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Adam R. Nelson

The Elusive Ideal

Equal Educational Opportunity and the Federal Role in Boston's Public Schools, 1950-1985

352 pages,  6 x 9  © 2005
Series: Historical Studies of Urban America

Cloth $75.00

ISBN: 9780226571898   Published May 2005

Paper $30.00

ISBN: 9780226571904   Published May 2005

Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Evolution of School Reform in Boston
1. Pursuing Federal Funds, 1950-1963
2. Defining Disadvantage as Disability, 1963-1966
3. Aggravating Racial Imbalance, 1966-1968
4. Seeking Program Effectiveness, 1968-1971
5. Making "Appropriate" Placements, 1971-1974
6. Reconfiguring School Finance, 1974-1977
7. Evading Local Accountability, 1977-1980
8. Compelling Better Results? 1980-1985
Conclusion: The Complex History of American School Reform
Notes
Index
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