Inner City Schools that Work: School Improvement in American Cities

Discusses urban school reform in American cities, in particular Chicago and Pittsburgh, and compares the different ways these ideas are carried through to fruition on different sides of the Atlantic. Looks at the severe difficulties which are experienced by the ethnic minorities in urban schools (only 5 per cent of which are white students). Concludes that the autonomy of school districts does not assist in development and that the challenge is for the United States as a whole.