Contemporary public policy assumes that the achievement gap between black and white students could be closed if only schools would do a better job. According to

In recent decades a growing number of middle-class parents have considered sending their children to—and often end up becoming active in—urban public school

Describes some of the different and unusual school settings around the world, from an environmentally sustainable school in India to schools within caves in Chi

Examines the everyday experiences of high school seniors as they choose their colleges and demonstrates that college choice is a more complex social and organiz

This provocative book asks a simple question: since we know that middle class schools tend to work best, why not give every child in America the opportunity to