Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side by Eve L. Ewing

Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side

Eve L. Ewing

240 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction education race sociology reflective medium-paced

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"Failing schools. Underprivileged schools. Just plain bad schools." That's how Eve L. Ewing opens Ghosts in the Schoolyard: describing Chicago Public Schools from the outside. The way politicians and pundits and parents of kids who attend other s...

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informative 94%
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challenging 53%
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dark 17%
hopeful 10%
tense 10%
inspiring 1%

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fast 10%

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