Dedication Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I Chapter 1: Demythologizing the American History of Urban Public Schooling Chapter 2: The Emergence of Race in the Debate on Urban School Reform Chapter 3: The Infusion of Big, Federal Cash...Throwing Good Money After Bad Part II Chapter 4: Can Failure Be Unlearned? Can urban schools actually be transformed in the new millennium? Chapter 5: Can Competition Serve as the Jumpstart That Failing Urban Public Schools Need To Get Their Acts Together? Chapter 6: What is School Choice? Why is it the Only Viable Alternative to Failing Urban Schools in the New Millennium? References
