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***You can download the most updated version of the syllabus here.

Class 16– Monday, March 26

Local control instead of desegregation?

Wendell Pritchett, Brownsville, Brooklyn: Blacks, Jews, and the Changing Face of the Ghetto. (Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 2002): 220-237.

New Reading
Judith Kafka. “Thinking Big about Getting Small: An Ideological Genealogy of Small-School Reform.” Teachers College RecordVolume 110 Number 9, (2008), p. 1802-1836

*Group B response post due before class; Group A comment post due by Friday 

Class 17 — Wednesday, March 28

Beyond Ocean Hill-Brownsvile

Walter Thabit. How East New York Became a Ghetto (New York: New York University Press, 2003): 1-54; 150-168; 188-204.

New Reading
Tyson, Karolyn. “Tracking, Segregation, and the Opportunity Gap: What We Know and Why it Matters.” In Prudence Carter and Kevin Welner (eds.) Closing the Opportunity Gap: What America Must Do to Give Every Child an Even Chance (New York: Oxford University Press, 2013): 169-180

New Agenda – Technology workshop with denisse
denisse will introduce the digital platform for your presentations,  and help you to begin to use them. Please have at least one laptop per group so that she can give you individualized help.

As I am sure you’ve already heard, Baruch is closed tomorrow and we will not have class. We will plan on discussing the reading assigned for tomorrow (Hammack) and my article on Monday the 26th, which should catch us up. I hope that Denisse can visit us on the 28th instead of tomorrow. I will confirm this once I know for sure. Please let me know if you have any questions.

There will be more changes coming, but here are the next three weeks:

Class 14 – Monday, March 19 (this stays the same)
Matthew Delmont. Why Busing Failed: Race, Media, and the National Resistance to School Desegregation (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2016): 23-53.

**Group A response post due before class; Group B comment post due by Friday

Class 15 — Wednesday, March 21
How segregated neighborhoods and schools were made
Craig Steven Wilder. A Covenant with Color: Race and Social Power in Brooklyn (New York: Columbia University Press, 2000): 175-217.

New Reading
Floyd Hammack, “Paths to Legislation or Litigation for Educational Privilege: New York and San Francisco Compared.” American Journal of Education 116, No. 3 (May 2010): 371-395.

Class 16– Monday, March 26
Local control instead of desegregation?
Wendell Pritchett, Brownsville, Brooklyn: Blacks, Jews, and the Changing Face of the Ghetto.(Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 2002): 220-237.

New Reading
Judith Kafka. “Thinking Big about Getting Small: An Ideological Genealogy of Small-School Reform.” Teachers College Record Volume 110 Number 9, (2008), p. 1802-1836

**Group B response post due before class; Group A comment post due by Friday

Class 17 — Wednesday, March 28
Beyond Ocean Hill-Brownsvile
Walter Thabit. How East New York Became a Ghetto (New York: New York University Press, 2003): 1-54; 150-168; 188-204.

Local control instead of desegregation?
Wendell Pritchett, Brownsville, Brooklyn: Blacks, Jews, and the Changing Face of the Ghetto.(Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 2002): 220-237.

SPRING BREAK (March 30-April 8)

Class 18 – Monday, April 9
Does school choice reshape New York City schools?
Norm Fruchter, et. al. Is Demography Still Destiny? Neighborhood Demographics and Public High School Students’ Readiness for College in New York City. (Providence, RI: Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University, 2012).

(Wednesday, April 11 classes follow a Friday schedule, our class does not meet)

Dear Students,

I’ve posted two tools ( a consent form and interviewing tips) for your field research.  They can be found in the Tech Resources section of our site.

See you Wednesday!

denisse

Dear Students,

As you get started with your timelines, I wanted to make myself available for any issues that might come up as you begin adding content. For that reason, I will be holding office hours on Tuesday (3/6) from 11:00-12:30, and on Friday (3/9)  from 10:30 – 12:00, both times at the Baruch Honors Office, located at 137 E. 25th, 3rd floor.

If  you have questions and these times aren’t compatible with your schedule, let me know so that we can find other options.

Best,

denisse

Please remember the following changes to the syllabus:

1. For Monday, Feb 26th there is no new reading assigned. Instead, please bring with you 5 sources for data about your project school today, as well as some questions you are interested in answering.
2. For Wednesday, Feb 28th, read Michael Johanek and John Puckett. Leonard Covello and the Making of Benjamin Franklin High School (Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2007): inside cover map, 48-76; 109-148.
3. Blog posts for Group A are now due Wednesday instead of Monday
4. The Rousamaniere and Beer readings are no longer assigned

Enjoy your weekend and please let me know if you have any questions!

Dear Students,

Welcome to the course site!  This will be the main platform for all course-related information, including syllabus and assignments. Any general announcements will be posted here, as well as  any changes made to the syllabus (if any). Please take some time get acquainted  with the content.

Have a great semester!

denisse
Instructional Technology Fellow (ITF)