Thursday, October 3
Section outline
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Racializing Inequalities in Chester & Delaware County
- Meli, John T. 1971. “Barriers to Employment Growth in a Distressed Area: A Case Study of Chester, PA.” PhD dissertation, University of Pennsylvania. Peruse entirety but focus on Chapter 5.
- Education Law Center, Chester Upland Rising: Where Do We Go from Here?
- Forbes, "In Pennsylvania, The Dismantling of a Public School System"
- Picower, Bree and Edwin Mayorga, "What's Race Got to Do with It? Examining Race and Neoliberalism in Current School Reform."Read pages 2-6 only.
- Rogers, Christopher R. "A Labor of Love. A Requiem for the Workers of the Chester-Upland School District."
- Stories of Women Leaders: Ms. Barbara Muhammad
Guest speaker: Ms. Barbara Muhammad, Chester Education Foundation
We will meet 2pm at CEF, 7th Floor, 419 Avenue of the States, Chester, PA 19013. A five-minute walk from Chester Transportation Center (#109 Bus stop). - Meli, John T. 1971. “Barriers to Employment Growth in a Distressed Area: A Case Study of Chester, PA.” PhD dissertation, University of Pennsylvania. Peruse entirety but focus on Chapter 5.