Cover
Copyright
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations and Terms
Chapter 1. A Strategic Opportunity
Chapter 2. From “Philthadelphia” to the “Next Great City”: Revitalization in a Postindustrial City
Chapter 3. Institutions of Last Resort: Crisis, Markets, and Stratification in Philadelphia’s Schools
Chapter 4. Revitalizing Schools: The Center City Schools Initiative
Chapter 5. “This Is Not an Inner-City School!” Marketing Grant Elementary
Chapter 6. “This School Can Be Way Better!” Transforming Grant Elementary
Chapter 7. The “Segregated Schools Initiative?” Lasting Consequences of a Short-Lived Project
Chapter 8. Citizens, Customers, and City Schools
Appendix A. Research Methodology
Appendix B. Parents’ Activities at Grant Elementary
Appendix C. List of Formal Interviews by Category or Title
Notes
References
Index