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Lost Classroom, Lost Community - Catholic Schools' Importance in Urban America (Paperback)
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Lost Classroom, Lost Community - Catholic Schools' Importance in Urban America (Paperback)
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In the past two decades in the United States, more than 1,600
Catholic elementary and secondary schools have closed, and more
than 4,500 charter schools public schools that are often privately
operated and freed from certain regulations have opened, many in
urban areas. With a particular emphasis on Catholic school
closures, Lost Classroom, Lost Community examines the implications
of these dramatic shifts in the urban educational landscape. More
than just educational institutions, Catholic schools promote the
development of social capital the social networks and mutual trust
that form the foundation of safe and cohesive communities. Drawing
on data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago
Neighborhoods and crime reports collected at the police beat or
census tract level in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles,
Margaret F. Brinig and Nicole Stelle Garnett demonstrate that the
loss of Catholic schools triggers disorder, crime, and an overall
decline in community cohesiveness, and suggest that new charter
schools fail to fill the gaps left behind. This book shows that the
closing of Catholic schools harms the very communities they were
created to bring together and serve, and it will have vital
implications for both education and policing policy debates.
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