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Meisha Porter – ProQuest LLC, 2022
New York City public schools, serving nearly one million students, are some of the most segregated in the nation. The Bronx, one of the poorest school districts in New York City, serving students who are 83% Black or Hispanic, has been plagued by persistent racial disproportionalities. Top-down change efforts have consistently failed. Improvement…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, School Segregation, Racial Discrimination
James, Matthew R. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Leal Filho, MacDermot, and Padgam (1996) contended that post-secondary institutions are well suited to take on leadership responsibilities for society's environmental protection. Higher education has the unique academic freedom to engage in critical thinking and bold experimentation in environmental sustainability (Cortese, 2003). Although…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Case Studies, Leadership Responsibility, College Role