Black Student Achievement: How Much Do Family and School Really Matter?

by William A. Sampson

Book Overview

Improving the quality of public schooling in America has been a consuming issue for over two decades, but improving the education of poor students and particularly non-white students has been at the center of this issue as long as it has existed. After trying educational vouchers, charter schools, increased testing, school uniforms, and decentralized decision-making, some administrators are concluding that changing schools is not the answer. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810842955
• ISBN13: 9780810842953
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: R & L Education
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"