Richard Rothstein
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Language
English
Description
"Richard Rothstein explodes the myth that America's cities came to be racially divided through de facto segregation -- that is, through individual prejudices, income differences, or the actions of private institutions like banks and real estate agencies. Rather, The Color of Law incontrovertibly makes it clear that it was de jure segregation -- the laws and policy decisions passed by local, state, and federal governments -- that actually promoted...
Author
Language
English
Description
In this groundbreaking history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein, a leading authority on housing policy, explodes the myth that America's cities came to be racially divided through de facto segregation-that is, through individual prejudices, income differences, or the actions of private institutions like banks and real estate agencies. Rather, The Color of Law incontrovertibly makes clear that it was de jure segregation-the laws...
Author
Publisher
Teachers College, Columbia University
Pub. Date
©2004
Language
English
Description
Contemporary public policy assumes that the achievement gap between black and white students could be closed if only schools would do a better job. In this book, the author points the way toward social and economic reforms that would give all children a more equal chance to succeed in school.
Author
Publisher
Economic Policy Institute
Pub. Date
©2008
Language
English
Description
" ... Instead of just grading progress in one or two narrow subjects, we should hold schools accountable for the broad outcomes we expect from public education -- basic knowledge and skills, critical thinking, an appreciation of the arts, physical and emotional health, and preparation for skilled employment -- and then develop the means to measure and ensure schools' success in achieving them. Grading Education describes a new kind of accountability...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010], c2009
Language
English
Description
With stolen top-secret technology, terrorists have created a next-generation Universal Soldier, an elite fighter genetically altered into a programmable killing machine. With this "UniSol" leading the way, they seize the crippled Chernobyl nuclear reactor, threating to unleash a lethal radioactive cloud. The only one who can stop the terrorists is Luc Deveraux, a UniSol who's been decommissioned for years. Deveraux must make a full-out assault on...
Author
Publisher
Liveright
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Color of Law brilliantly recounted how government at all levels created segregation. Just Action describes how we can begin to undo it.
In his best-selling book The Color of Law, Richard Rothstein demolished the de facto segregation myth that black and white Americans live separately by choice, providing "the most forceful argument ever published on how federal, state, and local governments gave rise to the reinforced neighborhood...11) The hitchhiker
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c1985
Language
English
Description
The Hitchhiker walks a lonely road where terror awaits around every curve. Walk with him, and you'll find yourself in some very dark places. He won't hold your hand, but he'll make sure the only ones who get hurt are the ones who deserve to.
13) Hard to hold
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2003], c1984
Language
English
Description
A pop-rock star tries to win the love of a woman he meets in a car accident.