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When middle-class parents choose urban schools : class, race, and the challenge of equity in public education /
In recent decades a growing number of middle-class parents have considered sending their children to-and often end up becoming active in-urban public schools. Their presence can bring long-needed material resources to such schools, but, as Linn Posey-Maddox shows in this study, it can also introduce...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
The University of Chicago Press,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In recent decades a growing number of middle-class parents have considered sending their children to-and often end up becoming active in-urban public schools. Their presence can bring long-needed material resources to such schools, but, as Linn Posey-Maddox shows in this study, it can also introduce new class and race tensions, and even exacerbate inequalities. Sensitively navigating the pros and cons of middle-class transformation, When Middle-Class Parents Choose Urban Schools asks whether it is possible for our urban public schools to have both financial security and equitable d. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 204 pages .) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 022612035X 9780226120355 1306417104 9781306417105 |