Noguera, Pedro

Draws from studies of schools and communities in Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, and Richmond, California, to discuss the factors that affect the performance of students in urban public schools, arguing that poverty, segregation, violence, and racial and economic tensions must be dealt with in order for test scores to rise.

An examination of the achievement gap that focuses on Berkeley High School and provides the results of its program that was implemented to promote academic equalization among a racially diverse student population.