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Elusive Equality
Author | : Jeffrey L. Littlejohn,Charles Howard Ford |
Publsiher | : University of Virginia Press |
Total Pages | : 469 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780813932880 |
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In Elusive Equality, Jeffrey L. Littlejohn and Charles H. Ford place Norfolk, Virginia, at the center of the South's school desegregation debates, tracing the crucial role that Norfolk's African Americans played in efforts to equalize and integrate the city's schools. The authors relate how local activists participated in the historic teacher-pay-parity cases of the 1930s and 1940s, how they fought against the school closures and "Massive Resistance" of the 1950s, and how they challenged continuing patterns of discrimination by insisting on crosstown busing in the 1970s and 1980s. Despite the advances made by local activists, however, Littlejohn and Ford argue that the vaunted "urban advantage" supposedly now enjoyed by Norfolk's public schools is not easy to reconcile with the city's continuing gaps and disparities in relation to race and class. In analyzing the history of struggles over school integration in Norfolk, the authors scrutinize the stories told by participants, including premature declarations of victory that laud particular achievements while ignoring the larger context in which they take place. Their research confirms that Norfolk was a harbinger of national trends in educational policy and civil rights. Drawing on recently released archival materials, oral interviews, and the rich newspaper coverage in the Journal and Guide, Virginian-Pilot, and Ledger-Dispatch, Littlejohn and Ford present a comprehensive, multidimensional, and unsentimental analysis of the century-long effort to gain educational equality. A historical study with contemporary implications, their book offers a balanced view based on a thorough, sober look at where Norfolk's school district has been and where it is going.
Elusive Equality
Author | : Melissa Feinberg |
Publsiher | : University of Pittsburgh Pre |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2006-04-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780822971030 |
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Examines debates over women's rights in the first half of the twentieth century, to show how Czechs gradually turned away from democracy and established the separation of state and domestic issues, at the expense of personal freedoms.
Elusive Equality
Author | : Susan Gluck Mezey |
Publsiher | : Lynne Rienner Publishers |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 158826176X |
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All men may be created equal in the United States - but more than 30 years after Congress proposed the Equal Rights Amendment, can the same be said for women? Elusive Equality offers a clear understanding of how government institutions - the executive branch, Congress, and state legislatures, as well as the federal courts - affect the legal status of women. Surveying the judicial and public policy issues central to the identification - and protection - of women's rights, Susan Mezey traces the developing legal parameters of gender equality. From early court rulings that prohibited employment discrimination and sexual harassment through today's decisions on reproductive rights and same-sex relationships, Mezey analyzes the broader political context within which critical judicial decisions have been made.
Elusive Equality
Author | : Susan Gluck Mezey |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Sex discrimination against women |
ISBN | : 1588267709 |
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Elusive Equality explores how government institutions¿the executive branch, the federal courts, Congress, and state legislatures¿affect the legal status of women. In this fully revised and updated edition, Susan Mezey traces the evolving legal parameters of gender equality from early court rulings through the most recent legislation and judicial decisions. She also analyzes the broader political context within which critical judicial decisions have been made. Giving thorough attention to issues ranging from education, work, and family to sports, sexual harrassment, and reproductive rights, she provides a clear guide to the relationships among women¿s rights, public policy, and the law.
Elusive Equality
Author | : Jeffrey L. Littlejohn,Charles H. Ford |
Publsiher | : University of Virginia Press |
Total Pages | : 469 |
Release | : 2012-08-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780813932897 |
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In Elusive Equality, Jeffrey L. Littlejohn and Charles H. Ford place Norfolk, Virginia, at the center of the South's school desegregation debates, tracing the crucial role that Norfolk’s African Americans played in efforts to equalize and integrate the city’s schools. The authors relate how local activists participated in the historic teacher-pay-parity cases of the 1930s and 1940s, how they fought against the school closures and "Massive Resistance" of the 1950s, and how they challenged continuing patterns of discrimination by insisting on crosstown busing in the 1970s and 1980s. Despite the advances made by local activists, however, Littlejohn and Ford argue that the vaunted "urban advantage" supposedly now enjoyed by Norfolk’s public schools is not easy to reconcile with the city’s continuing gaps and disparities in relation to race and class. In analyzing the history of struggles over school integration in Norfolk, the authors scrutinize the stories told by participants, including premature declarations of victory that laud particular achievements while ignoring the larger context in which they take place. Their research confirms that Norfolk was a harbinger of national trends in educational policy and civil rights. Drawing on recently released archival materials, oral interviews, and the rich newspaper coverage in the Journal and Guide, Virginian-Pilot, and Ledger-Dispatch, Littlejohn and Ford present a comprehensive, multidimensional, and unsentimental analysis of the century-long effort to gain educational equality. A historical study with contemporary implications, their book offers a balanced view based on a thorough, sober look at where Norfolk’s school district has been and where it is going.
Elusive Equality
Author | : James Carl Foster,Mary C. Segers |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : UOM:39015005676567 |
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Elusive Equality
Author | : Lorenzo Morris |
Publsiher | : Howard University Press |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : UOM:39015000617814 |
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The Elusive Ideal
Author | : Adam R. Nelson |
Publsiher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 2005-05-10 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780226571904 |
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In recent years, federal mandates in education have become the subject of increasing debate. Adam R. Nelson's The Elusive Ideal—a postwar history of federal involvement in the Boston public schools—provides lessons from the past that shed light on the continuing struggles of urban public schools today. This far-reaching analysis examines the persistent failure of educational policy at local, state, and federal levels to equalize educational opportunity for all. Exploring deep-seated tensions between the educational ideals of integration, inclusion, and academic achievement over time, Nelson considers the development and implementation of policies targeted at diverse groups of urban students, including policies related to racial desegregation, bilingual education, special education, school funding, and standardized testing. An ambitious study that spans more than thirty years and covers all facets of educational policy, from legal battles to tax strategies, The Elusive Ideal provides a model from which future inquiries will proceed. A probing and provocative work of urban history with deep relevance for urban public schools today, Nelson's book reveals why equal educational opportunity remains such an elusive ideal.