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: 92%

reflective: 57%

challenging: 50%

emotional: 48%

sad: 37%

dark: 12%

hopeful: 11%

tense: 10%

inspiring: 5%

adventurous: 1%


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