The Urban Crisis
The Urban Crisis

Author: Burton Allen Weisbrod

Publisher: Northwestern University Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780810113909

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While the problems facing our cities increase in number and magnitude, there are few coordinated mechanisms in place for effecting change. In an effort to bridge existing gaps in communication and information, Burton A. Weisbrod and James C. Worthy, in conjunction with Northwestern University's Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research, organized a conference to address these issues. The Urban Crisis collects the papers from this conference, opening a dialogue between academicians and practitioners and offering a blueprint for improving both the process and the substance of policy.

After the Bell
After the Bell

Author: Karen Albright

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-01-29

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 1134393083

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Since the publication of the Coleman report in the US many decades ago, it has been widely accepted that the evidence that schools are marginal in the grand scheme of academic achievement is conclusive. Despite this, educational policy across the world remains focused almost exclusively on schools.With contributions from such figures as Jeanne Broo