Opportunity Lost: Race and Poverty in the Memphis City Schools

by Marcus D. Pohlmann

Book Overview

In Opportunity Lost, Marcus D. Pohlmann examines the troubling issue of why Memphis city school students are underperforming at alarming rates. His provocative interdisciplinary analysis, combining both history and social science, examines the events before and after desegregation, compares a city school to an affluent suburban school to pinpoint imbalances, and offers critical assessments of various educational reforms.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572336382
• ISBN13: 9781572336384
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"