{"product_id":"9780470384442","title":"Unfinished Business Closing the Racial Achievement Gap in Our Schools","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUnfinished Business\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eClosing the Racial Achievement Gap in Our Schools\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePedro A. Noguera | Jean Yonemura Wing\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Administration \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn this groundbreaking book, co-editors Pedro Noguera and Jean Yonemura Wing, and their collaborators investigated the dynamics of race and achievement at Berkeley High School–a large public high school that the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e called \"the most integrated high school in America.\" Berkeley's diverse student population clearly illustrates the \"achievement gap\" phenomenon in our schools. \u003ci\u003eUnfinished Business\u003c\/i\u003e brings to light the hidden inequities of schools–where cultural attitudes, academic tracking, curricular access, and after-school activities serve as sorting mechanisms that set students on paths of success or failure.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTHE EDITORS  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePEDRO A. NOGUERA\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University, the executive director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education, and the co-director of the Institute for the Study of Globalization and Education in Metropolitan Settings (IGEMS).  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJEAN YONEMURA WING\u003c\/b\u003e is affiliated with UC ACCORD (University of California All Campus Consortium on Research for Diversity) and is a researcher in the Oakland Unified School District. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 August 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470384442\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e352\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310849159308,"sku":"9780470384442","price":17.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470384442.jpg?v=1780199237","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470384442","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}