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Hope and despair in the American city : why there are no bad schools in Raleigh / Gerald Grant.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.Edition: 1st Harvard University pbk. edDescription: 230 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780674060265
  • 0674060261
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB 2822.83 G761h 2011
Contents:
What happened to America's cities? -- Can this neighborhood be saved? -- Three reconstructions of Raleigh -- There are no bad schools in Raleigh -- A tragic decision -- What should we hope for? -- Epilogue -- Postscript.
Summary: Grant compares two cities (Syracuse, New York, and Raleigh, North Carolina) to examine the consequences of the nation's ongoing educational inequities.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) LB 2822.83 G761h 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000108771

"A new postscript brings this paperback edition up to date."--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-213) and index.

What happened to America's cities? -- Can this neighborhood be saved? -- Three reconstructions of Raleigh -- There are no bad schools in Raleigh -- A tragic decision -- What should we hope for? -- Epilogue -- Postscript.

Grant compares two cities (Syracuse, New York, and Raleigh, North Carolina) to examine the consequences of the nation's ongoing educational inequities.

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