@article{1478824, author = {Grant, Gerald, }, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1478824}, title = {Hope and Despair in the American City : Why There Are No Bad Schools in Raleigh /}, abstract = {In Hope and Despair, Gerald Grant compares two cities - his hometown of Syracuse, New York, and Raleigh, North Carolina - in order to examine the consequences of the nation's ongoing educational inequities. The result is an ambitious portrait - sometimes disturbing, often inspiring - of two cities that exemplify our nation's greatest educational challenges, as well as a passionate exploration of the potential for school reform that exists for our urban schools today.}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674053922}, recid = {1478824}, pages = {1 online resource (240 p.)}, }