books by Abigail Thernstrom

books by Abigail Thernstrom

books:

Abigail Thernstrom

The Democracy Reader: Classic and Modern Speeches, Essays, Poems, Declarations, and Documents on Freedom and ...

Diane Ravitch

HarperResource, 1993

awesome book
Lots of short and very readable essays about a very timely and important subject. A little hi brow in places but accutely inspiring in others.

Secrecy and dishonesty: the Supreme Court, racial preferences, and higher education.(From Brown to Bakke to ...
Abigail Thernstrom, Stephan Thernstrom

Constitutional Commentary, Inc., 2004

This digital document is an article from Constitutional Commentary, published by Constitutional Commentary, Inc. on March 22, 2004. The length of the article is 9857 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after ...

No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning

Abigail Thernstrom, Stephan Thernstrom

Simon & Schuster, 2004

Controversial, yet very informative
The title of this book No Excuses sums up the content that is in the book. The Thernstroms explain the causes of the Achievement Gap, BUT takes it one step further saying that these are just the causes--NOT EXCUSES! Many people look at the achievement gap and label ...

Beyond the Color Line: New Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in America

Hoover Institution Press, 2002

The American racial and ethnic landscape has been radically transformed over the past three decades. A generation ago, blacks had much less education, much poorer jobs and were more likely to live in solidly black neighborhoods than they are today. Yet the old notion of "two societies, one black, one white?separate and unequal" still persists ...

Should College Be a Right?(Brief Article): An article from: New York Times Upfront
John Mockler, Abigail Thernstrom

Scholastic, Inc., 2001

This digital document is an article from New York Times Upfront, published by Scholastic, Inc. on April 2, 2001. The length of the article is 927 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view ...

America in Black and White: One Nation, Indivisible

Stephan Thernstrom, Abigail Thernstrom

Simon & Schuster, 1999

A Comprehensive Analysis of American Race Relations...
Stephan and Abigail Thernstrom's book is the most comprehensive survey of American race relations that I have ever read. The authors present important new information about the positive changes and improvements in the lives of African-Americans as a whole. They go on ...

Whose Votes Count?: Affirmative Action and Minority Voting Rights (Twentieth Century Fund ...
Abigail M. Thernstrom

Harvard University Press, 1989

The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees that all citizens have the right to vote without regard to their "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." For almost a century the Fifteenth Amendment was a dead letter. Throughout the South millions of nonwhite Americans were excluded from the political process ...

The souls of American folk.(books, arts & manners)(Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture ...
Abigail Thernstrom

Thomson Gale, 2006

This digital document is an article from National Review, published by Thomson Gale on November 6, 2006. The length of the article is 1344 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it ...