Five Miles Away, a World Apart: One City, Two Schools, and the Story of Educational Opportunity in Modern America - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780199836857ISBN-10:019983685XUPC:9780199836857Book Category:Political Science, Law, EducationBook Subcategory:Civil Rights, Educational Law & Legislation, Educational Policy & ReformSize:9.19 x 6.34 x 1.04 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SC88DP0964
Five Miles Away, a World Apart: One City, Two Schools, and the Story of Educational Opportunity in Modern America
How is it that, half a century after Brown v. Board of Education, educational opportunities remain so unequal for black and white students, not to mention poor and wealthy ones? In his important new book, Five Miles Away, A World Apart, James E. Ryan answers this question by tracing the fortunes of two schools in Richmond, Virginia--one in the city and the other in the suburbs. Ryan shows how...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780199836857ISBN-10:019983685XUPC:9780199836857Book Category:Political Science, Law, EducationBook Subcategory:Civil Rights, Educational Law & Legislation, Educational Policy & ReformSize:9.19 x 6.34 x 1.04 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SC88DP0964
James E. Ryan is William L. Matheson & Robert M. Morgenthau Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. He is a former clerk to Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
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