Educational Freedom in Urban America
Fifty Years After Brown v. Board of Education
- 342 pages
- English
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Educational Freedom in Urban America
Fifty Years After Brown v. Board of Education
About this book
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court declared segregated public schools unconstitutional. The ruling in Brown v. Board of Education set public education on a course toward equality. Yet, five decades later, schools are not equal. Minority children living in America's inner cities suffer disproportionately from a failing education system, with black and Hispanic students dropping out of public high schools at much higher rates than whites. There is, however, reason for hope. The expansion of school choice offers new opportunities for children struggling in failing schools.
In this collection, a dozen leading scholars, educators, and reformersāincluding Andrew Coulson, Floyd Flake, Frederick Hess, and Paul E. Petersonāexamine the legacy of Brown v. Board and its relation to the modern-day school choice movement. A school administrator and a charter school founder also reveal the challenges and obstacles faced by enterprising teachers in trying to help their students. Together these experts expose the modern barriers that deprive inner-city children of a good education and call for increased school choice as the most effective way to achieve the goals of Brown v. Board.
Educational Freedom in Urban America is essential reading for anyone concerned with the condition of our inner-city schools and the racial and social inequities that still exist in American education.
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Table of contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgment
- 1. The Continuing Struggle for School Choice
- 2. Fulfilling the Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education
- 3. Freedom of Choice: Brown, Vouchers, and the Philosophy of Language
- 4. The Meaning of Zelman and the Future of School Choice
- 5. Educational Freedom for D.C. Schools
- 6. Undermining Teacher Quality: The Perverse Consequences of Certification
- 7. Private and Public School Desegregation in Atlanta 50 Years after Brown v. Board of Education
- 8. Building Futures with Private Scholarships: The Washington Scholarship Fund
- 9. Success as a Charter School: The Cesar Chavez Experience
- 10. The Politics of School Choice: African-Americans and Vouchers
- 11. What Does a Voucher Buy? The Cost of Private Schools in Six Cities
- 12. Markets and Urban Schooling: What Choice-Driven Competition Is Doing, and How to Make It Do More
- 13. How Markets Affect Quality: Testing a Theory of Market Education against the International Evidence
- Contributors