A fine line: how most American kids are kept out of the best public schools

Neighborhood pools

Preface

Part I: Separated by law. The promise of public education

The two sides of North Avenue

Educational redlining

The jurisdictional affliction

Part II: People do anything to get their kid in. Don't fence me in. Consultants, address cops, and the price of a public school

Simple, fair, and open

Pat III: Location, location, adjucation. Unlocking the gates of opportunity

Open to all?

Available to all on equal terms?

The school closest to your residence?

Equal racial access to schools?

Afterword / by Gloria Romero

Appendix A: Two sides of the street

Appendix B: State laws.