Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools, 2nd Edition

by John B. Diamond and Amanda E. Lewis

On the surface, Riverview High School looks like an exemplar of an integrated community. Serving an affluent and diverse district, the school is well-funded, its teachers are well-trained, and many of its students are high-achieving. Yet Riverview has not escaped the same question that plagues schools throughout America: why is it that even when all of the circumstances seem right, racial disparities in key outcomes persist? In this updated second...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197557074
• ISBN13: 9780197557075
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 312 Pages