The School That Refused to Die

<p><b>A fascinating and disturbing story of an urban high school's struggle to survive in the post-integration era of educational reform</b></p><p>Thomas Jefferson High School faced court-ordered busing student unrest white flight district-sponsored alternative schools high school consolidation budget crises closure threats magnet programs and co-existence with a Governor's School. Each event impacted the culture of academic excellence that had been painstakingly crafted during the school's first thirty years. This book offers a history of Tee-Jay from its inception in 1930 through its glory days covers the school's efforts to deal with the challenges of the post-integration era and concludes with a discussion of what the Tee-Jay story can tell us about the future of academic high schools and integration in the urban areas of the United States.</p>