The Children in Room E4

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The Children in Room E4: American Education on Trial
AuthorSusan E. Eaton
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction
Published2007
PublisherAlgonquin Books of Chapel Hill[1]
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[edit]

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.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Virshup, Amy (January 18, 2007). "Newly Released". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "'The Children in Room E4' Focus on Learning". NPR.