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Urban Schools, Public Will

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   [192 pages, $21.95]

Urban Schools, Public Will by the Annenberg Institute's Norm Fruchter draws on a rich array of research and personal experience to examine why, fifty years beyond Brown v. Board, urban districts have failed poor students of color and what must be done to transform our city schools. (2007)

 

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Beyond Brown v. Board: Voices in Urban Education 4

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   [40 pages, $10]
> VUE 4 online
   [Includes articles, excerpts, resources, author bios]

Fifty years ago, the landmark Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education ended legal segregation in public schools. But educating all children equitably continues to be a challenge. This issue of Voices in Urban Education looks at equity in public education today through the lens of the Brown decision and envisions future directions. The authors of the issue's five essays examine the successes and limitations of Brown, describe the ongoing struggle to fulfill Brown's ideals, and describe promising new strategies for achieving equitable education for all children. Articles by Michael Grady, Ellen Foley, and Frank Barnes, Elizabeth Horton Sheff, Richard Kahlenberg, Ricardo Dobles, Rossi Ray-Taylor. (Summer 2004)

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Equity after Katrina: Voices in Urban Education 10

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The terrible destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina exposed for all the world what educators have long known: America remains deeply divided by race and class, and the lack of opportunities for poor people and people of color have devastating consequences. Given that reality, how can we ensure equity and excellence for all children? In this issue of Voices in Urban Education, four authors express sadness and anger at the inequities highlighted by Katrina and point to what needs to be done for a better future. Articles by Gloria Ladson-Billings, Charles V. Willie, Jonathan Kozol, Dennie Palmer Wolf and Hal Smith. (Winter 2006)

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Getting to Equity: Voices in Urban Education 11

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> VUE 11 online
   [Includes articles, excerpts, resources, author bios]

At least rhetorically, Americans strongly support the twin goals of equity and excellence in education. But the evidence clearly shows that we are far from attaining either goal. What would it take to produce a truly equitable and excellent system for all young people? This issue of Voices in Urban Education offers five perspectives that challenge our way of thinking about equity and excellence. Articles by Lynda Powell Pruitt and Kenneth Jones, Jonny Skye Njie, Adam Levner, Michael Holzman and the Racial Justice Task Force Subcommittee on Education in Rhode Island. (Spring 2006)

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The Promise of Urban Schools: In Search of Excellence

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The Annenberg Institute is issuing a print edition of an earlier Web publication prepared by its Senior Fellows in Urban Education. During their term as Fellows (1991–2000), eight scholars and practitioners collaborated on a framework to highlight five opportunities and challenges in urban education that hold out promise for educational excellence and democratic expression in all schools. This framework guided the collective work of the Fellows and continues to inform their individual work in research and practice.

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School Communities that Work for Results and Equity Overview

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   Portfolio for District Redesign [9 pamphlets, $35]
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This framework paper outlines the ways in which current urban school districts are ineffective and lays out the characteristics of redesigned "smart districts" that would be effective in producing results and equity–in which all children would have the support they need to grow up to be knowledgeable, productive, caring adults. The paper describes the functions of a smart district, or local education support system, and concludes with a call for action to redesign urban districts. (2002)

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Small Schools and Race: Voices in Urban Education 2

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   [Includes articles, excerpts, resources, author bios]

Research suggests that students of color can benefit from small schools. But some African American young people succeed in large schools, while others find that small schools have failed them. In this issue of Voices in Urban Education, five authors share their unique perspectives on how the popular reform strategy of creating small high schools works in practice for children of color. Articles by Theresa Perry, Patricia Wasley, Thomas Toch, Wendy Puriefoy, and Warren Simmons. (Fall 2003)

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Understanding Educational Equity and Excellence at Scale

> Web Site [includes video and audio clips, pdf essays]

The goals of this site are to examine the assumptions behind different — and sometimes competing — strategies to achieve equity and excellence at scale; and to promote collaborative work across strategies. You will find essays, multimedia materials, and interviews that contain definitions of equity and excellence and descriptions of strategies educators today are employing.

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