Class and Schools: Using Social, Economic and Education Reform to Close the Black-White Achievement Gap

7 Richard Rothstein 2004 Class and Schools: Using Social, Economic and Education Reform to Close the Black-White Achievement Gap In his provocative new book, "Class and Schools: Using Social, Economic, and Educational Reform to Close the Black-White Achievement Gap" (Teachers College Press), Richard Rothstein challenges a basic premise of "no excuses" reform advocates, who argue that well-designed schools can -- on their own -- close the race or social class achievement gap. Rothstein's objective is not to relieve schools of the responsibility to improve but to make the case that "good teachers, high expectations, standards, accountability, and inspiration are not enough." Rothstein summarizes his controversial argument in the Introduction to "Class and Schools," available at the link above. At this page you'll also find the book's prefaces, ordering information, a link to the audio archive of a press conference introducing the book (May 2004) and links to other articles by Rothstein, former national education columnist for the New York Times. Citation: Rothstein, R. (2004). Class and schools: Using social, economic and education reform to close the black-white achievement gap. Retrieved from the Economic Policy Institute 1 Apr 2008. Link: http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/books_class_and_schools