Publisher's Synopsis
For the past 25 years James Coleman has been asking questions about our schools. Are schools effective as places to learn? Do they bring about equality of opportunity? Is bussing for racial integration effective or self-defeating? Are private schools more effective than public schools? This book is Professor Coleman's statement about the quality of American education and the idea of equal opportunity. These reflective essays place in context his research on desegregation, the debate about public and private schools and the importance of education in a democratic society.
