Urban Education Books

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Ghetto Schooling: A Political Economy of Urban Educational Reform Ghetto Schooling: A Political Economy of Urban Educational Reform (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as urban-education)
avg rating 3.79 — 116 ratings — published 1997
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Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as urban-education)
avg rating 3.91 — 6,622 ratings — published 1999
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Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-education)
avg rating 4.35 — 6,802 ratings — published 2016
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A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-education)
avg rating 3.96 — 4,514 ratings — published 1998
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"Multiplication Is for White People": Raising Expectations for Other People's Children "Multiplication Is for White People": Raising Expectations for Other People's Children (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-education)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,644 ratings — published 2011
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Holler If You Hear Me: The Education of a Teacher and His Students Holler If You Hear Me: The Education of a Teacher and His Students (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-education)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,265 ratings — published 1999
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Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-education)
avg rating 4.26 — 19,017 ratings — published 1991
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The Shame of the Nation The Shame of the Nation (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-education)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,087 ratings — published 2005
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Radical Possibilities: Public Policy, Urban Education, and A New Social Movement (Critical Social Thought) Radical Possibilities: Public Policy, Urban Education, and A New Social Movement (Critical Social Thought)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-education)
avg rating 4.12 — 141 ratings — published 2005
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Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,481 ratings — published 2023
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Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.37 — 892 ratings — published 2011
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Smaller Cities in a Shrinking World: Learning to Thrive Without Growth Smaller Cities in a Shrinking World: Learning to Thrive Without Growth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 3.81 — 21 ratings — published
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Homelessness Is a Housing Problem: How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns Homelessness Is a Housing Problem: How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,458 ratings — published 2022
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Killed by a Traffic Engineer: Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies Our Transportation System Killed by a Traffic Engineer: Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies Our Transportation System (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.13 — 639 ratings — published 2024
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Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress―and How to Bring It Back Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress―and How to Bring It Back (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,325 ratings — published 2025
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Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,219 ratings — published 2022
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The Smart Growth Manual The Smart Growth Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 3.98 — 330 ratings — published 2004
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Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.08 — 22,550 ratings — published 2015
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Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.01 — 137 ratings — published 2014
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Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,079 ratings — published 1998
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.44 — 47,074 ratings — published 2017
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Missing Middle Housing: Thinking Big and Building Small to Respond to Today's Housing Crisis Missing Middle Housing: Thinking Big and Building Small to Respond to Today's Housing Crisis (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.18 — 156 ratings — published 2020
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Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,672 ratings — published 2000
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Big-Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America's Independent Businesses Big-Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America's Independent Businesses (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 3.99 — 277 ratings — published 2006
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This Is Where You Belong: The Art and Science of Loving the Place You Live This Is Where You Belong: The Art and Science of Loving the Place You Live (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 3.70 — 6,123 ratings — published 2016
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Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 3.91 — 6,448 ratings — published 2011
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The Prize: Who's in Charge of America's Schools? The Prize: Who's in Charge of America's Schools? (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,338 ratings — published 2015
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Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.38 — 481 ratings — published
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The High Cost of Free Parking The High Cost of Free Parking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,098 ratings — published 2004
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The Original Green: Unlocking the Mystery of True Sustainability The Original Green: Unlocking the Mystery of True Sustainability (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.03 — 38 ratings — published 2010
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Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.25 — 2,984 ratings — published
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Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 3.98 — 317 ratings — published 2014
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Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.31 — 8,867 ratings — published 2012
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.10 — 58,541 ratings — published 2012
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.29 — 20,310 ratings — published 1961
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How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 3.89 — 24,722 ratings — published 2012
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Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,494 ratings — published 2018
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Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,670 ratings — published 2006
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The Teacher Wars: A History of America's Most Embattled Profession The Teacher Wars: A History of America's Most Embattled Profession (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,414 ratings — published 2014
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Black Stats: African Americans by the Numbers in the Twenty-first Century Black Stats: African Americans by the Numbers in the Twenty-first Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 3.96 — 152 ratings — published 2007
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The Mis-Education of the Negro The Mis-Education of the Negro (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.49 — 10,191 ratings — published 1933
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Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,051 ratings — published 1995
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Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.41 — 6,420 ratings — published 2014
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The Education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935 The Education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.30 — 283 ratings — published 1986
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Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 4.34 — 27,339 ratings — published 1997
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The"Underclass" Debate The"Underclass" Debate (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-education)
avg rating 3.94 — 16 ratings — published 1992
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