Title Inequality in the promised land : race, resources, and suburban schooling / R. L'Heureux Lewis-McCoy.

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Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2014.

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Description	1 online resource
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Welcome to Rolling Acres -- From concerted cultivation to opportunity hoarding -- Segmented suburbia -- Making your public school private : parental engagement, social networks and educational customization -- A few bad apples are racist -- Culture as hidden classroom resource -- Black exodus -- Hope in the promised land.
Summary	Nestled in neighborhoods of varying degrees of affluence, suburban public schools are typically better resourced than their inner-city peers and known for their extracurricular offerings and college preparatory programs. Despite the glowing opportunities that many families associate with suburban schooling, accessing a district's resources is not always straightforward, particularly for black and poorer families. Moving beyond class- and race-based explanations, Inequality in the Promised Land focuses on the everyday interactions between parents, students, teachers, and school administrators i.
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Subject	Educational equalization -- United States -- Case studies.
	Educational equalization.
	United States.
Genre/Form	Case studies.
Subject	Suburban schools -- United States -- Case studies.
	Suburban schools.
	African Americans -- Education -- Case studies.
	African Americans -- Education.
	Minorities -- Education -- United States -- Case studies.
	Minorities -- Education.
	Social classes -- United States -- Case studies.
	Social classes.
	Education -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies.
	Education -- Social aspects.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
	Case studies.
Other Form:	Print version: Lewis-McCoy, R. L'Heureux, author. Inequality in the promised land 9780804790703 (DLC) 2013047783 (OCoLC)865543929
ISBN	9780804792455 (electronic book)
	0804792453 (electronic book)
	9780804790703
	0804790701
	9780804792134
	0804792135

Title Inequality in the promised land : race, resources, and suburban schooling / R. L'Heureux Lewis-McCoy.

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