Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools

by Amanda Lewis, John B. Diamond, Amanda E. Lewis

Book Overview

On the surface, Riverview High School looks like the post-racial ideal. Serving an enviably affluent, diverse, and liberal district, the school is well-funded, its teachers are well-trained, and many of its students are high achieving. Yet Riverview has not escaped the same unrelenting question that plagues schools throughout America: why is it that even when all of the circumstances seem right, black and Latino students continue to lag behind their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190669829
• ISBN13: 9780190669829
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"