Who stole public schools from the public? : voices from the Mount Vernon School District / Claudia L. Edwards.

Author: Edwards, Claudia L.

Imprint:Lanham, MD : University Press of America, c2011.

Descriptionxxxi, 205 p. : map ; 23 cm.

Note:Public engagement with education in America: Themes of public engagement in historical perspective ; The elusiveness of education reform -- Mount Vernon, New York: then and now: The evolution of a Black-led city ; The Mount Vernon School District in 2007 -- Voices from the Mount Vernon school District: Respondents and stakeholders ; The public's commitment to public education ; A shared vision for public schools ; Public dissatisfaction with the District's performance on student achievement ; Major problems facing the District ; No trust in the process for decision making ; A public disconnected and disenfranchised ; Who owns public schools? ; Building public support for public schools -- Voices from focus groups: The community focus groups ; The youth focus group ; The teacher focus group -- From Disenfranchisement to ownership: Findings from the Mount Vernon School District ; Causes for disenfranchisement ; The role of Black churches ; A new beginning for building public support for public schools -- Epilogue: The unresolved issue of ownership.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-197) and index.

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