The School That Refused to Die : Continuity and Change at Thomas Jefferson High School

A fascinating, and disturbing, story of an urban high schools struggle to survive in the post-integration era of educational reform

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 Governors School. Each event impacted the culture of academic excellence that had been painstakingly crafted during the schools first thirty years. This book offers a history of Tee-Jay from its inception in 1930 through its "glory days," covers the schools 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.