Left Behind: Urban High Schools and the Failure of Market Reform
By Unknown Author.
Description
In Left Behind, a team of education scholars led by Edward P. St. John argues that American cities have been engaged for the past three decades in a radical―but failing―effort to transform general and vocational high schools into college preparatory institutions. By examining the educational reforms in four urban charter schools across the United States and four public high schools in New York City, Left Behind reveals how educators contend with the challenge of developing new courses while providing social support for students to build college-going cultures.The research shows that distric...
ISBN(s)
1421417871, 9781421417875
