{"product_id":"class-action-rand-quinn-9781517904760","title":"Class Action: Desegregation and Diversity in San Francisco Schools","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling history of school desegregation and activism in San Francisco \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The picture of school desegregation in the United States is often painted with broad strokes of generalization and insulated anecdotes. Its true history, however, is remarkably wide ranging. \u003ci\u003eClass Action\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of San Francisco's long struggle over school desegregation in the wake of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSan Francisco's story provides a critical chapter in the history of American school discrimination and the complicated racial politics that emerged. It was among the first large cities outside the South to face court-ordered desegregation following the \u003ci\u003eBrown\u003c\/i\u003e rulings, and it experienced the same demographic shifts that transformed other cities throughout the urban West. Rand Quinn argues that the district's student assignment policies--including busing and other desegregative mechanisms--began as a remedy for state discrimination but transformed into a tool intended to create diversity. Drawing on extensive archival research--from court docket files to school district records--Quinn describes how this transformation was facilitated by the rise of school choice, persistent demand for neighborhood schools, evolving social and legal landscapes, and local community advocacy and activism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClass Action\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to present a comprehensive political history of post-\u003ci\u003eBrown\u003c\/i\u003e school desegregation in San Francisco. Quinn illuminates the evolving relationship between jurisprudence and community-based activism and brings a deeper understanding to the multiracial politics of urban education reform. He responds to recent calls by scholars to address the connections between ideas and policy change and ultimately provides a fascinating look at race and educational opportunity, school choice, and neighborhood schools in the aftermath of \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rand Quinn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1517904765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517904760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Rand Quinn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940065902847,"sku":"9781517904760","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_896379b6-3243-48af-ae6b-777f2af75d61.jpg?v=1681445088","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/class-action-rand-quinn-9781517904760","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}