Public housing and school choice in a gentrified city : youth experiences of uneven opportunity /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Makris, Molly Vollman (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2015]
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Palgrave studies in urban education.
Subjects:	Educational sociology > New Jersey > Hoboken. School choice > New Jersey > Hoboken. Public housing > New Jersey > Hoboken. Low-income students > New Jersey > Hoboken > Social conditions. Gentrification > New Jersey > Hoboken.

Table of Contents:

A city divided?
From the "armpit of Hudson County" to the "gold coast": Hoboken, NJ
Uneven opportunities: Luis and Olivia
School choice and segregation in a mile squared
"The golden ticket" : gentrification, charter schools, and a parallel school system
"The best place to get a mocha" : issues of access for youth in public housing in a gentrified community
Separate, different, but not isolated : how youth in public housing relate to their gentrified community
Prolonged gentrification : universal preschool, school choice, and real estate development
"I love diversity" : implications and promise
Epilogue : living with contradictions.