《图书馆杂志》(Library Journal )书评
Writing passionately from her experience of working for reform in the inner-city schools of Newark, New Jersey, Anyon (dean, education, Rutgers Univ.) argues that reform must include efforts to restore the political power and economic opportunities that have been lost to inner-city residents over the past 80 years. A sense of hope and the chance for a semblance of the lifestyle enjoyed by those in the surrounding suburbs is a requisite, according to Anyon, for allowing children in minority-dominated inner-city schools to succeed. Anyon shows the effects of decisions based on social class and race while providing a historical study of government actions related to education in Newark that can be extrapolated to other poor areas. This important book is recommended for educators, sociologists, city planners, and public policy decisionmakers.Scott Johnson, Meridian Community Coll. Lib., Miss. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.