About this title: "Eases quietly into a ferociously angry subject ...Diane Ravitch affirms her faith in the American dream despite a detailed narrative which suggests, if anything, that education in New York has fairly consistently failed those who needed it most ...Meticulously detailed and strains for fairness and impartiality."--George Levine, New York Times "This volume fills an enormous gap in the city's educational history ...Scholars are not likely to demolish her principal theme--that the city's educational history reflects its demographic, political, and social history."--Frederick Shaw, Annals of ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Basic Books
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780465027026ISBN:0465027024
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Book near Fine; corners, spine ends lightly bumped. DJ price-clipped, 3"x3" gold Delta Kappa Gamma Society Award sticker lower rt front corner, residue of removed label lower spine, edges chipped. 449 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Books, NY
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780465027040ISBN:0465027040
Description: VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD/N/a. 6x9. Currently out of print. This is a revised edition of the 1974 classic, award-winning, illustrated history of this school system. This reissue has a new introduction by t he author. 449 pages. Cover is very slightly worn and faded. Binding is solid. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Books
Date Published: 1988-07
ISBN-13:9780465027040ISBN:0465027040
Description: Very Good. This is a very nice paperback copy. Binding is tight and square. No names, no marks, no stickers. Text is clean and bright. Corners and edges slightly rubbed and bumped. Som small creaes on cover. Careful packaging and fast shipping. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Books
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780465027040ISBN:0465027040
Description: Acceptable. Cover/corners/edges show wear. Age stains to top edge. Price sticker on Cover. Few to No Markings in Text. Remainder mark(s) on page edge. Shows wear. read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780801864711ISBN:0801864712
Description: New. 0801864712 Pub date: 2000. Condition: BRAND NEW. We are a tested and proven company with over 400, 000 satisfied customers since 1997. Choose expedited shipping for much faster delivery. Delivery confirmation on all US orders. read more
"The history of the NYC school system is a long and involved saga. I was impressed with the amount of research that the author undertook to complete this book. By dividing the history into segments of the wars between different factions and interest groups, the author effectively illustrated major trends that repeat themselves in different forms. For example, the reader clearly sees the similarities between the immigration of early Irish settlers and their attempts at integration into the school system and the struggles with the integration of African-Americans and Puerto Ricans in the 1960s.
I would have given this book more stars, but I grappled with it because I often found the text to be too dry and unengaging. There were sections that read like a roster of chronoligical events and it hard to focus. In the end, I stuck with the book because there are very few books that contain such a comprehensive history."
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