Tearing Down the Gates
Confronting the Class Divide in American Education
Contents
List of Figures and Tables................................................................vii
Acknowledgments...........................................................................xi
Introduction: Lost Illusions..............................................................1
PART ONE RICH FAMILIES, POOR FAMILIES
1. Ashlea and Gillian.....................................................................11
2. "Do We Look Intimidating?".............................................................37
PART TWO STRUGGLE FOR THE SOUL OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
3. Berkeley High and the Politics of Exclusion............................................63
4. "Do I Make the Kids Smart or Get Them into College?"...................................79
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