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 95%
reflective 56%
emotional 49%
challenging 46%
sad 35%
dark 13%
hopeful 8%
tense 8%
inspiring 2%

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slow 21%
fast 9%

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