Reforming Boston Schools, 1930 to the Present : Overcoming Corruption and Racial Segregation /

Boston s schools in 2006 won the Eli Broad Prize for the Most Improved Urban School System in America. But from the 1930s into the 1970s the city schools succumbed to scandals including the sale of jobs and racial segregation. This book describes the black voices before and after court decisions and...

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Main Author:	Cronin, Joseph Marr (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Series:	Palgrave studies in urban education.
Subjects:	Education. Educational Policy and Politics. History of Education. Education and state. Education > History. ducation and state. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Boston s schools in 2006 won the Eli Broad Prize for the Most Improved Urban School System in America. But from the 1930s into the 1970s the city schools succumbed to scandals including the sale of jobs and racial segregation. This book describes the black voices before and after court decisions and the struggles of Boston teachers before and after collective bargaining. The contributions of universities, corporations and political leaders to restore academic achievement are evaluated by one who observed Boston schools for forty years.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (XI, 271 pages 7 illustrations)
ISBN:	9780230611092
DOI:	10.1057/9780230611092