
De facto school segregation
Education, Urban
United States
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:"Our schools suck." This is how many young people of color call attention to the kind of public education they are receiving. In cities across the nation, many students are trapped in under-funded, mismanaged and unsafe schools. Yet, a number of scholars and of public figures like Bill Cosby have shifted attention away from the persistence of school segregation to lambaste the values of young people themselves. Our Schools Suck forcefully challenges this assertion by giving voice to the compelling stories of African American and Latino students who attend under-resourced inner-city schools.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (300 pages)
ISBN:9780814707760
0814707769
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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