Introduction
Abstract
Education represents our most powerful tool for individual advancement and societal transformation. This opportunity exists for countless students in urban schools—but the foundation supporting it is crumbling. After decades of inequitable funding, declining enrollment, educator burnout, and families caught in generational poverty cycles, urban schools have evolved into places focused on survival rather than excellence.
Fields of Study & Subjects
School Choice and Performance
Educational Leadership and Practices
Education in Diverse Contexts
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 1–8
- Publication date
- 19 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter