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Tamir, Eran – Urban Education, 2009
According to the research literature, there are three reasons that draw teachers into teaching: (1) gender-related reasons, (2) altruistic reasons, and (3) monetary rewards and job flexibility. Based on data from three teacher preparation programs, this article argues that teachers who were trained at elite colleges and who chose teaching in urban…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Urban Schools, Social Change, Rewards
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Johnson, Karen A. – Urban Education, 2008
This article explores the documented degree of the destruction triggered by Hurricane Katrina, the impact on the Orleans Parish School District (OPSD), and the efforts that have been made to recover, rebuild, and reopen the public schools. Using a framework that examines historical inequalities and long-term neglect of OPSD schools pre-Katrina,…
Descriptors: Privatization, Educational Change, Futures (of Society), Natural Disasters
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