Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ624234
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Publication Date: 2001
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City Schools as Mirrors of Modern Urban Life.
Jacobs, Gregory S.; Markowitz, Ruth Jacknow; Taylor, Clarence; Rousmaniere, Kate
Journal of Urban History, v27 n4 p511-19 May 2001
Reviews four books that examine educational topics that are closely linked to the history of cities. Three are rooted in the contentious, complex story of education in New York City, focusing on: Jewish women as the dominant group of public school teachers, progressive reform agendas, and school desegregation movements. The fourth examines school desegregation in Columbus, Ohio. (SM)
Descriptors: Black Students, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Females, Jews, Progressive Education, Public Schools, Racial Bias, School Desegregation, Urban Culture, Urban Schools, Women Faculty
Sage Publications, Inc., 2455 Teller Rd., Thosand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-499-9774 (Toll Free).
Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York; Ohio
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