Reforming Boston Schools, 1930-2006: Overcoming Corruption and Racial Segregation

by Joseph Marr Cronin

Book Overview

Boston's schools in 2006 won the Eli Broad Prize for the Most Improved Urban School System in America. But from the 1930s into the 1970s the city schools succumbed to scandals including the sale of jobs and racial segregation. This book describes the black voices before and after court decisions and the struggles of Boston teachers before and after collective bargaining. The contributions of universities, corporations and political leaders to restore...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230111459
• ISBN13: 9780230111455
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"