City Schools and the American Dream: Reclaiming the Promise of Public EducationPedro Noguera argues that higher standards and more tests, by themselves, will not make low-income urban students any smarter and the schools they attend more successful without substantial investment in the communities in which they live. Drawing on extensive research performed in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and Richmond, Noguera demonstrates how school and student achievement is influenced by social forces such as demographic change, poverty, drug trafficking, violence, and social inequity. Readers get a detailed glimpse into the lives of teachers and students working "against the odds" to succeed. Noguera sends a strong message to those who would have urban schools "shape up or shut down": invest in the future of these students and schools, and we can reach the kind of achievement and success that typify only more privileged communities. Public schools are the last best hope for many poor families living in cities across the nation. Noguera gives politicians, policymakers, and the public its own standard to achieve, provide the basic economic and social support so that teachers and students can get the job done! |
Contents
Finding Hope Among the Hopeless | v |
The Social Context and Its Impact on InnerCity Schooling | 9 |
The Role of Schools in Reducing Racial Inequality Closing the Achievement Gap | 28 |
Unequal Outcomes Unequal Opportunities Closing the Achievement Gap in Berkeley | 45 |
Segregation Poverty and Limits of Local Control Oakland as a Case Study | 68 |
The Culture of Violence and the Need for Safety in Schools | 89 |
Conclusion What It Will Take to Improve Americas Urban Public Schools | 128 |
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City Schools and the American Dream 2: The Enduring Promise of Public Education Pedro A. Noguera,Esa Syeed No preview available - 2020 |