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O'Connell, Mary – The Neighborhood Works, 1991
This booklet tells the story of citizen organization and role in the school reform movement in the restructuring of the Chicago (Illinois) Public Schools. Chapter 1, "People Were 'Mad As Hell,'" relates the events immediately surrounding the Chicago Teachers Union strike that transformed discontent into community action. Chapter 2,…
Descriptors: Blacks, Boards of Education, Community Action, Community Attitudes
