The Hochschild, Jennifer L. 1950- creator Scovronick, Nathan B. 1945- text bibliography nyu New York Oxford University Press 2003 monographic eng

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xii, 301 pages ; 25 cm. ... Examines ... desegregation, school funding, testing, vouchers, bilingual education, multicultural education, and ability grouping. These seem to be separate problems, but much of the contention over them comes down to the same thing: an apparent conflict ... between policies designed to promote each student's ability to pursue success and those designed to insure the good of all students or the nation as a whole. The authors show how polices to promote individual success too often benefit only those already privileged by race or class ... The book also examines issues such as creationism and afrocentrism .. What Americans want from public schools School desegregation School finance reform School reform Choice Jennifer L. Hochschild and Nathan Scovronick. Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-290) and index. n-us--- Education and state United States Educación y Estado Estados Unidos Educational equalization United States Igualdad en la educación Estados Unidos Public schools United States Escuelas públicas Estados Unidos LC 89 H685a 2003 371.01/0973 0195152786 (alk. paper) 9780195152784 2002027848 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0613/2002027848-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0724/2002027848-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0613/2002027848-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0724/2002027848-b.html DLC 020726 20241128105949.0 12871133 eng