City Schools and the American Dream 2: The Enduring Promise of Public Education
- ISBN-10
- 0807763861
- ISBN-13
- 9780807763865
- Category
- Education
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020
- Publisher
- Multicultural Education
- Authors
- Pedro A. Noguera, Esa Syeed
Description
"Over a decade ago, the first edition of City Schools and the American Dream debuted just as reformers were gearing up to make sweeping changes in urban education. Despite their rhetoric and disruptive actions, urban schools continue to face many challenges. What went wrong, and is there hope for future change? More than a new edition, this "sequel" to the original has been completely re-written to include insights from new research, account for recent demographic trends, and discuss emerging political realities. While surveying the various limitations that urban schools face, the book also highlights the various programs, communities, and schools who are making good on public education's promise of equity"--
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