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The Children in Room E4: American Education on Trial
AuthorSusan E. Eaton
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction
Published2007
PublisherAlgonquin Books of Chapel Hill[1]
Publication placeUnited States
Pages395[1]
OCLC183353201
371.82900974/63
LC ClassLC212.23.H3 E18 2007

The Children in Room E4: American Education on Trial is a 2007 American non-fiction book written by Susan Eaton.[1]

Overview

The interwoven narratives of the lives and educations of students in Room E4 of Simpson-Waverly Elementary School in Hartford, Connecticut and of a successful landmark civil rights case, Sheff v. O'Neill, that argued that Latino and black children were being denied an equal education because of the segregation of the state’s public schools.

References

  1. ^ a b c Virshup, Amy (January 18, 2007). "Newly Released". The New York Times.