How is gentrification associated with changes in the academic performance of neighborhood schools?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2019.01.005
Abstract: City governments have increasingly looked to urban development strategies such as gentrification to address social problems, including low academic performance in grade schools. Several studies have discussed changes in neighborhood schools associated with gentrification, but… read more here.
Keywords: academic performance; gentrification; neighborhood schools; associated changes ... See more keywords
‘More [Time] is better or less is more?’ Neoliberal influences on teaching and learning time
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DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2016.1255917
Abstract: Abstract This article examines the neoliberal influences on ‘Port City Schools’ (PCS) unique district-wide extended learning time (ELT) initiative. Despite the recent popularity of ELT in urban schools, there have been few qualitative studies that… read more here.
Keywords: time; neighborhood schools; neoliberal influences; learning time ... See more keywords
Location, Location, Location? School District, Length of Residence and Attitudes Toward Diversity and Neighborhood Schools in the Upper South
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DOI: 10.1177/00027642211033292
Abstract: Attitudes toward diversity and neighborhood schools matter because they underlie many families’ decisions for residential location, with consequences for both school systems and students. Case studies of desegregation highlight locational dynamics that influence these outcomes,… read more here.
Keywords: length residence; location; school district; neighborhood schools ... See more keywords