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Author_Allison Roda
Author_Deirdre Dougherty
Author_Paul Tractenberg
Author_Ryan Coughlan
bilingual students
Black parents and schools
case study educational equity
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civil rights and public education
culturally reponsive practice
culturally responsive leadership
educational law
educational leadership
educational policy
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equity and inclusion in public schools
Latinx parents and public schools
Morris County New Jersey lawsuit and school integration
Morristown school district and diversity
school districts and lawsuits
school integration and high student achievement
school merger
school segregation
White parents and privilege
Product details
- ISBN 9780807763636
- Weight: 436g
- Dimensions: 154 x 231mm
- Publication Date: 03 Apr 2020
- Publisher: Teachers' College Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Many American schools continue to struggle with segregation. This important book tells the story of how two school districts-one a predominantly White and wealthy suburban community and the other a more diverse and urbanized community-were merged into a single district to work toward a solution for school segregation. The authors focus on the Morris School District in New Jersey as an exemplar to demonstrate what is possible and how it can be accomplished. They document what makes a district like Morris successful and include lessons learned in each chapter. Along with analyzing the legal and educational policy implications of the nearly 50-year history of the merged district, the authors take a mixed methods approach to deepen our knowledge of effective leadership, community–school relations, and classroom practices in the context of a community committed to genuine integration.
Book Features:
Book Features:
- Offers a deep analysis of one of the few districts that is making progress toward true integration.
- Examines a local story that has wide applicability to those interested in social justice, enlightened leadership, and equitable educational opportunities for all students.
- Employs qualitative and quantitative research along with GIS mapping to study the legal, educational, political, historical, and sociological dimensions of the case study.
- Provides a series of lessons learned from the Morris School District that will assist those engaged in building equitable school systems.
Paul Tractenberg is professor emeritus at Rutgers Law School in Newark. Allison Roda and Ryan Coughlan are both assistant professors of education in Molloy College’s Educational Leadership for Diverse Learning Communities Ed.D. program. Deirdre Dougherty is assistant professor of educational studies at Knox College.
