"City Schools" brings together a distinguished group of
researchers and educators for an in-depth look at the nation's
largest school system. Topics covered include the changing
demographics of city schools, the impending teacher shortage,
reading instruction, special education, bilingual education, school
governance, charter schools, choice, school finance reform, and the
role of teacher unions. The book also provides fresh and
fascinating perspectives on Catholic schools, Jewish day schools,
and historically black independent schools.
Diane Ravitch, Joseph P. Viteritti, and their coauthors explore
pedagogical, institutional, and policy issues in an urban school
system whose challenges are those of American urban education writ
large. The authors conclude that we know a lot more about how to
provide effective educational services for a diverse population of
urban school children than performance data would suggest.
Contributors: Dale Ballou, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Stephan F. Brumberg, Brooklyn College - Mary Beth Celio,
University of Washington - Gail Foster, Toussaint Institute -
Michael Heise, Case Western University - Clara Hemphill, Public
Education Association - Paul T. Hill, University of Washington -
William G. Howell, Harvard University - Pearl Rock Kane, Columbia
University - Frank J. Macchiarola, Saint Francis College - Melissa
Marschall, University of South Carolina - Thomas Nechyba, Duke
University - Paul E. Peterson, Harvard University - Christine Roch,
Georgia State University - Christine H. Rossell, Boston University
- Marvin Schick, Avi Chai Foundation - Mark Schneider, SUNY, Stony
Brook - Lee Stuart, South Bronx Churches - Paul Teske, SUNY, Stony
Brook - Emanuel Tobier, New York University - Joanna P. Williams,
Columbia University
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