Chapter Six. “This School Can Be Way Better!”: Transforming Grant Elementary

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Abbreviations and Terms xv
6. Chapter One. A Strategic Opportunity 1
7. Chapter Two. From “Philthadelphia” to the “Next Great City”: Revitalization in a Postindustrial City 21
8. Chapter Three. Institutions of Last Resort: Crisis, Markets, and Stratification in Philadelphia’s Schools 48
9. Chapter Four. Revitalizing Schools: The Center City Schools Initiative 65
10. Chapter Five. “This Is Not an Inner-City School!”: Marketing Grant Elementary 96
11. Chapter Six. “This School Can Be Way Better!”: Transforming Grant Elementary 137
12. Chapter Seven. The “Segregated Schools Initiative”?: Lasting Consequences of a Short-Lived Project 167
13. Chapter Eight. Citizens, Customers, and City Schools 193
14. Appendix A. Research Methodology 213
15. Appendix B. Parents’ Activities at Grant Elementary 227
16. Appendix C. List of Formal Interviews by Category or Title 231
17. Notes 235
18. References 259
19. Index 277