Research or "Cheerleading"? Scholarship on Community School District 2, New York City

This article examines data on student achievement and school demographics not explored by the researchers who have promoted Community School District 2 (CSD 2) as a model of urban school reform that should be replicated elsewhere. Data on achievement indicate a remarkable degree of social and racial...

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Main Author: Lois Weiner (Author)
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Published: Arizona State University, 2003-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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