Power, protest, and the public schools : Jewish and African American struggles in New York City / Melissa F. Weiner.

Power, protest, and the public schools : Jewish and African American struggles in New York City /

Accounts of Jewish immigrants usually describe the role of education in helping youngsters earn a higher social position than their parents. Power, Protest, and the Public Schools argues that New York City schools did not serve as pathways to mobility for Jewish or African American students. Instead...

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Main Author: Weiner, Melissa F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
African Americans > Education > New York (State) > New York.
African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions.
Jews > Education > New York (State) > New York.
Jews > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions.
Public schools > New York (State) > New York.
Discrimination in education > New York (State) > New York.
Racism in education > New York (State) > New York.
New York (N.Y.) > Race relations.
New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:Accounts of Jewish immigrants usually describe the role of education in helping youngsters earn a higher social position than their parents. Power, Protest, and the Public Schools argues that New York City schools did not serve as pathways to mobility for Jewish or African American students. Instead, at different points in the city's history, politicians and administrators erected similar racial barriers to social advancement by marginalizing and denying resources that other students enjoyed. It concludes by considering how today's Hispanic and Arab children face similar inequalities w.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 249 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813549804
0813549809
9786613383143
6613383147
1283383144
9781283383141
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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