Cities Are Trying to Fix Their Schools by Luring the Middle Class: It Won't Work
These initiatives cannot substitute for reforms that address the root causes of concentrated poverty, budget shortfalls, and failing schools.
Maia Bloomfield Cucchiara
Maia Bloomfield Cucchiara is an assistant professor of urban education in the College of Education at Temple University. She is the author of Marketing Schools, Marketing Cities: Who Wins and Who Loses When Schools Become Urban Amenities.
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