Escalations in student violence continue throughout the nation, but inner-city schools are the hardest hit, with classrooms and corridors infected by the anger,

Of the approximately 50 million public school students in the United States, more than half are in urban schools. A contemporary companion to City Kids, City Te

This practical book examines how teaching media in high school English and social studies classrooms can address major challenges in our educational system. The

Here, a national team of teacher researchers address the difficult issues of race and ethnicity in the classroom. Experienced English and social studies teacher

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