The Elusive Ideal: Equal Educational Opportunity and the Federal Role in Boston's Public Schools, 1950-1985

by Adam R. Nelson

Book Overview

In recent years, federal mandates in education have become the subject of increasing debate. Adam R. Nelson's The Elusive Ideal--a postwar history of federal involvement in the Boston public schools--provides lessons from the past that shed light on the continuing struggles of urban public schools today. This far-reaching analysis examines the persistent failure of educational policy at local, state, and federal levels to equalize educational...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226571904
• ISBN13: 9780226571904
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"