Reforming Boston Schools, 1930 to the Present : Overcoming Corruption and Racial Segregation

Boston s schools in 2006 won the Eli Broad Prize for the Most Improved Urban School System in America. But from the 1930s into the 1970s the city schools succumbed to scandals including the sale of jobs and racial segregation. This book describes the black voices before and after court decisions and the struggles of Boston teachers before and after collective bargaining. The contributions of universities, corporations and political leaders to restore academic achievement are evaluated by one who observed Boston schools for forty years. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction....Pages 1-4 Boston Schools: The Height of Loyalty and Ethnic Exits (1920–40)....Pages 5-27 Boston Teachers Express Their Voices (1920–65)....Pages 29-45 School Reform Postponed (1940–62)....Pages 47-62 Black Voices for Equal Education, and the White Response (1960–74)....Pages 63-93 The Court Orders Reforms (1974–89)....Pages 95-128 Universities Speak Up....Pages 129-149 The Organized Teacher Voice (1965 to the Present)....Pages 151-183 Business Calls for Educational Improvements....Pages 185-208 Future Choices, Disparate Voices....Pages 209-247 Back Matter....Pages 249-285 This book documents black voices as it chronicles the oldest American city school system's intense struggle for racial justice, teacher rights, and community involvement and evaluates how the contributions of universities, corporations and political leaders acted as agents of reform. This book documents black voices as it chronicles the oldest American city school system's intense struggle for racial justice, teacher rights, and community involvement and evaluates how the contributions of universities, corporations and political leaders acted as agents of reform "Boston's schools in 2006 won the Eli Broad Prize for the Most Improved Urban School System in America. But from the 1930s into the 1970s the city schools succumbed to scandals including the sale of jobs and racial segregation. This book describes the black voices before and after court decisions and the struggles of Boston teachers before and after collective bargaining. The contributions of universities, corporations and political leaders to restore academic achievement are evaluated by one who observed Boston schools for forty years"-- Provided by publisher Machine generated contents note: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Leave, Speak Up, or Stay Boston Schools: The Height of Loyalty and Ethnic Exits (1920-40) Boston Teachers Express Their Voices (1920-65) School Reform Postponed (1940-62) Black Voices for Equal Education, and the White Response (1960-74) The Court Orders Reforms (1974-89) Universities Speak Up The Organized Teacher Voice (1965-2000) Business Calls for Educational Improvements Future Choices, Disparate Voices.