02631cam a2200361 i 4500 17920088 OSt 20210622182116.0 131028s2014 mau b 001 0 eng 2013039594 9780807036907 (hardback) DLC PUL PUL rda pcc n-us--- LB 3061.8 .B88 2013 371.2/540973 23 EDU034000 EDU030000 EDU020000 bisacsh Burris, Carol Corbett. On the same track : how schools can join the twenty-first-century struggle against resegregation / Carol Corbett Burris. x, 197 pages ; 22 cm. A Simmons College/Beacon Press race, education, and democracy series book Includes bibliographical references and index. "A public school principal's account of the courageous leaders who have dismantled the tracking systems in their schools in order to desegregate classrooms and provide better learning experiences for all students. Since the beginning of the last century, the sorting of students into different "tracks" has resulted in segregated classrooms and unequal learning opportunities for students. This book traces the origins of tracking, from its beginnings in the early 20th century to today. As Burris takes readers through this history, she argues that tracking perpetuates de facto segregation within districts that were ordered by the courts to desegregate. Drawing on the latest research, Burris shows how tracking results in achievement gaps and racial and class stratification. Burris then chronicles the struggles of courageous school leaders, teachers and parents as they sought to overcome race, class and intellectual prejudice and dismantle the student sorting systems in their schools. Finally, she provides timely caution regarding how some of the present day reforms may result in further racial and socioeconomic segregation, undermining some of the progress that schools have made in creating more equitable learning experiences for children"-- Track system (Education) United States. Educational equalization United States. EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General. bisacsh EDUCATION / Testing & Measurement. bisacsh EDUCATION / Multicultural Education. bisacsh Cover image 9780807032978.jpg 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 32852 32852 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC PUEA PUEA GEN 2021-06-22 Donation 2021-14581 0 LB 3061.8 .B88 2013 2021-0059 2021-06-22 00:00:00 c1 2021-06-22 BK