The racial gap in academic performance between whites and Asians,
on the one hand, and Latinos and blacks, on the other hand, is
America's most urgent educational problem. It is also the central
civil rights issue of our time, say Abigail and Stephan Thernstrom.
Unequal skills and knowledge are the main sources of ongoing racial
inequality, and racial inequality is America's great unfinished
business.
A wide and tragic gap in learning is evident in affluent suburbs
as well as inner cities. But great schools are scattered across the
country, as described in inspiring detail by the Thernstroms. These
schools are putting even the most highly disadvantaged children on
the American ladder of economic opportunity.
There are no good excuses for the perpetuation of long-standing
inequalities, the Thernstroms argue eloquently. The problem can be
solved, but conventional strategies will not work. Fundamental
educational reform is needed. Carefully researched, accessibly
written, and powerfully persuasive, this book offers both a close
analysis of the current landscape and a blueprint for essential and
overdue change.
General
Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2004 |
First published: |
October 2004 |
Authors: |
Abigail Thernstrom
• Stephan Thernstrom
|
Dimensions: |
231 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
352 |
Edition: |
1st Simon & Schuster Paperbacks ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7432-6522-5 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-7432-6522-X |
Barcode: |
9780743265225 |
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