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Direct linkNelson, Adam R. – University of Chicago Press, 2005
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…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Equal Education, Racial Integration
