The schoolhouse gate : public education, the Supreme Court, and the battle for the American mind / J...
The schoolhouse gate : public education, the Supreme Court, and the battle for the American mind / J...
The schoolhouse gate : public education, the Supreme Court, and the battle for the American mind / Justin Driver.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Pantheon Books, [2018]
Call Numbers
G 2019/0022
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 564 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Early encounters with race, culture, religion, and patriotism -- Freedom of expression from black armbands to BONG HiTS 4 JESUS -- Suspensions, corporal punishment, and intolerable "zero tolerance" policies -- Policing student investigations : searching students' bodies, suspicionles...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Pantheon Books, [2018]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2018]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
From racial segregation to unauthorized immigration, from economic inequality to public prayer and homeschooling, the Supreme Court has addressed many divisive issues concerning our educational system. Driver provides a fresh account of the historic legal battles, and argues that since the 1970s the Supreme Court has transformed public schools into...
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The schoolhouse gate : public education, the Supreme Court, and the battle for the American mind / Justin Driver.
Portion of title
Public education, the Supreme Court, and the battle for the American mind
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Maps on endpapers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-535) an index.
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Date Copyright
©2018
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Call Numbers
G 2019/0022
Record Identifier
74VKVjOa8ldg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVjOa8ldg
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ISBN
9781101871652 (hardback)
1101871652 (hardback)
DDC
344.730793
MMS ID
991024210053202626
