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Plantation societies, race relations, and the South : the regimentation of populations : selected papers of Edgar T. Thompson. by Thompson, Edgar T.(Edgar Tristram),1900-1989.(CARDINAL)123606;

Bibliography: pages 395-407.The plantation: background and definition.--Mines and plantations and the movements of peoples.--Comparative education in colonial areas, with special reference to plantation and mission frontiers.--The climatic theory of the plantation.--The plantation: the physical basis of traditional race relations.--The plantation as a race-making situation.--Language and race relations.--The idea of race and the race problem.--Race in the modern world.--School desegregation.--The "little races."--Sociology and sociological research in the South.--The planter in the pattern of race relations in the South.--The natural history of agricultural labor in the South.--Purpose and tradition in Southern rural society.--The South and the second emancipation.--The South in old and new contexts.--God and the Southern plantation system.

Subjects: Plantation life; Slavery;

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The good school : how smart parents get their kids the education they deserve / by Tyre, Peg.(CARDINAL)378420;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-224) and index.Introduction -- The preschool scramble -- Testing -- Class size -- Reading: what it takes to succeed -- When mathematicians get angry -- The right balance -- Teachers matter -- The perfect school."A book offering smart and sophisticated ways for parents to get informed about their children's education and constructively engage teachers, administrators, and school boards in order to get the education their children deserve"-- Provided by publisher."Award-winning education journalist Peg Tyre mines up-to-the-minute research to equip parents with the tools and knowledge necessary to get their children the best education possible. We all know that the quality of education served up to our children in U.S. schools ranges from outstanding to shockingly inadequate. How can parents tell the difference? And how do they make sure their kids get what's best? Even the most involved and informed parents can feel overwhelmed and confused when making important decisions about their child's education. And the scary truth is that evaluating a school based on test scores and college admissions data is like selecting a car based on the color of its paint. Synthesizing cutting-edge research and firsthand reporting, Peg Tyre offers parents far smarter and more sophisticated ways to assess a classroom and decide if the school and the teacher have the right stuff. Passionate and persuasive, The Good School empowers parents to make sense of headlines; constructively engage teachers, administrators, and school boards; and figure out the best option for their child, be that a local public school, a magnet program, a charter school, homeschooling, parochial, or private"-- Provided by publisher.

Subjects: Education;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2

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Race and schooling in the South, 1880-1950 : an economic history / by Margo, Robert A.(Robert Andrew),1954-(CARDINAL)178940;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-159) and index.Two Explanations of Economic Progress -- Race and Schooling in the South: A Review of the Evidence -- The Political Economy of Segregated Schools: Explaining the U-Shaped Pattern -- "Teacher Salaries in Black and White": Pay Discrimination in the Southern Classroom -- The Impact of Separate-but-Equal -- The Competitive Dynamics of Racial Exclusion: Employment Segregation in the South, 1900 to 1950 -- "To the Promised Land": Education and the Black Exodus -- Conclusion: Race, Social Change, and the Labor Market.The interrelation among race, schooling, and labor market opportunities of American blacks can help us make sense of the relatively poor economic status of blacks in contemporary society. The role of these factors in slavery and the economic consequences for blacks has received much attention, but the post-slave experience of blacks in the American economy has been less studied. To deepen our understanding of that experience, Robert A. Margo mines a wealth of newly available census data and school district records. By analyzing evidence concerning occupational discrimination, educational expenditures, taxation, and teachers' salaries, he clarifies the costs for blacks of post-slave segregation. -- Publisher description.

Subjects: Education; Discrimination in education; Segregation in education; Economic development;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Sounds like home : growing up Black and deaf in the South / by Wright, Mary Herring,1924-2018,author.(CARDINAL)265809; McCaskill, Carolyn,author of introduction.(CARDINAL)814014;

A bouquet of roses -- The beginning -- Iron mine school days -- More childhood memories -- Scary times -- Make me a child again -- A new kind of life -- The nightmare begins -- The train ride to a new world -- Home!! -- Queen of the fairies -- The old and the new -- Changes, worries, and adventures -- Coming of age -- Boys and other trouble -- More changes and a difficult decision -- Accepted at last -- Graduation -- From student to teacher -- Goodbye, school days! Hello, world!"Originally published in 1999, Sounds Like Home adds an important dimension to the canon of deaf literature by presenting the perspective of an African American deaf woman who attended a segregated deaf school. Mary Herring Wright documents her life from the mid-1920s to the early 1940s, offering a rich account of her home life in rural North Carolina and her education at the North Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind, which had a separate campus for African American students. This 20th anniversary edition of Wright's story includes a new introduction by scholars Joseph Hill and Carolyn McCaskill, who note that the historical documents and photographs of segregated Black deaf schools have mostly been lost. Sounds Like Home serves "as a permanent witness to the lives of Black Deaf people."-Publisher.

Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Wright, Mary Herring, 1924-2018.; African American women; Deaf women;

Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4

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Zambia / by Holmes, Timothy,1936-(CARDINAL)744578; Wong, Winnie.(CARDINAL)351104;

Includes bibliographical references and index."Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Zambia"--Provided by publisher.Accelerated Reader AR

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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The Book of Not [sound recording] : a novel / by Dangarenbga, Tsitsi,author.(local)tlcaut1497228463182700;

Read by Chipo Chunghe Book of Not continues the saga of Tambudzai, picking up where Nervous Conditions left off. As Tambu begins secondary school at the Young Ladies' College of the Sacred Heart, she is still reeling from the personal losses that have been war has inflicted upon her family--her uncle and sister were injured in a mine explosion. Soon she'll come face to face with discriminatory practices at her mostly-white school. And when she graduates and begins a job at an advertising agency, she realizes that the political and historical forces that threaten to destroy the fabric of her community are outside the walls of the school as well. Tsitsi Dangarembga, honored with the 2021 PEN Award for Freedom of Expression, digs deep into the damage colonialism and its education system does to Tambu's sense of self amid the struggle for Zimbabwe's independence, resulting in a brilliant and incisive second novel.

Subjects: Audiobooks.; Psychological fiction.; Literary; Women;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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The case of the forgotten mine / by Kenney, Daniel,author.(CARDINAL)677878; Boever, Emily,author.(CARDINAL)827291;

School is back in session, and for the seventh graders of Ravensburg Middle School, that can mean only one thing. Field Trip! For as long as anyone can remember, the seventh graders of Ravensburg have been traveling to the old mining town of Forgotten, West Virginia for a few days of outdoor education. But it appears this old town is hiding more than a few secrets. And as usual, it will be up to The Math Inspectors to try and uncover them. Will Stanley, Charlotte, Gertie, Felix, and Herman solve another baffling mystery? Or this time has their luck finally run out and will Forgotten's secrets be lost forever to history?Ages 9-12.

Subjects: Mathematical fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Child detectives; Friendship; Mathematics; Middle school students; School field trips;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Proquest Statistical Abstract of the United States 2017 / by ProQuest (Firm)(CARDINAL)291866; United States.Bureau of the Census.(CARDINAL)171405; United States.Economics and Statistics Administration.(CARDINAL)275203;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface -- New and deleted tables -- Guide to tabular presentation -- Section 1: Population: -- Estimates and projection by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin -- States, metropolitan areas, cities -- Mobility status -- Profiles of elderly, racial, and Hispanic-origin populations -- Native and foreign-born populations -- Immigration -- Ancestry, languages -- Marital status and households -- Religion -- Section 2: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces: -- Births -- Sexuality and family planning -- Life expectancy -- Deaths -- Marriages and divorces -- Section 3: Health And Nutrition: -- National health expenditure accounts -- Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP -- Health insurance -- Healthcare industry revenue and employment -- Hospitals and healthcare utilization -- Health measures -- Food consumption, nutrition -- Section 4: Education: -- Overview: All levels of education -- School readiness -- Primary and secondary schools -- Higher education -- School crime and safety -- Libraries -- Section 5: Law Enforcement, Courts, And Prisons: -- Crimes and crime rates -- Law enforcement and arrests -- Courts -- Juveniles, child abuse -- Prisoners and inmates -- Fire departments and property losses -- Section 6: Geography And Environment: -- Land and water -- Air quality -- Municipal hazardous waste -- Weather -- Conservation -- Section 7: Elections: -- Voter registration and vote results -- Campaign finances -- Section 8: State And Local Government Finances And Employment: -- Governmental units -- Aid to state and local governments -- State and local governments -- Local government finances -- Employment and payroll -- Section 9: Federal Government Finances And Employment: -- Budget receipts, outlays, debt -- Income taxes -- Federal employment, payroll, and facilities -- Section 10: National Security And Veterans Affairs: -- National defense outlays, expenditures, personnel -- Military manpower --Military sales and assistance -- Veterans -- Homeland security -- Section 11: Social Insurance And Human Services: -- Government transfer payments -- Social security, retirement funds, and other income assistance -- Federal food programs and family assistance -- Child care, child support -- Social services providers -- Section 12: Labor Force, Employment, And Earnings: -- Labor force status -- Occupations and employment projections -- Unemployment -- Establishments -- Compensation and hours worked -- Benefits -- Injuries -- Union membership -- Section 13: Income, Expenditures, Poverty, And Wealth: -- Gross domestic product -- Personal and household income -- Consumer expenditures -- Money income -- Poverty status -- Wealth -- Section 14: Prices: -- Consumer price index -- Cost of living index -- Producer price index -- Section 15: Business Enterprise: -- Sole proprietors, partnerships, corporations -- Establishments, employees, payroll -- Firms, births, deaths, expansions and contractions -- Women- and minority-owned businesses -- Bankruptcy, patents -- Investment, capital expenditures -- Economic indicators -- Corporate profits -- Multinationals -- Section 16: Science And Technology: -- Research and development funds, outlays -- Science and engineering degrees -- Science and engineering employment -- Space program -- Section 17: Agriculture: -- Farms and farmland -- Farm balance sheet, income -- Agricultural exports and imports -- Crops, livestock -- Section 18: Forestry, Fishing, And Mining: -- Natural resource-related industries -- Timber, lumber -- Fishery -- Mining, minerals, and energy resources -- Section 19: Energy And Utilities: -- Energy production, consumption -- Energy expenditures and trade -- Crude oil -- Nuclear -- Renewable energy -- Electric power -- Gas and other utilities -- Section 20: Construction And Housing: -- Construction industry indicators -- Home sales and prices -- Housing supply -- Housing occupancy and tenure -- Home improvements -- Nonresidential construction -- Section 21: Manufactures: -- Manufacturing summary -- Hours and earnings of production workers -- Shipments, inventories, new orders, and financeSince 1878, this publication has provided a statistical portrait of social, political, and economic conditions of the United States" and includes thousands of tables from hundreds of sources and valuable, detailed bibliographic documentation.

Subjects: Census data.; Statistics;

Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3

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Between us : how cultures create emotions / by Mesquita, Batja,author.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-280) and index.Lost in translation -- Emotions: MINE or OURS? -- To raise your child -- "Right" and "Wrong" emotions -- Being connected and feeling good -- What's in a word? -- Learning the waltz -- Emotions in a multicultural World."A pioneer of cultural psychology argues that emotions are not innate, but made as we live our lives together. "How are you feeling today?" We may think of emotions as universal responses, felt inside. Using decades-long, cutting-edge research, acclaimed psychologist Batja Mesquita asks us to reconsider emotions through the lens of what they do in our relationships, both one-on-one and within larger social networks. From an outside-in perspective, readers will understand why pride in a Dutch context does not translate well to North Carolina, or why one's anger at a boss does not mean the same as your anger to a partner in a close relationship. By looking outward at relationships at work, school, and home, we can better judge how our emotions will be understood, how they might change a situation, and how they change us. Brilliantly synthesizing original psychological studies and stories from peoples across time and geography, Between Us skillfully argues that acknowledging differences in emotions allows us to find common ground, humanizing and humbling us all for the better"--

Subjects: Instructional and educational works.; Emotions; Ethnopsychology.;

Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 17

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The walking school bus / by Friedland, Aaron,author.(CARDINAL)880520; Lennon, Julian,1963-writer of afterword.(CARDINAL)343182; Mandela, Ndileka,author.(CARDINAL)879937; Obol, Andrew Jackson,illustrator.(CARDINAL)880521;

"Every morning, Shaka and his little sister Nandi walk with their father to school. Though the journey is long and hot, they arrive at school happy to see their friends and ready to learn. Then one day, their father gives them terrible news: he has to go work in a mine far away, and they won't be able to go to school anymore. The route is too dangerous for them to walk alone, so they'll have to stay home. But when they discover a yellow toy bus in the dirt, Shaka and Nandi let their imaginations run wild. Could they buy their own school bus? Or build one themselves? Their plans prove much harder than they thought--but just when they're about to give up, Shaka and Nandi come up with an ingenious solution to get to school, one that will take the whole community to help. With lively illustrations from Andrew Jackson Obol, The Walking School Bus is an engaging story that shows the challenges many children around the world face in accessing education, as well as the creativity and community spirit that can help overcome them."--AD590L

Subjects: Picture books.; School fiction.; Education, Rural; School buses; School children; South Africans;

Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5

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