When Schools Work: Pluralist Politics and Institutional Reform in Los Angeles
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"The author delves into a promising mystery, challenging critics of public schools in America: Why did student learning climb for two decades in Los Angeles, which has the nation's second-largest public school district? The author discovers a colorful and pluralist politics of the city that sparked a variety of institutional reforms and yielded gains for students and teachers alike"--
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