Public housing and school choice in a gentrified city : youth experiences of uneven opportunity
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Public housing and school choice in a gentrified city : youth experiences of uneven opportunity
（Palgrave studies in urban education / Alan R. Sadovnik and Susan F. Semel）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-229) and index
Contents of Works
- A city divided?
- From the "armpit of Hudson County" to the "gold coast": Hoboken, NJ
- Uneven opportunities: Luis and Olivia
- School choice and segregation in a mile squared
- "The golden ticket" : gentrification, charter schools, and a parallel school system
- "The best place to get a mocha" : issues of access for youth in public housing in a gentrified community
- Separate, different, but not isolated : how youth in public housing relate to their gentrified community
- Prolonged gentrification : universal preschool, school choice, and real estate development
- "I love diversity" : implications and promise
- Epilogue : living with contradictions
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Winner of the 2016 AESA Critics' Choice Book Award
Molly Makris uses an interdisciplinary approach to urban education policy to examine the formal education and physical environment of young people from low-income backgrounds and demonstrate how gentrification shapes these circumstances.
Table of Contents
1. A City Divided? 2. From the "Armpit of Hudson County" to the "Gold Coast": Hoboken, NJ 3. Uneven Opportunities: Luis and Olivia 4. School Choice and Segregation in a Mile Squared 5. "The Golden Ticket": Gentrification, Charter Schools, and a Parallel School System 6. "The Best Place to Get a Mocha": Issues of Access for Youth in Public Housing in a Gentrified Community 7. Separate, Different, But Not Isolated: How Youth in Public Housing Relate to Their Gentrified Community 8. Prolonged Gentrification: Universal Preschool, School Choice, and Real Estate Development 9. "I Love Diversity": Implications and Promise
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