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The History of Jackson County, Missouri

• Categories: Jackson County (Mo.)

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1881
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Flood Damage Reduction Project, Kansas City, MO

• Author(s): United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)

• Categories: Flood control channels

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1998
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954

• Categories: Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2003
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• Publisher: Unknown

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School Desegregation in the St. Louis and Kansas City Areas

• Author(s): United States Commission on Civil Rights. Missouri Advisory Committee

• Categories: School integration

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1981
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Creating the Suburban School Advantage

• Author(s): John L. Rury

• Categories: Education

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2020-04-15
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• Publisher: Cornell University Press

Creating the Suburban School Advantage explains how American suburban school districts gained a competitive edge over their urban counterparts. John L. Rury provides a national overview of the process, focusing on the period between 1950 and 1980, and presents a detailed study of metropolitan Kansas City, a region representative of trends elsewhere. While big-city districts once were widely seen as superior and attracted families seeking the best educational opportunities for their children, suburban school systems grew rapidly in the post–World War II era as middle-class and more affluent families moved to those communities. As Rury relates, at the same time, economically dislocated Afric...