Re-branding urban schools: Urban revitalization, social status, and marketing public schools to the upper middle class

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-179

  Cucchiara, Maia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Middle class parents; School choice; Social class; Urban education; Urban revitalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 40249119759     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680930701853088     Document Type: Article

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