Children in Room E4 American Education on Trial

Name: Children in Room E4 American Education on Trial
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ISBN: 9781565126176

ISBN-10: 1565126173

ISBN-13: 9781565126176

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Authors: Susan Eaton

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Compelling and critically acclaimed by educators, policymakers, and the media, The Children in Room E4 tells the story of one student, one classroom, and one resolute teacher. In the midst of Band-Aid reforms and hotshot superintendents with empty promises, drug dealers and street gangs, Ms. Luddy's star student, Jeremy, and his fellow classmates must overcome tremendous challenges to succeed. Susan Eaton takes us inside and outside their classroom as she reveals the repercussions of ignoring urban schools that are cut off from mainstream America. And she introduces us to a team of civil rights lawyers fighting an intrepid battle to end the de facto segregation that beleaguers not only…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Publication date: 1/27/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Susan Eaton, an award-winning journalist specializing in education, is the research director at the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard, where she received her doctorate in education policy.