Integrating Schools in a Changing Society - by Erica Frankenberg & Elizabeth Debray (Paperback)

About the Book

Integrating Schools in a Changing Society: New Policies and Legal Options for a Multiracial Generation

Book Synopsis

In this comprehensive volume, a roster of leading scholars in educational policy and related fields offer eighteen essays seeking to illuminate new ways for American public education to counter persistent racial and socioeconomic inequality in our society. Contributors to Integrating Schools in a Changing Society draw on extensive research to reinforce the key benefits of racially integrated schools, examine remaining options to pursue multiracial integration, and discuss case examples that suggest how to build support for those efforts.

Review Quotes

"An absolute must-read for anyone interested in understanding the impact of judicial decision making and policy design on desegregation efforts since Brown v. Board of Education. Highly recommended." -- CHOICE

"One of the most comprehensive [volumes] available on the subject and should be in the library of educational policy and politics scholars." -- Teachers College Record

About the Author

Erica Frankenberg is assistant professor in the Department of Education Policy Studies at Pennsylvania State University.
Elizabeth DeBray is associate professor in the Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy at the University of Georgia.