Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and the End of Public Education
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (923 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01NC0V380 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 570 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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As the infrastructure crumbles, a number of major U.S. Public schools are among America’s greatest achievements in modern history, yet from the earliest days of tax-supported education—today a sector with an estimated budget of over half a billion dollars—there have been intractable tensions tied to race and poverty. Now, in an era characterized by levels of school segregation the country has not seen since the mid-twentieth century, cultural critic and American studies professor Noliwe Rooks provides a trenchant analysis of our separate
Praise for Cutting School:"A convincing argument that the only viable, proven school reform strategy is integration, a solution distressingly difficult to achieve."Kirkus ReviewsPraise for Noliwe Rooks’s Hair Raising, a Choice Outstanding Book Award winner:"So compelling."Booklist"A welcome entry in the feminist debates about American 'beauty culture'…Readable, accessible, and helpfully illustrated."ChoicePraise for Noliwe Rooks’s White Money, Black Power:"This volume is a must for anyone working in the field."Publishers Weekly"Rooks is a serious scholar and insider of African American studies, and this book is full of deep insight and sharp analysis." Cornel West"A provocative and original history." Farah Jasmine Griffin