| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Origin story : the people's college and why Schenley High almost never happened -- These three walls : the comprehensive high school, Edward Stotz, and the fight to make Schenley extraordinary -- Enter to learn : 1916-1929 -- Growing pains : 1930-1949 -- Running uphill : 1950-1964 -- The writing on the walls : 1965-1979 -- If you're going to drop a bomb: the PHRC, Richard Wallace, and the teacher center -- Renaissance : 1983-1993 -- The school of choice : 1994-2007 -- Closing time : Mark Roosevelt, asbestos, and the "Save Schenley" movement -- After Oakland: Reizenstein, university prep, and Obama Academy |
| Summary |
"Traces the history of Schenley High, Pittsburgh's first public high school. Includes 150 original interviews examining issues of class, race, ethnicity, and collaboration, and how these reflect on the history of education in Pittsburgh"--Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
"Keystone Books." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 28, 2017) |
| Subject |
Schenley High School (Pittsburgh, Pa.) -- History
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Schenley High School (Pittsburgh, Pa.) |
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EDUCATION -- Secondary.
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EDUCATION -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2016053627 |
| ISBN |
9780271079776 |
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0271079770 |
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9780271079752 |
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0271079754 |
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