Author: Judy HumbertPublisher:
ISBN: 9780923198992
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
History of Winchester, Virginia's black school
History of the Douglas School
Author: Judy HumbertPublisher:
ISBN: 9780923198992
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
History of Winchester, Virginia's black school
History of Douglas School Winchester, Virginia
Author: Judy HumbertPublisher:
ISBN: 9780923198022
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
History of Douglas School in Winchester, Virginia. Education of the black population in Winchester, Virginia
History of Douglas School
Author: Judy HubertPublisher:
ISBN: 9780923198404
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
History of Douglas School Winchester, Virginia
Author: Judy HumbertPublisher:
ISBN: 9781502429063
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Douglas School was the heart and center of the African-American community of Winchester and Frederick County, Virginia during the days of segregation from 1927 to 1966 when the doors at Douglas was closed as an all black school. Douglas was also vital tot he Strasburg and Woodstock communities as their students rode the school bus into Winchester each day for high school. The two communities were very supportive of the students and activities at Douglas.Fellowship and reminiscences continued with the Douglas Alumni Association from 1978 to the present day. There was a growing interest to document the story of accomplishments and pride for future generations. Judy Humbert and June Gaskins-Davis, graduates of Douglas, were persuaded to undertake this task. Former students, faculty, and staff connected with the school shared their photographs, items, news articles, and memories.
The History and Educational Influence of Douglas School, Elizabethton, Tennessee, 1900-1965
Author: Hardin D. ShearerJim Crow Moves North
Author: Davison DouglasPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521607834
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Most observers have assumed that school segregation in the United States was exclusively a southern phenomenon. In fact, many northern communities, until recently, engaged in explicit "southern style" school segregation whereby black children were assigned to "colored" schools and white children to white schools. Davison Douglas examines why so many northern communities did engage in school segregation (in violation of state laws that prohibited such segregation) and how northern blacks challenged this illegal activity. He analyzes the competing visions of black empowerment in the northern black community as reflected in the debate over school integration.
Charter School City
Author: Douglas N. HarrisPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022669478X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
In the wake of the tragedy and destruction that came with Hurricane Katrina in 2005, public schools in New Orleans became part of an almost unthinkable experiment—eliminating the traditional public education system and completely replacing it with charter schools and school choice. Fifteen years later, the results have been remarkable, and the complex lessons learned should alter the way we think about American education. New Orleans became the first US city ever to adopt a school system based on the principles of markets and economics. When the state took over all of the city’s public schools, it turned them over to non-profit charter school managers accountable under performance-based contracts. Students were no longer obligated to attend a specific school based upon their address, allowing families to act like consumers and choose schools in any neighborhood. The teacher union contract, tenure, and certification rules were eliminated, giving schools autonomy and control to hire and fire as they pleased. In Charter School City, Douglas N. Harris provides an inside look at how and why these reform decisions were made and offers many surprising findings from one of the most extensive and rigorous evaluations of a district school reform ever conducted. Through close examination of the results, Harris finds that this unprecedented experiment was a noteworthy success on almost every measurable student outcome. But, as Harris shows, New Orleans was uniquely situated for these reforms to work well and that this market-based reform still required some specific and active roles for government. Letting free markets rule on their own without government involvement will not generate the kinds of changes their advocates suggest. Combining the evidence from New Orleans with that from other cities, Harris draws out the broader lessons of this unprecedented reform effort. At a time when charter school debates are more based on ideology than data, this book is a powerful, evidence-based, and in-depth look at how we can rethink the roles for governments, markets, and nonprofit organizations in education to ensure that America’s schools fulfill their potential for all students.
African-American Life on the Southern Hunting Plantation
Author: James "Jack" HadleyPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738505558
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
By the early 1900s, virtually all of the rich plantation land in the Red Hills between Thomasville, Georgia, and Tallahassee, Florida, had been converted to quail-hunting land for the pleasure of Northern owners and their guests. To operate these large specialized plantations, a skilled management and talented and industrious work force was needed. Within these pages are the stories of fifteen African Americans who were closely involved in plantation life in the first half of the century. Explored are the unique relationships between the plantation owners and their employees, and between families black and white. Vintage images depict the various tasks performed by the African Americans on the plantation, as well as the recreational activities they enjoyed. Told in the voices of those who lived and worked on the plantations, this unique collection of oral histories will serve as a valuable educational tool for generations to come.
Author: 
Author: Larry Moulton