"Multiplication is for white people" : raising expectations for other people's children

"Multiplication is for white people" : raising expectations for other people's children /

Presents a striking picture of the elements of contemporary public education that conspire against the prospects for poor children of color, creating a persistent gap in achievement during the school years that has eluded several decades of reform.

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Delpit, Lisa (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New Press : Distributed by Perseus Distribution, 2012
Subjects:
Educational equalization > United States.
Academic achievement > United States.
African American students.
Minorities > Education > United States.
Students with social disabilities > Education > United States.
United States > Race relations.
dissertations.
Academic theses.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:Presents a striking picture of the elements of contemporary public education that conspire against the prospects for poor children of color, creating a persistent gap in achievement during the school years that has eluded several decades of reform.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 224 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-224).
ISBN:9781595587701
1595587705
1595580468
9781595580467
9781281961211
1281961213
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from e-book title screen (EBL platform, viewed February 23, 2016).

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