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The Schenley experiment : a social history of Pittsburgh's first public high school / Jake Oresick.
- Title
- The Schenley experiment : a social history of Pittsburgh's first public high school / Jake Oresick.
- Author
- Oresick, Jake, 1982-
- Publication
- University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2017]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | LD7501.P6 O74 2017 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 224 pages; 22 cm
- 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.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History
- Note
- "A Keystone Book" -- Title page verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9780271078335
- 0271078332
- LCCN
- ^^2016053627
- OCLC
- 964293675
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library