02145cam a22003614a 4500 14062628 OSt 20220308132901.0 050803s2006 US b 001 0 eng 2005022532 0820478792 (pbk. : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocm61262321 DLC PUL PUL BAKER DLC pcc n-us--- LC5141 .E67 2006 370/.9173/2 22 Epstein, Kitty Kelly, 1946- A different view of urban schools : civil rights, critical race theory, and unexplored realities / Kitty Kelly Epstein. New York : P. Lang, c2006. x, 144 p. ; 23 cm. Counterpoints ; v. 291 Includes bibliographical references (p. [127]-138) and index. Themes and theories, personal and academic -- The bad old days : the pre-civil rights history of a Northern school district -- "Mississippi West" : Oakland's civil rights movement -- Civil rights and state takeovers : a diverse Oakland school board defeats an attempted state takeover in 1988 -- Curriculum and structures : social studies textbooks, tracking, and other issues -- The "leave no teacher" laws : state and federal regulations mandating a "highly qualifed" teaching force actually create problems for urban communities -- Turning lemons into lemonade : the Partnership Program -- "Are you bilingual like me, Miss Johnson?" : Ebonics revisited -- Making a way out of no way : the struggle for academic quality -- Conclusions and programs. Urban schools United States. Racism in education United States. Educational equalization United States. Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.) ; v. 291. Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0517/2005022532.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK LC5141 .E67 2006 33250 33250 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC PUEA PUEA GEN 2022-03-08 Book for Africa 1000.00 2022-15189 0 LC5141 .E67 2006 2022-0460 2022-03-08 00:00:00 C1 2022-03-08 BK